Electric Cars
Sameer Contractor
Mar 18, 2019, 1:14 AM
Kia Motors America (KMA) in partnership with Amazon Home Services has announced a new program for its plug-in vehicle customers. The program will see Amazon sell and install electric vehicle charging stations at the customers house or office. The tie-up makes Kia, the second automaker after Tesla in America to offer the service online with the electric charging network. The manufacturer says the process of purchasing and installing a charging station will be as easy as buying other products on Amazon.
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car&bike Team | Mar 16, 2019Elon Musk Says Tesla Likely To Come To India In 2019As Tesla unveiled its all-new Model Y today, a tweet from Elon Musk now suggests that he would love to bring Tesla to India this year. If not this then definitely in 2020.1 min read
car&bike Team | Mar 15, 2019Tesla Model Y Electric SUV RevealedThe Model Y has been built from the ground up by Tesla and though it's based on the Model 3, it has a low centre of gravity, rigid body structure and large crumple zones which provide good protection to passengers.1 min read
Reuters | Mar 14, 2019China Customs Lifts Suspension On Tesla Model 3 ImportsChina customs lifts suspension on Tesla Model 3 imports: sources By Yilei Sun and Brenda GohBEIJING (Reuters) - China's customs authority has lifted their suspension on imports of Tesla's Model 3 after the U.S. The electric car maker made the necessary rectifications, two sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday.1 min read
car&bike Team | Mar 12, 2019Karma Teases Pininfarina-Designed Electric ConceptKarma's Pininfarina collaboration was announced in January and is a major addition to the automaker's growing list of strategic business partnerships.1 min read
car&bike Team | Mar 11, 2019Audi Installs Used Lithium-Ion Batteries In Factory VehiclesAudi is testing factory vehicles powered by used lithium-ion batteries at its main plant in Ingolstadt. Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars because they still have a large proportion of their original charging capacity. An interdisciplinary project team is now investigating how batteries from the Audi e-tron test vehicles, for example, or from hybrid models such as the Audi A3 e-tron and Audi Q7 e-tron, can continue to be used sensibly. A number of other advantages have already become apparent during the test phase.1 min read
car&bike Team | Mar 7, 2019Shanghai Construction Group To Build First Phase Of Tesla's Shanghai PlantShanghai Construction Group (SCG) will build the first phase of U.S. electric carmaker Tesla's factory in Shanghai, a news portal reported.1 min read
car&bike Team | Mar 6, 2019Tata Motors Partners With Wise Travel India To Supply Tigor EVs In DelhiTata Motors has announced its partnership Delhi-based Wise Travel India (WTi) for the supply of the Tigor electric vehicles. The Indian auto giant has signed an MoU with WTi and will be deploying the Tigor EVs in its fleet used in ground transportation for people in the B2B space. The first batch of Tata Tigor EVs was handed over to WTi officials in Delhi. The company though has not revealed how many electric cars will be supplied to Wise Travel India as part of the tie-up.1 min read
car&bike Team | Mar 6, 20192019 Geneva: Volkswagen I.D. Buggy Concept RevealedVolkswagen's electric future looks fun, at least that's the kind of vibe the I.D. Buggy concept is all about at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show this year. The new concept is heavily inspired by 60s-era Beetle-based dune buggies and is more of a design study than a preview to a production model. The Volkswagen I.D. Buggy Concept is based on the automaker's new Modular Electric Drive (MEB) platform that will underpin a host of new electric models from the automaker.1 min read
