BMW Group sells 82,700 BEVs in Q1 2024, sees growth across all key markets

The BMW Group continues to see strong demand coming its way for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). The company has delivered a total of 82,700 fully-electric BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles to customers worldwide in the first three months of the year. This represents year-on-year BEV growth of over 27.9% for the BMW Group. The EV… Continue reading BMW Group sells 82,700 BEVs in Q1 2024, sees growth across all key markets

Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials

Mercedes-Benz has pulled the plug on tests exploring range-extender drivetrains as a potential way to bolster the utility and appeal of its electric cars, Autocar understands. The technology that had been trialled uses a specially adapted combustion engine as a generator to charge the battery when it runs low. However, despite beginning an advanced engineering… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz abandons range-extender EV trials

Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

Plans initially set out by failed start-up Britishvolt to build £3.8 billion electric car battery gigafactory in the northeast of England look to have ended after three years.   The proposed 95-hectare site for the factory is close to being sold to US-based Blackstone Group, one of the world’s biggest private equity firms, which intends to… Continue reading Blackstone to buy Britishvolt battery factory site for huge data centre

Tork Motors on verge of closing funding round

Tork Motorcycle is close to raising another round of funding, as it seeks to expand its volumes and portfolio, said the Pune-based electric motorcycle company’s founder and CEO Kapil Shelke, on the sidelines of the Inner Circle event organised by Autocar Professional and AutoDesk which discussed the EV landscape. “We’ve not announced, but we’re closing… Continue reading Tork Motors on verge of closing funding round

Tork Motors on verge of closing funding round

Tork Motorcycle is close to raising another round of funding, as it seeks to expand its volumes and portfolio, said the Pune-based electric motorcycle company’s founder and CEO Kapil Shelke, on the sidelines of the Inner Circle event organised by Autocar Professional and AutoDesk which discussed the EV landscape. “We’ve not announced, but we’re closing… Continue reading Tork Motors on verge of closing funding round

Tork Motors on verge of closing funding round

Tork Motorcycle is close to raising another round of funding, as it seeks to expand its volumes and portfolio, said the Pune-based electric motorcycle company’s founder and CEO Kapil Shelke, on the sidelines of the Inner Circle event organised by Autocar Professional and AutoDesk which discussed the EV landscape. “We’ve not announced, but we’re closing… Continue reading Tork Motors on verge of closing funding round

‘EV makers must factor in delivering end-to-end solutions based on customer needs’: Prasad Telikepalli of Matter

Product lifecycle management and materials innovation will be the next thing to grab the limelight in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. This is the opinion of Prasad Telikepalli, Co-founder and Group CTO of Matter India. “In the EV space, one of the main problems that we face is product lifecycle management. It is a big… Continue reading ‘EV makers must factor in delivering end-to-end solutions based on customer needs’: Prasad Telikepalli of Matter

‘EV makers must factor in delivering end-to-end solutions based on customer needs’: Prasad Telikepalli of Matter

Product lifecycle management and materials innovation will be the next thing to grab the limelight in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. This is the opinion of Prasad Telikepalli, Co-founder and Group CTO of Matter India. “In the EV space, one of the main problems that we face is product lifecycle management. It is a big… Continue reading ‘EV makers must factor in delivering end-to-end solutions based on customer needs’: Prasad Telikepalli of Matter

‘EV makers must factor in delivering end-to-end solutions based on customer needs’: Prasad Telikepalli of Matter

Product lifecycle management and materials innovation will be the next thing to grab the limelight in the electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. This is the opinion of Prasad Telikepalli, Co-founder and Group CTO of Matter India. “In the EV space, one of the main problems that we face is product lifecycle management. It is a big… Continue reading ‘EV makers must factor in delivering end-to-end solutions based on customer needs’: Prasad Telikepalli of Matter

Hero MotoCorp begins deliveries of Mavrick 440

Hero MotoCorp has initiated customer deliveries for the Mavrick 440 motorcycle across India. Dr. Pawan Munjal, Executive Chairman of Hero MotoCorp, personally handed over the bikes to customers at a special event held at the Hero Premia outlet in Gurugram. The Hero Mavrick is powered by an air-/oil-cooled, 440cc, single-cylinder engine, delivering 26hp at 6,000rpm… Continue reading Hero MotoCorp begins deliveries of Mavrick 440