As per the proposal, the state government will develop 23 bus stations on PPP mode in the first phase under DBFOT (design, build, finance, operate and transfer) model. The scheme was approved by the cabinet in November last year. The state cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal to invite bids for development of 18 bus…
“The second plant will accelerate our market penetration into the U.S.,” Samsung SDI CEO Yoon-ho Choi said in the statement. French-Italian automaker Stellantis and South Korean battery maker Samsung SDI on Monday said they plan to open a second joint-venture plant in the U.S. to build electric vehicle batteries, with a target to start production…
Vauxhall is introducing new ‘Design’ entry-level versions of the Astra Electric and Mokka Electric, making Vauxhall’s electric range more accessible than ever. Order books are open now, with deliveries for the Astra Electric Design and Mokka Electric Design starting from January 2024. The new Design versions of Astra Electric and Mokka Electric makes Vauxhall’s electric…
The electric vehicle (EVs) is a rapidly growing segment in India, especially in the two-wheeler category, most of which are powered by lithium-ion batteries. At present, India majorly relies on imports to fulfill its demand for the elements required for manufacturing li-ion cells used in EV batteries due to the lack of raw materials on…
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…
Every day, AI seems to flip a coin between being our tech hero or digital villain. One day, it’s saving the day, another day, it’s stirring up some trouble. In this mix, Bing Chat made a splash by teaming up with OpenAI, turning the mundane task of searching into a friendly chat. With Microsoft leading…
Samsung SDI, one of the world’s largest EV battery manufacturers, continues to expand its battery business during the first half of 2023. Our attention was caught by the recent quarterly report, in which the South Korean manufacturer mentioned solid-state batteries (SSB) and 46xx-type cylindrical battery cells (a diameter of 46 mm and unspecified height), as…
The Tesla Model S Plaid is always a worthy adversary to any gasoline-powered muscle car or supercar, with its tri-motor setup that sends a whopping 1,020 horsepower to all four wheels. With this being said, it’s not exactly lightweight, tipping the scales at about 4,745 pounds (2,152 kilograms), so to make it even faster on…
He said that with the success of US-based storage chip maker Micron’s investment in India, the entire world has become very comfortable about India’s capability. The country’s first electronic chip manufacturing plant is expected to be in place within a year, according to Union Telecom and IT Minister Aswhini Vaishnaw. The government has initially earmarked…
A roadside wall collapsed in China last week after heavy rain, crushing several cars that were parked next to it. However, as the video embedded below shows, published on X by the user @CharlesWBoy, not all cars are created equal, with some made to withstand immense forces, while others can hardly be identified under the…
