Tesla shares were up nearly 5.7% at USD 262.63 in premarket trading. Tesla‘s Dojo supercomputer could power a near USD 600 billion jump in the automaker’s market value by boosting the adoption of robotaxis and its software services, Morgan Stanley analysts said. The electric-vehicle maker (EV) started production of the supercomputer used to train artificial…
Mercedes-Benz could use Chinese battery supplier BYD’s Blade lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries in future Chinese-market EVs, according to a new report. The source here is Chinese publication CBEA, which on Friday reported that Mercedes will start production of EVs with BYD batteries in 2025, citing an anonymous official of the automaker. As noted by…
Two visitors from India — a lander named Vikram and a rover named Pragyan — landed in the southern polar region of the moon on Wednesday. The two robots, from a mission named Chandrayaan-3, make India the first country to ever reach this part of the lunar surface in one piece — and only the…
High battery prices, a still short driving range and a lack of charging infrastructure also remain obstacles to be tackled for the spread of battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Dampening demand for electric vehicles (EV) has led to a 10% drop in prices of batteries used for EVs and energy storage in August, with a further…
A team of engineers, commercial divers, and enthusiasts managed to successfully drive a converted electric Toyota Land Cruiser underwater for over 4 miles (7 kilometers), navigating the nearly 100 feet (30 meters) depths of Darwin Harbour in Northern Australia. The stunt has its roots in a 40-year-old attempt that saw a similar Land Cruiser test…
President Biden’s decision on Wednesday to block drilling on millions of acres of Alaskan tundra was the latest in a series of aggressive actions recently taken by the administration to curtail fossil fuel extraction on public land and in federal waters. Over the past several months, the administration has moved to bar drilling on 1.8…
“PMPML buses are fine but they will not help much in the last-mile connectivity. The authorities should finalise something fast,” Manish Joshi, who has been using Metro services, said. Unions are reluctant to start shared autorickshaw services as the last-mile connectivity for Metro despite the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) giving its clearance to the proposal…
Gotion High-tech Co, one of the largest Chinese EV lithium-ion battery manufacturers, will build its first battery factory in the United States. The company selected Manteno, Illinois as the location for a $2 billion investment, which according to Governor JB Pritzker, is expected to bring more than 2,600 new jobs. The factory is envisioned for…
The author Cat Bohannon was a preteen in Atlanta in the 1980s when she saw the film “2001: A Space Odyssey” for the first time. As she took in its famous opening scene, in which a bunch of apes picks up a bunch of bones and quickly begins using them to hit each other, Bohannon…
As per the delivery schedule, the PMI is supposed to complete the delivery of all buses to the NMC by December end The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has issued a show-cause notice to PMI Electro Mobility Options, a Haryana based electric bus manufacturing company, for failing to deliver 14 air-conditioned electric buses. As per agreement,…
