Electric Vehicles
Auto startup Matter launches India's first geared electric bike
The bike has been designed and engineered in-house from the ground up for trails and roadways, with a consumer-centric product development approach focused on safety, security, reliability and performance. "Our vision has motivated us to challenge the status quo, remain persistent and resilient towards the goal, and walk a difficult path with agility. Today we accelerate India's journey to electrification as India rides on motorbikes," said Mohal Lalbhai, Founder and Group CEO, Matter.
Ola Electric launches new e-scooter for introductory price of Rs 79,999
The e-scooter weighs 99 kgs and claims to deliver top speed of 85 km per hour, and goes from zero to 40 in just 4.3 seconds. The new S1 Air is built on the S1 platform, is powered by a 2.5KWh battery pack and a 4.5KW hub motor. The new S1 Air offers a two-tone body colour scheme and is available in five colours -- Coral Glam, Neo Mint, Porcelain White, Jet Black and Liquid Silver.
Watch | Tesla CEO Elon Musk dances to celebrate inauguration of Gigafactory in Berlin
“Danke Deutschland!!,” Elon Musk tweeted. Musk presided over the handover of 30 Model Y to their owners. This dance jig was similar to what he did in Shanghai in 2020 in a similar event there.
The “gigafactory” in Berlin was finally inaugurated after two years of bureaucratic hassles and delays.
Electric Vehicle companies that will make it count in Year 2022
The government is also promoting EV, and provides subsidies as well. Charging stations are also being set up. Many government departments in our country have already switched to electric vehicles. With the gradual increasing demand of electric vehicles, many companies now have come up with their new and affordable models. Here we will provide you the list of the companies, destined to shift their gear to meet the demands in the coming year.
EV startup Lucid now more valuable than Ford
The recent surge of the Saudi-backed EV company comes after its CEO Peter Rawlinson said that he believes there is a long runway for the electric vehicle startup's stock and market value to rise beyond legacy automakers and to eventually be valued more like industry leader Tesla.
Tesla rolls back 'Full Self-Driving' software owing to false crash warnings
In a tweet on Sunday, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the rollback was due to "some issues" with version 10.3. "Seeing some issues with 10.3, so rolling back to 10.2 temporarily," Musk tweeted. "Please note, this is to be expected with beta software. It is impossible to test all hardware configs in all conditions with internal QA (quality assurance), hence public beta," he said.
Ampere launches new electric 2-wheeler for Rs 68,999
The lithium battery powered scooter price will further go down when one takes into account the state government incentives for buying an electric vehicle. The model comes with a detachable lightweight and portable advanced lithium battery for easy charge in any five amp socket at home, office, coffee shop, or any plug-on-the-wall charge point.
Ola electric scooters worth Rs 600 crore sold in a day at rate of 4 per second: CEO Bhavish Agarwal
Ola has sold more than the entire 2-wheeler industry put together on Wednesday, Agarwal said. He further stated that the last bookings for the new scooters are opened till Thursday midnight following which the sale will be closed. Ola Electric is the all-electric branch of the indigenous rideshare company Ola Cabs based in Bangalore.
Four Tesla models approved for Indian roads
"Tesla has completed homologation and received approval for four of its vehicle variants in India," a Tesla Club India tweeted recently. "While we don't have any confirmation on names yet, these are probably Model 3 and Y variants," it added. Homologation is the process of certifying vehicles or a particular component in a vehicle that it has satisfied the requirements set by various statutory regulatory bodies.
Hyundai slips to 6th place in global EV market in 2021 1st half
Hyundai Motor was in sixth place in terms of global EVs sales in the January-June period, one notch down from the fifth position a year ago, according to the data by industry tracker SNE Research. The automaker's global EV sales jumped 75.6 percent on-year to 51,300 units in the first six months of the year, but its market share fell to 2.9 percent from 4.5 percent over the period, data showed.
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