The outrageous BYD Yangwang U8 luxury SUV is headed for Australia. Local BYD importer Luke Todd has confirmed the deal is done and examples of the 880kW heavy duty off-roader could roll into local showrooms as soon as late 2025. A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with…
The E-buses are equipped with universal access and HVAC (heating, ventilation and air-conditioning) system, on-board vehicle tracking system, CCTV and emergency stop facility. New Delhi: The E-buses will be plying on 15 intra-city routes and two inter-city routes and will run a minimum of 200 km per day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. In…
Ford will delay EV battery production at the second of two BlueOval SK plants in Hardin County, Kentucky, the company said in its third-quarter earnings call, citing slower-than-expected electric car adoption. The construction of both facilities will continue as initially planned, but production will start in 2025 at the so-called Kentucky 1 plant only, while…
The brake system was developed at ZF’s development centers in China, the USA, and Germany for the global market. New Delhi: At its Next Generation Mobility Day in Shanghai, ZF presented a new, purely electro-mechanical brake system for the first time. Braking force is generated at each wheel by an electric motor without a hydraulic…
Toyota will invest an additional $8 billion in its first North American electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility, announced the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina, adding another 3,000 jobs. The project, dubbed “Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina” (TBMNC) was first announced as a $1.29 billion investment in 2021, with expansions in 2022 and 2023. Now…
For a 7,600-pound Asian elephant, simply putting one foot in front of the other can be a high-stakes proposition: A trip or tumble can result in grievous injury. “The bigger you are, the harder you fall,” said John Hutchinson, an expert on large animal locomotion at the Royal Veterinary College in Britain. “If an elephant…
The overhead of development of new materials is significant and the ML approach can reduce the cost by great margins. New Delhi: Materials are the face of our civilization and the techno-social growth is hinged to the ground-breaking discovery of materials and manufacturing methods. We and our surroundings are all made of materials and the…
A (very) short clip of what looks to be the Tesla Cybertruck’s powered frunk lid has been posted on X by the user @gx47006YT, giving us a first look at how the front trunk lid can be closed without touching it. There have been photos and stories online in the past that alleged the soon-to-be-delivered…
The Lucid Air tops other EVs in EPA-rated range, meaning drivers will have plenty to spare after most trips. Now they can use it to charge other EVs. Lucid on Thursday announced that it is enabling this function, dubbed RangeXchange by the automaker, via an over-the-air (OTA) software update and adapter. This will enable an…
INFINITI today announced plans to launch four new models as part of a comprehensive range refresh, signaling a product renaissance. In pursuit of its goal to electrify the majority of its global lineup by 2030, INFINITI unveiled a sleek, all-electric fastback sedan concept, the Vision Qe and teased an advanced all-electric SUV. INFINITI also confirmed…
