By Reuters Staff 3 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Tesla Model X electric cars recharge their batteries in Berlin, Germany, November 13, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (Reuters) – The advanced battery cell design and new manufacturing processes outlined by Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk are promising, battery experts say, but they questioned how quickly they can be… Continue reading Factbox: Tesla could struggle to implement some of its battery advances, experts say
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SPI Energy skyrockets 4,300% after announcing launch of EV business
Drew Angerer/Getty Images Shares of SPI Energy soared as high as 4,345% on Wednesday after the solar company announced the launch of an electric vehicle business. The EV business will “focus on the design and develop of new EV technologies and plans to partner with major manufacturers, as necessary,” according to a press release. SPI… Continue reading SPI Energy skyrockets 4,300% after announcing launch of EV business
California will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on Wednesday requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035. The new order would be a huge boost for electric vehicles, and vehicles using alternative fuels like hydrogen, and could boost a sector that’s already surging in California. As an announcement from the California… Continue reading California will require all passenger vehicles sold in the state be zero-emission by 2035
FOCUS-Pandemic e-commerce surge spurs race for ‘Tesla-like’ electric delivery vans
By Nick Carey Sept 9 (Reuters) – Delivery fleet operators face regulatory pressure in California and other states to buy electric vehicles, but a surge in package deliveries thanks to coronavirus lockdowns has major firms itching to switch to electric right now. And they want far more than just battery-powered versions of diesel- or gas-guzzling… Continue reading FOCUS-Pandemic e-commerce surge spurs race for ‘Tesla-like’ electric delivery vans
Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5bn in biggest funding round
HONG KONG — Electric vehicle startup WM Motor, one of China’s ambitious challengers to Tesla, said it raised 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) from a group of state-backed investors — among others — after the successful stock market listings of bigger domestic rivals. The latest round of fundraising was led by the investment arm of the… Continue reading Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5bn in biggest funding round
ALYI Features EV Battery And Charging Station Components Of Overall Electric Mobility Ecosystem Solution
DALLAS, Sept. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Alternet Systems, Inc. (USOTC: ALYI) today released new details on the company’s overall electric mobility ecosystem solution with a specific focus on the electric vehicle (EV) battery and charging station components of the company’s developing electric mobility ecosystem solution. ALYI is approaching the electric vehicle market with a comprehensive and… Continue reading ALYI Features EV Battery And Charging Station Components Of Overall Electric Mobility Ecosystem Solution
EV maker Polestar plans to double showrooms and move into new markets: CEO
By Yilei Sun, Brenda Goh 3 Min Read BEIJING (Reuters) – Polestar, the performance electric vehicle maker based in Sweden and owned by China’s Geely, plans to double the number of showrooms in existing markets this year and expand to new countries in Asia and the Middle East, its CEO said on Tuesday. Slideshow (… Continue reading EV maker Polestar plans to double showrooms and move into new markets: CEO
German Manager Magazin: Tesla Battery Day: Elon Musk slows down battery euphoria000153
Tesla-Boss Elon Musk (49) tried to curb the self-generated hype about the “Battery Day” he staged. The event, which was already announced for Tuesday in 2019, had aroused great expectations. Tesla’s share price had also risen against the market at the beginning of the week, the company is now around four and a half times… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla Battery Day: Elon Musk slows down battery euphoria000153
Baidu-backed Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5 billion
By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read FILE PHOTO: WM Motor’s founder and CEO Freeman Shen and Vice President of Strategic Planning, Lobo Lu attend the WM Motor brand launch event in Shanghai, China, December 11, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song BEIJING (Reuters) – Baidu-backed BIDU.O Chinese electric vehicle (EV) startup WM Motor said on Tuesday it has… Continue reading Baidu-backed Chinese EV startup WM Motor raises $1.5 billion
Tesla initiates talks to set up research centre in Bengaluru
Tesla held exploratory discussions with Karnataka government officials on September 10, who are seeking a possible investment by the world’s most valuable carmaker in a research facility in Bengaluru, people familiar with the development told ET. A followup meeting is expected later this month, they said, during which the state officials are expected to present… Continue reading Tesla initiates talks to set up research centre in Bengaluru