Electric Avenue

Battery fires can originate from various factors, including physical damage resulting from collisions, manufacturing defects, battery malfunctions, workshop repairs, deliberate acts of arson, external fires, or overheating.” The battery of an e-scooter exploded at a shop in south Delhi’s CR Park area, according to reports. Police said the shop owner was charging the two-wheeler battery…

Jaguar slightly increased prices of the I-Pace model – its only all-electric car on the market -which is slowly fading without any battery and powertrain improvements. The new 2024 model year of the Jaguar I-Pace starts at $72,000 (plus a $1,275 destination charge), which is about $700 (or one percent) more than in the previous…

Plug-in electric car sales in the Netherlands remain at a very high level, just a few steps from becoming the majority of sales (over 50 percent share). According to EV Volumes‘ data, shared by Jose Pontes, 12,518 new plug-in cars were registered last month, which is roughly 57 percent more than a year ago and…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into General Motors’ self-driving unit Cruise to determine whether it has taken enough measures to protect pedestrians. The chief US auto safety regulator said its Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received two reports of incidents involving Cruise autonomous vehicles where pedestrians were injured, according…

We’ve lost track of how many times the Tesla Cybertruck has been spotted testing on public roads this year, but we haven’t seen it tackling off-road trails that often. Actually, Tesla’s electric pickup truck was spotted at a real off-road park only once before – last month at the Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area,…

While many states, including Texas and Arkansas, have allowed the testing and operation of self-driving trucks, California – home to Alphabet, Apple and some of the most cutting-edge tech startups – bars autonomous trucks weighing more than 10,001 pounds. California Governor Gavin Newsom late on Friday vetoed a bill to prevent heavy-duty driverless trucks from…

HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd), a public sector oil marketing firm, has over 21,000 retail outlets, it added. Nasdaq-listed battery swapping company Gogoro on Monday said it has signed an initial pact with HPCL to set-up battery swapping stations across the country in the coming years. As part of the collaboration, Gogoro will develop a…