Electric Mobility News

US Officials Slam Tesla Over 'Inaction' On Safety Upgrades
A top US safety watchdog slammed Tesla for not implementing key recommendations to safeguard the automaker's driver assistance programs, in a letter Monday to chief executive Elon Musk.

BASF Adds Svolt As Latest Partner In Chinese Battery Business
Oct 26, 2021 01:46 AM
German chemical giant BASF and Chinese battery manufacturer SVolt have formed a partnership to develop battery materials, the companies said on Monday in a joint statement.

Panasonic Showcases 4680 Type Cylindrical Battery Cell Prototypes For Tesla
Oct 26, 2021 12:13 AM
Tesla has been developing these batteries in-house and has started to deploy them in cars manufactured from its Berlin facility

First Series Produced BMW i4 Has Rolled Off Production Lines
Oct 26, 2021 12:00 AM
BMW is also laying down a marker for sustainability - it has announced a reverse osmosis system to cut down its water consumption by 6 million liters.

Tesla Opens New China Research, Data Centers; Will Store Data Locally
Oct 25, 2021 11:40 PM
The auto research and development center, Tesla's first outside the United States, employs engineers for software, electronics, materials and charging, it said in a statement.

Tesla Submits Partial Response In U.S. Auto Safety Probe: Report
Oct 25, 2021 11:39 PM
Tesla Inc has submitted a partial response to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) information request issued as part of the agency's formal auto safety probe into the automaker's driver assistance system Autopilot.

Vazirani Automotive Ekonk Electric Hypercar Unveiled, Claims To Be India's Fastest & Lightest EV
Oct 25, 2021 11:37 PM
The Ekonk was tested at the Naxtrax high-speed facility where it achieved this speed and was able to accelerate from 0-100 in just 2.54 seconds.

Car Rental Company Hertz Orders 100,000 Tesla Cars For End Of 2022
Oct 25, 2021 11:28 PM
Hertz has ordered 100,000 Tesla electric cars for its rental car business. The company has made investments to build the largest electric vehicle rental fleet in North America.

Toyota Chief Scientist Believes EVs Aren't For Everyone
Oct 25, 2021 10:37 PM
Toyotas reluctance towards EVs also comes due to its investment towards fuel cell hydrogen powertrains.

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