It’s not an easy balance to strike, but get it right and what the driver receives is a heady blend of restorative comfort and energising involvement. It’s like listening to Dark Side of the Moon on a £20k hi-fi. Not everyone perfects this, or even attempts to. Front-engined Ferraris are too…competizione. Modern Aston Martins get closer… Continue reading Ultimate GT? 820 miles in 12 hours with the Bentley Continental
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‘Our new plant in Mexico is an offensive move’: Sona Comstar’s Vivek Vikram Singh
Gurugram-based Sona Comstar, a leading exporter of EV driveline components as well as starter motors for ICE vehicles to Europe and North America, has recently set up a new driveline facility for battery electric vehicles in the Fipasi Industrial Park in Silao, Mexico. The Tier 1 supplier says the plant will enable it to expand… Continue reading ‘Our new plant in Mexico is an offensive move’: Sona Comstar’s Vivek Vikram Singh
‘Our new plant in Mexico is an offensive move’: Sona Comstar’s Vivek Vikram Singh
Gurugram-based Sona Comstar, a leading exporter of EV driveline components as well as starter motors for ICE vehicles to Europe and North America, has recently set up a new driveline facility for battery electric vehicles in the Fipasi Industrial Park in Silao, Mexico. The Tier 1 supplier says the plant will enable it to expand… Continue reading ‘Our new plant in Mexico is an offensive move’: Sona Comstar’s Vivek Vikram Singh
Elon Musk’s X loses lawsuit against Bright Data over data scraping
Tesla CEO Elon Musk Omar Marques | Getty Images A federal judge in California dismissed a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X against Israel’s Bright Data, in a case that involved the scraping of public online data and its appropriate uses. X, formerly Twitter, sued Bright Data, alleging the company “scrapes data from X” and sells it “using… Continue reading Elon Musk’s X loses lawsuit against Bright Data over data scraping
Ford names ex-Lucid Motors exec as next CFO, promotes current chief
Ford’s Chief Financial Officer John Lawler and Linda Zhang, chief engineer for the company’s All Electric F-150 Lightning, participate in the opening bell ceremony at the New York Stock Exchange, April 28, 2022. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Ford Motor on Friday named the former chief financial officer of electric-vehicle startup Lucid to replace its current… Continue reading Ford names ex-Lucid Motors exec as next CFO, promotes current chief
Climate protesters try to break into Tesla’s Germany factory, multiple people arrested
Police confront environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla Gigafactory electric car factory near Gruenheide, Germany, May 10, 2024. Axel Schmidt | Getty Images Climate protesters angry about Tesla’s plans to expand its Berlin-Brandenburg Gigafactory in Germany tried to break into the plant on Friday, according to a statement from local police. “Multiple unauthorized… Continue reading Climate protesters try to break into Tesla’s Germany factory, multiple people arrested
Rivian, Lucid and other EV startups scramble to shore up cash and reassure Wall Street
R1T trucks on the assembly line at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal on April 11, 2022. Brian Cassella | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Once-hot electric vehicle startups — years ago fueled by low interest rates, free cash and Wall Street bullishness — are now scrambling to prove they can survive in… Continue reading Rivian, Lucid and other EV startups scramble to shore up cash and reassure Wall Street
Tata CFO Balaji Pushes for asset-light model in e-bus procurement
Tata Motors’ Group CFO, P.B. Balaji, urged a shift towards an asset-light model for electric bus procurement in India. Speaking during a post-result conference call with the media, he argued that Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) should focus on efficient operation rather than owning the vehicles under government tenders. Balaji’s comments come in response to a… Continue reading Tata CFO Balaji Pushes for asset-light model in e-bus procurement
Tata Motors to invest USD 5.1 billion in 2024-25
After reporting the highest-ever profit and revenue in 2023-24, Tata Motors has lined up over USD 5.1 billion (Rs 43,000 crore) for investment in the current financial year to sustain its growth momentum. The investment will go for product and technology development in its British luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover as well as in its passenger and… Continue reading Tata Motors to invest USD 5.1 billion in 2024-25
Tata Motors to invest USD 5.1 billion in 2024-25
After reporting the highest-ever profit and revenue in 2023-24, Tata Motors has lined up over USD 5.1 billion (Rs 43,000 crore) for investment in the current financial year to sustain its growth momentum. The investment will go for product and technology development in its British luxury car brand Jaguar Land Rover as well as in its passenger and… Continue reading Tata Motors to invest USD 5.1 billion in 2024-25