Category: Auto

Filming for Apple’s as-yet-untitled film based on the Formula 1 championship will begin at the 2023 British Grand Prix at Silverstone in England from July 7-9. The film stars Brad Pitt as Sonny Hayes, a former driver returning to racing, and Damson Idris as Hayes’ young teammate. The film is directed by Joseph Kosinski (“Top…

Tesla has begun discussing investment proposals with the Indian government to build a car factory in the country with an annual production capacity of 500,000 electric vehicles, the Times of India reported on Thursday. Prices of electric cars will start from Rs. 20 lakh, the report added. Tesla did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request…

China’s BYD has submitted an investment proposal worth $1 billion (nearly Rs 8,200 crore) to produce electric vehicles and batteries in India in partnership with a local company, three people with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. BYD and privately held Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures have submitted a proposal to Indian regulators to…

U.S. automaker Tesla announced on Saturday that its first electric pickup truck, a sleek silver Cybertruck, has rolled off the assembly line at its massive factory near Austin, Texas. “The first Cybertruck is built in Giga Texas!” the company wrote on Twitter, along with a photo of the futuristic vehicle among a group of Tesla…

The Amazon Prime Day Sale 2023 is now on its second day and is open to all Prime members in India. The promotion started on July 15th and will end on July 16th. Cardholders of some banks may also be eligible for additional offers when purchasing certain products. Customers who meet certain payment mode requirements…

Ola Electric Mobility’s IPO comes sooner than its founders previously thought, reflecting the Indian startup’s whirlwind growth since it started selling electric scooters in late 2021. “I thought it would take four to six years of revenue to go public,” founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said in an interview over sips of Vietnamese iced coffee…

Then, Tesla skeptics started to fight back after this year’s explosive rally of $500 billion (about Rs 4,105,550 crore). Rival automakers’ onslaught on growing demand for electric vehicles poses Tesla’s biggest challenge over the next two years, while Elon Musk appears distracted by his high-profile investments in social media, space travel and artificial intelligence. So…

After two weeks away from the British Grand Prix, Formula 1 will return to the Hungarian Grand Prix for round 11 of the 2023 F1 Championship. The F1 race weekend starts on Friday 21st July and runs until Sunday 23rd July. This is a standard race weekend for F1, with no sprint races on the…

India’s Tata Motors will build an electric car battery factory in Britain, the company and the government said on Wednesday, providing a major boost to an auto industry that needs domestic battery production to help secure its long-term future. The company said the investment in the plant is 4 billion pounds (approximately Rs 32,800 crore)….

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that from January 2024, all new tourist vehicles as well as taxis and motorcycles for rent in Goa will have to be electric vehicles. Sawant, speaking at a side event organized by NITI Aayog on the sidelines of the fourth Working Group on Energy Transformation meeting being…