Uttar Pradesh Urban Transport Directorate received bids in the range of Rs 62 per km to Rs 69 per km for its tender packages floated recently. NEW DELHI: Electric bus suppliers have quoted high prices in tenders floated under the Centre’s subsidy scheme because of payment security risks in states with weaker transport departments and… Continue reading E-bus suppliers quote high prices for tenders under FAME II scheme
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Tesla Pickup Truck Reveal: Cybertruck Design Expectations
The big gamble. If you’re like this writer, you hate (and loathe, despise, abhor…I could go on) the rendering at the top of this post (and in the gallery directly below). It is, basically, a typical pickup truck you can buy today with the Tesla name emblazoned across the front and a few other touches… Continue reading Tesla Pickup Truck Reveal: Cybertruck Design Expectations
BYD Scored Latin America’s Largest EV Bus Order: 379 Buses
379 BYD electric buses to be used in the Colombian capital of Bogotá. BYD‘s electric bus arm is really booming in South America, as after big orders in Chile, now even bigger orders come from the Colombian capital of Bogotá. The Chinese manufacturer will deliver 379 electric buses to the capital’s TransMilenio SA mass transport… Continue reading BYD Scored Latin America’s Largest EV Bus Order: 379 Buses
United Auto Workers president resigns amid corruption probe: source
FILE PHOTO: United Auto Workers (UAW) union President Gary Jones addresses UAW delegates at the ‘Special Convention on Collective Bargaining’ in Detroit, Michigan, U.S. March 13, 2019. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (Reuters) – United Auto Workers (UAW) President Gary Jones resigned ON Wednesday after being linked to an ongoing corruption probe by U.S. federal officials, a union… Continue reading United Auto Workers president resigns amid corruption probe: source
UAW President Gary Jones resigning as board moves to oust him and Director Vance Pearson
CLOSE UAW president Gary Jones marched with Union workers in the Labor Day parade down Michigan Ave. Monday September 2, 2019 in Detroit, Mich. (Photo: Kirthmon F. Dozier, Detroit Free Press) Disgraced UAW President Gary Jones is resigning his position as the union moves to oust him and one of the union’s regional directors in the fallout… Continue reading UAW President Gary Jones resigning as board moves to oust him and Director Vance Pearson
GM files racketeering lawsuit against FCA, saying it corrupted labor talks
CLOSE Open warfare broke out between two Detroit automakers Wednesday, with General Motors suing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, alleging that it cost GM billions of dollars by corrupting labor talks over the past decade. GM also alleged that former FCA boss Sergio Marchionne authorized bribes and conspired with the UAW to “effectively take over GM through… Continue reading GM files racketeering lawsuit against FCA, saying it corrupted labor talks
Elon Musk says the Tesla 2020 Roadster ‘maybe won’t need a key at all’ (TSLA)
A Tesla fan tweeted at Elon Musk Wednesday with a modest request for the new Tesla Roadster: a socket near the driver meant to hold the key fob. The Tesla founder and CEO responded by teasing a feature of the next Roadster: owners “maybe won’t need a key at all.” —Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 20,… Continue reading Elon Musk says the Tesla 2020 Roadster ‘maybe won’t need a key at all’ (TSLA)
Gravitational Raises $25M in Series A Funding
Gravitational, an Oakland, CA-based company enabling businesses to securely deliver their applications into any environment, closed a $25m funding round. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins. The company intends to use the funds to accelerate further product development and scale business operations. Founded in 2015 by Ev Kontsevoy, CEO, Gravitational builds open-core infrastructure software… Continue reading Gravitational Raises $25M in Series A Funding
Circ, the Berlin-based e-scooter company, makes layoffs following ‘operational learnings’
Circ, the Berlin-based e-scooter rentals — or so-called micromobility — company founded by Lukasz Gadowski of Delivery Hero fame, has made a number of layoffs, TechCrunch has learned. This has seen a reduction in headcount in its HQ and other regional operations. The exact number isn’t clear, although one source placed it at around 50… Continue reading Circ, the Berlin-based e-scooter company, makes layoffs following ‘operational learnings’
WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports
After trials in Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, Tokyo’s Haneda airport and Abu Dhabi airport earlier this year, WHILL, the developer of autonomous wheelchairs, is bringing its robotic mobility tech to North America. At airports in Dallas and Winnipeg, travelers with mobility limitations can book a WHILL through Scootaround and test out the company’s products. Using sensing… Continue reading WHILL brings its autonomous wheelchairs to North American airports