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Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations Jaguar Land Rover is partnering with Tata Technologies, the global engineering, product development, and digital services company, to accelerate the digital transformation of Jaguar Land Rover’s industrial strategy. The first phase will include UK core production facilities, with solutions subsequently… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations

Jaguar Land Rover partners with Tata Technologies to accelerate digital transformation of its industrial operations

Tech Talk: How airless tyres could make punctures extinct

Will the day come when we’re all routinely driving around on airless tyres? Do we even need them? Tyre makers have been tinkering with the idea of reinventing the wheel for a number of years now, but so far, the brainchild of Scotsmen Robert Thomson and later John Boyd Dunlop, inventors of the pneumatic tyre,… Continue reading Tech Talk: How airless tyres could make punctures extinct

Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada

The Volkswagen Group has stepped up its activities in North America in a bid to take a strong position in this important growth market for battery electric vehicles. The Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing, which will produce sustainable… Continue reading Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada

Volkswagen Group to set up battery cell plant in Canada

Most powerful electric cars in the world

The debate over whether an EV can be a true ‘driver’s car’ is likely to rage on for quite a while yet, but what’s not in doubt is that going electric has delivered some spectacularly fast and powerful machines. In fact, when it comes to head-spinning horsepower figures, few internal combustion-engined models get close to… Continue reading Most powerful electric cars in the world

Porsche to raise prices significantly to sustain 2022 profits

Porsche will impose “significant price increases” on its cars in the middle of this year to keep its profits high, its chief financial officer has told investors. The Volkswagen Group-owned company also said it would price its future electric versions of the Porsche Macan, Porsche 718 Boxster and Porsche Cayenne 10-15% higher than ICE versions, which will remain on… Continue reading Porsche to raise prices significantly to sustain 2022 profits

Arrival receives £250m cash injection amid cost-cutting drive

EV start-up Arrival has been granted a $300 million (£246.8m) financing line by New York-based bank Westwood Capital. Combined with swingeing cuts aimed at reducing Arrival’s quarterly cash spend to $35m (£28.8m) and excluding investments in XL van production, this gives the start-up sufficient capital to stay afloat until late 2023. Those cuts include slashing its… Continue reading Arrival receives £250m cash injection amid cost-cutting drive

Aptera gets California Energy Commission’s $21m grant to produce solar EVs

San Diego-based Aptera Motors has been approved for a $21 million (Rs 174 crore) grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to add critical capacity to accelerate scaled manufacturing of the Aptera zero emission vehicle (ZEV). Aptera is a two-seat, ultra-efficient solar EV, leveraging embedded solar panel power for up to 40 miles / 64 kilometres of… Continue reading Aptera gets California Energy Commission’s $21m grant to produce solar EVs