China Evergrande Group said its electric vehicle (EV)unit started mass production on Friday of the Hengchi 5 model at a plant in the northern city of Tianjin. Delivery of the first electric car model unveiled last year by China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd will start in October, Evergrande Group said in a statement. Evergrande will start mass production of its… Continue reading Evergrande’s unit starts mass production of its first EV modelEvergrande will start mass production of its second EV model in the first half of 2023.
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Shell to set up 10000 EV charging points, expand retail outlets
Currently, Shell has over 330 fuel retail outlets in eight states and the company will be expanding the same to 1200. Shell India will set up 1200 fuel retail outlets and 10,000 electric vehicle charging points in the country, said senior officials from the company. “As part of our global strategy within Shell Group and… Continue reading Shell to set up 10000 EV charging points, expand retail outlets
@VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005774
A glance at the skyline is enough to tell the casual observer that driving in China is a different experience. The cities are crisscrossed by multi-level elevated roads of a type that simply doesn’t exist in Europe. They make very specific demands of navigation devices because the technology must identify which of the up to… Continue reading @VW Group: Tailor-made development in China005774
German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Daimler truck boss demands expansion of megawatt charging stations by the federal government005197
Daimler-Truck-Chef Martin Daum Der Vorstandsvorsitzende des Nutzfahrzeugherstellers Daimler Truck erwartet mehr Ladeinfrastruktur für elektrische Lkws. (Foto: dpa) Daimler-Truck-Chef Martin Daum hat von der Bundesregierung mit Blick auf die Infrastruktur für die E-Mobilität mehr Taten gefordert. „Aktuell gibt es seitens der Bundesregierung viele Pläne und Ankündigungen, aber wenig Konkretes“, sagte Daum der Deutschen Presse-Agentur in Stuttgart. Die… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: Electromobility: Daimler truck boss demands expansion of megawatt charging stations by the federal government005197
Tata Motors to unveil Tiago EV on 28 September
Tata Motors is all set to unveil its Tata Tiago EV on 28th September in Mumbai. The pricing of the vehicle is expected to be under 10 lakhs as it shares its specs with the Tigor eXPres-T variant targeted at fleet operators and which produces 41hp and 105Nm of torque and is powered by a… Continue reading Tata Motors to unveil Tiago EV on 28 September
ZF and Freudenberg join forces to be ‘one-stop-shop’ for e-mobility solutions
ZF’s Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division has announced a joint development agreement with fuel cell and battery systems supplier, Freudenberg e-Power Systems. The partnership combines the core competencies of two companies with Freudenberg’s expertise in fuel cell and battery systems and ZF’s electric components including drivelines, inverters, converters, compressors, software energy management systems as well… Continue reading ZF and Freudenberg join forces to be ‘one-stop-shop’ for e-mobility solutions
Ather Energy to double its retail network to 95 cities by March 2023
Electric-two-wheeler start-up Ather Energy is stepping up the charge to expand its operations in India’s nascent yet burgeoning electric two-wheeler market. Electric two-wheeler sales in India clocked 240,662 units in the first six months of CY2022, contributing 3.6 percent to total two-wheeler retail sales that were pegged at 66,95,434 units. The significant uptick in the… Continue reading Ather Energy to double its retail network to 95 cities by March 2023
GM is investing half a billion to upgrade Indiana factory to support EV production
As part of GM’s plans to provide ‘EVs for everyone,’ the automaker says it will be upgrading its Marion, Indiana, assembly plant. General Motors will invest $491 million to prepare the facility for the automaker’s transition to electric with new stamping capabilities. GM’s Marion Metal Center in Indiana opened its doors in 1956, producing sheet… Continue reading GM is investing half a billion to upgrade Indiana factory to support EV production
Tesla weighs reset for China retail strategy even as sales boomTesla is looking to ramp up the hiring of technicians and other staff for service jobs …
Tesla is reevaluating the way it sells electric cars in China, its second-largest market, and considering closing some showrooms in flashy malls in cities like Beijing where traffic plunged during COVID restrictions, two people with knowledge of the plans said. The shift would put more emphasis on stores in less-costly suburban locations that can also provide… Continue reading Tesla weighs reset for China retail strategy even as sales boomTesla is looking to ramp up the hiring of technicians and other staff for service jobs …
Clean Technica: Thoughts On Class Action Lawsuit Against Tesla Regarding Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability (“FSD”) — From A Buyer 002247
It has happened, a class action lawsuit has been filed regarding Tesla Autopilot, Enhanced Autopilot, and Full Self-Driving Capability. The people suing argue that Tesla misled them with deceptive marketing that made the Tesla buyers think their cars would be better able to drive themselves. “The lawsuit was filed in the Northern District of California,… Continue reading Clean Technica: Thoughts On Class Action Lawsuit Against Tesla Regarding Autopilot and Full Self-Driving Capability (“FSD”) — From A Buyer 002247