Category: Auto

Following a dramatic Monaco Grand Prix, Formula 1 returns to the Spanish Grand Prix, the seventh round of the 2023 F1 Championship. The F1 race weekend begins on Friday, June 2 and runs until Sunday, June 4, and includes three practice sessions and qualifying in addition to the main race. Red Bull Racing remains dominant…

Indian salt-to-software conglomerate Tata Group has signed an agreement with the Gujarat government to set up a gigafactory for manufacturing lithium-ion batteries, with an expected initial investment of around Rs. 130 billion rupees. Tata Agaratas Energy Storage Solutions, a unit of the Tata Group, signed a memorandum of understanding on Friday to set up an…

As part of its future growth plans, Hero MotoCorp is gearing up to expand its range of electric two-wheelers while upgrading its existing sales infrastructure to strengthen the premium segment, newly appointed CEO Niranjan Gupta said. Outlining the company’s three priorities for the medium term, he said the company will focus on strengthening its presence…

General Motors will join Ford in adopting Tesla’s North American charging plug standard and giving GM electric vehicle buyers access to Tesla’s Supercharger network under an agreement announced Thursday. GM’s move follows a similar decision by Ford to accept Tesla’s charging plug standard, meaning the three largest EV sellers in North America have now agreed…

India’s Ola Electric will hold talks with investors in Singapore and the United States next week over its planned stock listing, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, the first in a series of meetings ahead of its up to $1 billion (nearly Rs 8,250 crore) IPO. Ola, which makes electric scooters and…

The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a High Court order that essentially allowed bike taxi aggregators Rapido and Uber to operate in the national capital, asking the Delhi government not to take any enforcement action against them until a new policy is formulated. A vacation bench of Justices Aniruddha Bose and Rajesh Bindal granted the…

Just days after Ford and General Motors said they would adopt Tesla’s charging technology, electric vehicle charging companies are cautiously accepting Tesla’s charging technology as the main standard in the United States, but questions remain about how interoperability will be achieved. Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) could be prioritized in a rare agreement between…

Toyota said it will introduce high-performance solid-state batteries and other technologies to improve the range and performance of electric vehicles and reduce costs. The Japanese automaker said it aims to launch its next-generation battery in 2026 as it seeks to win over consumers by offering vehicles with longer range and faster charging times. It also…

The Electric Vehicle Manufacturers Association on Tuesday said it has petitioned the National Green Tribunal (NGT), expressing concern over the government’s move to cut FAME II subsidy and support a “green tax” on fuel-burning two-wheelers. The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) said in the petition that the Ministry of Heavy Industries’ latest decision…

E-bike rental startup Yulu, which is seeking to go public, expects to achieve operating profit by September and plans to expand its business in India and overseas, its chief executive said. The startup currently operates in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai and will expand into cities like Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad in the next…