Category: Auto

When Tesla considered building a factory in India, officials asked the company to follow Apple’s lead and find local companies to work with relevant Chinese suppliers, according to three government sources with direct knowledge of the matter. Tesla has been in talks with India for weeks to build a factory that could produce $24,000 (roughly…

China’s loss in India may be Elon Musk’s gain. Tesla has received a red carpet welcome in India for its proposed investment in the country, while its biggest rival in electric vehicles, China’s BYD, has been snubbed by increased scrutiny from New Delhi. The result could be that Tesla can negotiate terms to enter the…

The MG Comet EV is now available in a special ‘Gamer Edition’ trim aimed at attracting gamers and younger buyers. Priced at Rs. On top of the base cost of the car itself, the Player Edition is priced at $64,999 and is available in all three variants of the MG Comet EV – Pace, Play…

The Citroen C3 Aircross is the latest compact urban SUV to be launched in India and faces stiff competition from several brands including Kia, Hyundai, Maruti Suzuki and Toyota in the segment. The new car, which is much larger than the sub-40 lakh Citroen C3, is expected to go on sale in the next few…

The world’s most valuable automaker said Tesla Chief Financial Officer Zachary Kirkhorn would step down after four years and appointed accounting chief Vaibhav Taneja to replace him, sending shares down more than 3% on Monday. The Elon Musk-led company did not specify the reason for Kirkhorn’s departure, which he has been with for 13 years….

Micromax is reportedly looking to enter the electric vehicle manufacturing space in India. The New Delhi-based phone maker, which faces stiff competition from Chinese brands in the country, has reportedly cut jobs across the country and senior executives have also exited the company. The developments – which include starting production of electric vehicles in the…

VE Commercial Vehicles’ Eicher truck and bus unit said on Wednesday it has partnered with Amazon to electrify the Indian e-commerce giant’s middle-mile and last-mile delivery operations. VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) said in a statement that under the partnership, the company aims to bring up to 1,000 zero-emission electric trucks across different payload categories into…

Industry body IEMC on Thursday called for continued incentives for the electric vehicle industry, warning that scrapping standards would reduce EV sales to 37 million by 2030 from an estimated 125 million. The Indian Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) expects electric vehicle (EV) sales in India to fall to 37 million units by 2030 from an…

There is a lot of discussion in the automotive industry about the “Internet of Vehicles” (IoV). It describes a network of cars and other vehicles that can exchange data over the Internet to make transportation more autonomous, safe and efficient. The Internet of Vehicles can help vehicles identify roadblocks, traffic jams and pedestrians. It can…

Indian fast-charging startup Exponent Energy is in talks with new and existing investors to raise funds to expand its energy services business into three-wheeled passenger cars and buses, its chief executive told Reuters in an interview. The company’s CEO Arun Vinayak said that the company’s electric vehicle batteries can be fully charged in 15 minutes…