Category: Auto

Washington state plans to require electric vehicle charging companies to use Tesla plugs if they want to be part of a state plan to use federal funds to electrify highways, an official told Reuters on Thursday. Washington follows Texas in moving to mandate the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for Tesla’s technology, adding fuel to…

The Alpine F1 team has received €200 million (approximately Rs. 1,800 crore) in cash investment from a group of investors, including actors Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool) and Rob McElhenney (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia). The group, composed of Otro Capital, RedBird Capital Partners and Maximum Effort Investments, has acquired a 24% stake in the Alpine F1…

After a two-week gap with the Canadian Grand Prix, Formula 1 will return to the Austrian Grand Prix for the ninth round of the 2023 F1 Championship. The F1 race weekend starts on Friday, June 30 and runs until Sunday, July 2. This is a sprint weekend, with fewer practice sessions and an added sprint…

Foxconn will invest about $250 million (nearly Rs 20,500 crore) in two new projects in Vietnam, including the production of electric vehicle (EV) components, the world’s largest electronics assembly contractor and local authorities said on Friday. The move confirms Foxconn’s global plans to become a player in the electric vehicle industry after years of focusing…

A group of electric vehicle charger manufacturers and operators are fighting Texas’ plan to force Tesla technology into charging stations, calling it “premature,” according to Reuters and a person familiar with the matter. Reuters reported last week that Texas will require charging companies to adopt both Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS) and the nationally…

Kentucky requires electric vehicle charging companies to use Tesla plugs if they want to be part of a state plan to use federal funds to electrify highways, according to documents reviewed by Reuters. Kentucky’s plan takes effect on Friday, making it the first state to mandate the use of Tesla charging technology, although Texas and…

Nasscom, in its submission on plans for Delhi’s mobility aggregators and delivery service providers, raised concerns over “unrealistic electrification targets” for EVs in the capital, citing supply constraints, inadequate charging infrastructure and challenges faced by taxi drivers.Nasscom highlighted that currently only 0.16% of the total vehicles in use in Delhi are electric vehicles as it…

A week after the Austrian Grand Prix, Formula 1 will return to the British Grand Prix for round 10 of the 2023 F1 Championship. The F1 race weekend starts on Friday, July 7 and runs until Sunday, July 9. This is a standard race weekend for F1. There are no sprint races in the schedule….

Formula One (F1) has announced the race schedule for the 2024 season, with 24 races expected to be held between March and December. The F1 season kicks off in Bahrain in the first week of March and ends in Abu Dhabi in December, with a similar schedule to the 2023 season. This season marks the…

Electric car giant Tesla will have fully self-driving cars “later this year,” Elon Musk said on Thursday, the billionaire’s latest prediction for the long-awaited milestone. “As far as Tesla is concerned at this stage, I think we are very close to achieving fully autonomous driving without human supervision,” Musk said via video link at the…