Electric Cars News

Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it has cut the price of its Model S "Long Range" sedan by 4% in the United States, days after the electric-car maker reported record quarterly deliveries.

South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co started construction on a research and development centre in Singapore on Tuesday that will house a small-scale electric vehicle production facility. Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said the facility may produce up to 30,000 electric vehicles (EVs) annually by 2025 and represents an investment of S$400 million ($295 million).

The fuel cell stack uses extremely thin metal bipolar plates, thus reducing the stack weight by about two-thirds.

LG Chem, along with China's CATL, supplies batteries for Tesla's electric cars made in Shanghai. Tesla posted record quarterly deliveries in the third quarter.

The Delhi government exempted road tax on battery-operated vehicles under its new electric vehicle policy with immediate effect.

Chief Executive Elon Musk said he was looking at recycling batteries to supplement the supply of raw materials from mining as Tesla escalates vehicle production.

The new centre will leverage Tata Technologies expertise in electric and embedded systems as well as GKN Automotives next-generation e-Drive technologies.

The Mercedes-Benz EQC has been launched in India as a completely built unit (CBU) and will be sold in a single EQC 400 trim only.