Electric Cars

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Aug 23, 2019, 4:33 PM

Volkswagen Not Interested In Buying Tesla Stake

Acquiring a stake would be enough for the German carmaker to access Tesla's technological expertise, the report said.

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  Ameya Naik | Aug 23, 2019

  Hyundai Teases Electric Concept For The 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show

  The second electric vehicle will be the company's first-ever electric racing car, which the carmaker claims will tease the future of motorsport.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 20, 2019

  Jaguar And Audi Are Having A Really Hard Time Beating Tesla In The US

  It's a trope that's been around roughly as long as Elon Musk has been in the car business: When a new electric vehicle is unveiled, it's dubbed a potential "Tesla killer."

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Aug 19, 2019

  All-Electric Porsche Taycan Achieves 24 Hour Endurance Run Ahead of World Debut

  Porsche's first electric sports car - the Taycan - had a successful endurance test over 24 hours that saw it drive 3,425 kilometres non stop. The test was carried out at Italy's Nardo high-speed circuit in temperatures above 40 degree celsius.

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  Sameer Contractor | Aug 18, 2019

  EESL Partners With Apollo Hospitals To Install Public Charging Stations

  Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under the Ministry of Power has announced its first partnership with the private sector. The world's largest public energy services company (ESCO) has signed a 10-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Apollo Hospitals to install public charging stations across its hospitals in India. The aim is to boost e-mobility across the country and the tie-up will help set-up the charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. Under the MoU, EESL will make the entire upfront investment on specified services and deploy the manpower required for the operation and maintenance of the public charging infrastructure. Meanwhile, Apollo Hospitals will provide the requisite space and power connections for the charging network to EESL.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 17, 2019

  German Car Rental Firm Nextmove Cancels Tesla Order Over Quality Issues

  Car rental company Nextmove has walked away from a 5 million euros ($5.55 million) order for 85 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles following a dispute over how to fix quality issues.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 17, 2019

  Hyundai Announces Its Key Line-Up For 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show

  Hyundai has announced its key line-up from the upcoming 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. In addition to the global public debut of the next-generation Hyundai Grand i10 (known as just i10 in Europe), the South Korean carmaker will have two new electric concepts as well.

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  Reuters | Aug 12, 2019

  Tesla Electric Car Catches Fire After Hitting Tow Truck In Moscow

  Tesla Inc has stood by safety claims for its Model 3 in the face of regulatory scrutiny, while documents showed the top U.S. automotive safety watchdog issued at least five subpoenas since last year seeking information about crashes involving the company's vehicles.

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  Reuters | Aug 10, 2019

  Indonesia President Signs New EV Decree To Bolster Industry

  Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday he signed a decree that lays out government support to build an electric vehicle (EV) industry in Southeast Asia's largest economy, the Cabinet Secretariat said in a statement. Widodo did not elaborate, but a draft of the decree reviewed by Reuters ahead of the signing showed it contained a series of incentives to boost production and purchase of EVs. Widodo said in the statement that the key to the EV industry is in the construction of the batteries they run on and the "raw materials to make a battery: cobalt, manganese and others, we have in this country."

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