Category: Auto

India’s deputy technology minister said in an interview with Reuters on Friday, a day after meeting executives from electric carmakers that Tesla is “serious” about plans to set up a manufacturing base in India. Elon Musk’s U.S. automaker held talks with Indian officials this week on a variety of topics including incentives for car and…

The sudden reduction in subsidy for electric two-wheelers may lead to a sharp drop in EV adoption, impacting the entire industry for a considerable period of time, the Association of Electric Vehicle Manufacturers said on Tuesday. However, startups in the electric vehicle space welcomed the government’s decision, saying it was time for the industry to…

Electric two-wheeler startup Simple Energy on Tuesday officially launched its first electric scooter, Simple ONE, with prices starting at Rs 1.45 lakh (ex-showroom, Bengaluru), nearly 21 months after its launch.However, the company announced at the launch event that the model with a 750W charger will be priced at Rs 1.58 lakh. The company launched the…

Formula 1 returns with the Monaco Grand Prix, the sixth round of the 2023 F1 Championship, kicking off the European calendar this season. The F1 racing weekend begins on Friday, May 26 and runs until Sunday, May 28, and includes three practice sessions and qualifying in addition to the main race. Red Bull Racing further…

According to the transport department, Delhi’s electric vehicle policy, which will be completed over a three-year period by August, has achieved around 86 per cent of its measures and targets so far. The Delhi Transport Department and the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Department on Wednesday launched the process of drafting the revised ‘Delhi Electric Vehicle…

India’s Ola Electric plans to list its shares by the end of 2023 and has appointed investment bank Goldman Sachs and domestic lender Kotak to manage the share sale, a source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Ola Electric, which makes electric scooters, is backed by investors including SoftBank Group and Tiger Global…

German authorities have serious indications that Tesla may be in breach of data protection rules, Handelsblatt reported on Thursday, citing the data protection office of the state where the carmaker’s European gigafactory is located. The Handelsblatt report said the U.S. electric car maker failed to adequately protect the data of customers, employees and business partners,…

Nvidia and MediaTek said on Monday they would work together to develop technology to power advanced vehicle infotainment systems that can stream video or games or use artificial intelligence to interact with drivers. Under the agreement announced at Computex in Taipei, MediaTek will integrate Nvidia graphics processing unit chiplets and Nvidia software into systems on…

Formula 1 has long had a fan following in India, including me, who has been a fan of this elite motorsport championship ever since Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve battled for the championship in 1996. Before the influx of new fans came in the wake of streaming’s popularity and the success of Netflix’s Drive to…

Startup electric vehicle solutions provider Mobec Innovations on Wednesday announced the launch of a service that provides door-to-door charging facilities for electric vehicles. Initially, the service will benefit over 200,000 electric vehicle (EV) users in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Mobec Innovations said in a statement that bookings can be made through the company’s…