Electric Cars

Cyrus Dhabhar

Jun 26, 2018, 9:58 PM

Audi Defers Global Launch Of All-Electric e-Tron SUV

In the wake of Audi CEORupert Stadler's arrest a few days ago over the 'Dieselgate' Scandal, the German luxury automaker that was due to hold its annual 'Audi Summit' in August 2018 has postponed the annual event. The 2018 Audi Summit was also where the brand new all-electric Audi e-Tron SUV was supposed to make its official (and long awaited) global debut. Incidentally, the Audi e-Tron SUV will also be the first all-electric production car from the German luxury automaker and Audi has already received thousands of pre-bookings for the SUV even before an official debut.In a communiqu sent by the automaker, an Audi spokesperson said, "Today, we decided to cancel the Audi Summit on August 30 and 31, 2018, in Brussels due to organizational reasons. The Summit will take place on a later occasion in the United States."

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  car&bike Team | Jun 26, 2018

  Elon Musk Reveals The Tesla Semi Truck's Autopilot Mode With Come With "Mad Max" Mode

  While the Tesla electric cars are known for some very interesting features and performance figures, its CEO Elon Musk has now hinted that the upcoming Tesla Semi Truck will also come with what is called the "Mad Max" mode. Fortunately, the Semi truck won't be participating in a post-apocalyptic adventure with the Mad Max mode, but it will be a feature for the autopilot system. In a series of tweets recently, the entrepreneur revealed an image with the autopilot system and the Mad Max mode being one of the options.

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  Pratik Rakshit | Jun 22, 2018

  SMEV Announce Its Electric Mobility Strategy; Appoints New Vertical Heads

  In its 10th Annual General Meeting, SMEV announced that the new verticals heads will be responsible for creating awareness of electric vehicles in their respective fields and also represent the body on various platforms related to electric mobility.

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  car&bike Team | Jun 22, 2018

  Government To Scrap Subsidy For Private Electric Cars In Second Phase Of FAME

  According to government, the number of private electric cars is far too less and hence it has decided to give cash subsidies to cab aggregators instead.

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  car&bike Team | Jun 21, 2018

  Audi And Airbus To Work On Air Taxis In Germany

  The flying taxi could be a reality in the near future. Audi and Airbus have already started working on it. Here are the details.

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  Pratik Rakshit | Jun 18, 2018

  First-Ever Tesla Model 3 Dual Motor Performance Rolls Off New Assembly Line

  The Tesla Model 3 dual motor performance version is the high performance version of the electric car and is capable of doing 0-100kmph in just 3.5 seconds.

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  car&bike Team | Jun 16, 2018

  China To Increase Import Duty On Electric Cars Coming From The US

  China has announced its decision to hike the import duties on electric cars and a list of other goods accounting for $34 billion, which come from the United States. China says it's merely responding in "equal scale" to Trump's tariff hike on Chinese goods.

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  Sameer Contractor | Jun 15, 2018

  Northvolt Cuts Cost Estimate For European Battery Plant As Seeks Investors

  Northvolt has cut the estimated cost of building Europe's largest battery factory, giving a boost to a project that faces a battle to attract investors worried about Asia's head-start in the industry. The Swedish company, set up by former Tesla executive Peter Carlsson, will spend "significantly less" than its previous guidance of 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion), chief operating officer Paolo Cerruti told Reuters, without giving a new figure.

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  car&bike Team | Jun 14, 2018

  Mahindra Electric To Depend On Fleet Operators To Increase Sales

  The electric passenger vehicle market is stable while commercial electric vehicle segment is experiencing strong growth.

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