Transportation
Anders Bell is now the head of research and development at Volvo Cars, but recently he served a rather lengthy stint at Tesla Motors as senior director of engineering. He started at Tesla in 2016 and spent 6 years there before ending his stint with Tesla in November of last year. Prior to that, he…
BYD is expected to soon announce a decision about the location of its first European electric car factory. According to German newspaper The Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung (FAS), via Reuters), the European plant will be built in Hungary. The information is unofficial, based on “unnamed sources close to BYD” who indicate that “the decision had already…
The Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 was at INR 205.27 crore, as against INR 193.22 crore during the same period of the last year. Sundram Fasteners Ltd, engaged in auto components manufacturing, has reported a standalone profit for the July-September 2023 quarter at INR 117.93…
During a visit to Anand Vihar on Friday at 11:30 pm, Rai was surprised to observe that BS-III and BS-IV diesel buses were still operating on the roads and entering Delhi from neighboring states. Similar reports have been received from other entry points as well. Delhi’s Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, has expressed concern over the…
After months of seeing various Tesla Cybertruck images and videos in the original stainless steel color or wrapped in some fancy camouflage or design theme – even disguised as a Ford F-150 for fun – it’s time for something really interesting. Or at least, timeless and classic, like all-black. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s Chief Designer…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk recently had an opportunity to visit the Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg plant in Grünheide near Berlin, Germany. Tesla‘s boss congratulated the team and praised the factory, which makes the Tesla Model Y for the European market. He also revealed that the entire factory will be covered with art. There are already multiple…
The government successfully hosted Odisha4Silicon-2023, a pioneering initiative to build a robust semiconductor ecosystem in the region. The Odisha government has signed MoUs with three entities to build an ecosystem for the manufacturing of semiconductors, officials said on Thursday. The government inked the three memoranda of understanding with India Electronic and Semiconductor Association (IESA), global…
EVgo follows Tesla’s footsteps by introducing a prefabricated charging infrastructure to streamline deployment. The company has announced that the new prefabricated DC fast chargers are expected to cut average station installation time in half and save an average of 15 percent in station construction costs. The new design is scalable, with a starting point of six…
Volvo Cars USA reports that its car sales in the United States increased in October by 19 percent year-over-year to 11,296. During the first ten months of the year, sales amounted to 103,421 (up 27% year-over-year). Volvo‘s plug-in electric car sales outpaced this growth, but only slightly. Last month, rechargeable car sales amounted to 3,041…
In July it announced plans for a USD 220 million rail manufacturing plant in Lexington, North Carolina. Siemens on Friday said it would invest a further USD 290 million (271 million euros) in the United States across three locations as part of a USD 2 billion investment package. The Munich-based company plans to invest USD…
