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Aug 14, 2018, 5:09 PM

Musk Confirms Saudi Sovereign Fund Wants To Pull Tesla Off Market

Tesla Motors founder Elon Musk said on Monday that in late July he met with Saudi Arabia sovereign fund representatives to discuss the electric carmaker's possible exit from the stock market. Musk said in a statement posted on the Tesla Web site that the Saudi sovereign fund had first contacted him "at the beginning of 2017 to express (their) interest because of the important need to diversify away from oil.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 13, 2018

  EV Start-Up Utraviolette Gets Additional Investment From TVS

  TVS Motor Company has invested an additional Rs. 6 crore in Ultraviolette Automotive, after acquiring 14.78 per cent stake in the company last year.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 13, 2018

  Vietnam's Vinfast In Deal With Siemens For Technology To Make Electric Buses

  VinFast said the deals will enable it to launch the first electric bus by the end of 2019.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Aug 13, 2018

  Volkswagen's Electric Cars In Trouble Over Cancer Causing Materials

  As if the huge Dieselgate scandal wasn't damaging enough for Volkswagen as an automaker, the German car maker might soon find itself embroiled in yet another scandal. And this time, it is for its electric cars! According to reports, Volkswagen, following a ruling by the German federal Motor Transport Authority, might have to recall close to 1.25 lakh electric and plug in hybrid cars due to a small amount of cancer causing 'Cadmium' which is present in the cars. These cars include the likes of the extremely popular Volkswagen Golf GTE (click HERE to read the review) and other models from the Porsche and Audi lineup too!

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  car&bike Team | Aug 11, 2018

  Ashok Leyland's Subsidiary Optare Wins Order For World's First Electric Double Decker

  This landmark order delivers the largest pure electric double-decker bus fleet in Europe.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 9, 2018

  ISRO Receives Response From 141 Companies For Its Lithium Ion Cell Technology

  ISRO's Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC) has successfully developed and qualified lithium ion cells of capacities ranging from 1.5 Ah to 100 Ah for use in satellites and launch vehicles.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Aug 6, 2018

  Exclusive: Maruti Suzuki Ciaz Facelift Will Get New 1.5-litre Hybrid Petrol Engine

  Maruti Suzuki is all set to launch yet another important product update in India. And this time, it is the highly anticipated Maruti Suzuki Ciaz Facelift. The new car will be launched in India on august 20, 2018 and will feature some changes on the exterior and on the interior but most importantly a brand new engine family too. The new Ciaz facelift will now get a 1.5-litre 4-cylinder petrol motor which will be mated to Maruti's mild hybrid SHVS (smart hybrid vehicle system) technology. This will also be the first time Maruti Suzuki will use the SHVS system on a petrol engine making the Ciaz the first ever offering from India's largest automaker to get a mild-hybrid option on all its engine options. Unofficial bookings for the new Ciaz have already opened at Nexa showrooms across the country with booking amounts ranging from Rs 11,000 to Rs 21,000 depending on the dealer.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 6, 2018

  Elon Musk Planning Tesla Mini-Car That Can Squeeze In An Adult

  Elon Musk announced on twitter that the company is currently in planning stage to introduce a mini-car version of its products, which can also, fit an adult.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Aug 6, 2018

  Tesla Files Patent To Make Electric Car Batteries Safer

  According to the patent, the new system has a feature or a material that will insulate battery cells from heat generated by surrounding battery cells. The material used will most likely be some sort of new age polymer. The system will also have cooled plates or 'heat pipes' that will help remove the heat generated from battery cells in general and also that generated from damaged battery cells. Other tech will involve air gaps between cells for cooling, a sleeve that will hold the system in place and a feature that will help direct hot gasses discharging from a damaged cell in a particular direction away from other working cells.

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