California-based QuantumScape claims its solid-state batteries with lithium-metal anodes achieve 80 percent charge in less than 15 minutes. The company, which has a JV with Volkswagen for battery supplies and counts the likes of Bill Gates among its backers, saw 2019 Nobel Prize (Chemistry) winner Dr Stanley Whittingham validate its tech. Chief Marketing Officer Asim… Continue reading Asim Hussain: ‘QuantumScape’s battery tech is capable of lasting hundreds of thousands of miles.’
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Sona Comstar inaugurates differential assembly plant at Manesar
Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar), one of India’s leading automotive systems and components manufacturers, today inaugurated a state-of-the-art differential assembly manufacturing plant at Manesar, Haryana. The plant manufactures differential assemblies and e-drive modules for its global customers. The facility, which is spread across five acres, is expected to generate direct employment for 720 skilled workers… Continue reading Sona Comstar inaugurates differential assembly plant at Manesar
Mumbai-based EV start-up Storm Motors claims $1 million order
Mumbai-based Storm Motors, an electric vehicle start-up has announced its flagship product, Storm – R3 a personal mobility solution, has received orders over $1 million (Rs 7.4 crore) in just first four days. The company plans to have a limited number of units to be produce this year of the three-wheeled vehicle. The company was… Continue reading Mumbai-based EV start-up Storm Motors claims $1 million order
MAHLE eyes gains from e-mobility, to increase actuator output to 6m units
Yet another global component supplier is betting big on electric mobility. MAHLE, with an annual production of 2.5 million units, is currently one of the world’s three largest manufacturers of mechatronic actuators for automotive applications. Actuators convert electrical energy into mechanical movement. In electric vehicles, they are used to control the transmission and the air-conditioning… Continue reading MAHLE eyes gains from e-mobility, to increase actuator output to 6m units
Autoliv to set up airbag inflator manufacturing plant in India
New airbag inflator plant will be built close to Chennai. Localisation of inflator production will meet customer requirements while mitigating global supply chain disruptions and fluctuations. Autoliv Inc, the worldwide leader in automotive safety systems, has announced its plan to build a new inflator manufacturing plant in India, focused toward supporting its strong Indian market… Continue reading Autoliv to set up airbag inflator manufacturing plant in India
Canoo reveals Tesla Cybertruck rival with 320km range
Los Angeles-based EV start-up Canoo has taken the covers off its fully-electric pickup truck during the Motor Press Guild’s Virtual Media Day (VMD) yesterday. The production version of the pickup truck, which has 550 lb ft of torque, 1800 lb payload capacity and a 320km-plus range will open for pre-orders in Q2 2021, with deliveries beginning… Continue reading Canoo reveals Tesla Cybertruck rival with 320km range
Accelerating the e-mobility transition in India
The Paris Declaration on Electro-Mobility & Climate Change, 2015, was a defining moment in the history of climate action. While acknowledging over 23 percent of the transport sector’s contribution to the world’s energy-related greenhouse gas emission profile, the international covenant resolved to limit global temperature spike to below 2 degree celsius. However, the International Energy Agency… Continue reading Accelerating the e-mobility transition in India
Yanfeng develops floor console with UV sanitiser
Automotive supplier Yanfeng has announced development of a new floor console concept called ‘touchFC’. The company has combined innovative kinematics and smart surfaces to create what it calls “an even safer and more effective human-vehicle interaction, where the main focus is on intuitive control elements.” A special highlight of the floor console is an electric… Continue reading Yanfeng develops floor console with UV sanitiser
Ford India launches EcoSport SE variant without spare wheel
Ford India is trying hard to keep the EcoSport relevant in a highly competitive compact SUV segment in the country, where products like the Kia Sonet, Tata Nexon and Hyundai Venue are wooing buyers with their appeal and premium features. However, the Ford EcoSport, which actually started it all and, in a sense, gave birth… Continue reading Ford India launches EcoSport SE variant without spare wheel
TVS in free vaccination drive for 35,000 employees and families
Chennai-based two- and three-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Company has announced that it has extended free Covid-19 vaccination for all employees and their immediate family members. This vaccination drive is in line with the ongoing government guidelines and will cover 35,000 direct and indirect company employees across the country. The companies and their staffers included in… Continue reading TVS in free vaccination drive for 35,000 employees and families