The Indian automotive sector had multiple expectations from the Budget 2022 speech by the Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman today but at the end of the day there wasn’t much to be happy about for the complete sector. There was one big direct announcement in the form of a new battery swapping policy that will… Continue reading Budget 2022 Auto: Cheers for EVs with battery swapping policy but cars, scooters won’t get cheaper
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Daimler Truck Plans to Create Nationwide Truck Charging Network – Heavy Duty Trucking
A new joint venture is planning a network of electric-truck charging stations, like Daimler Truck North America’s Electric Island facility shown. Photo: DTNA Daimler Truck North America is laying the foundation to form a joint venture to design, develop, install and operate a nationwide, high-performance charging network for medium- and heavy-duty battery-electric and hydrogen fuel… Continue reading Daimler Truck Plans to Create Nationwide Truck Charging Network – Heavy Duty Trucking
@niche: Xos, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Deliveries and Preliminary Revenues001615
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos, Inc. (Nasdaq: XOS), a leading manufacturer of Class 5 to Class 8 commercial electric vehicles and powertrains, and provider of charging infrastructure and fleet management software (“Xos” or the “Company”), today announced preliminary results for the quarter ended December 31, 2021: Deliveries of 32 units Revenue… Continue reading @niche: Xos, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter Deliveries and Preliminary Revenues001615
China’s Great Wall says will invest $1.8 billion in Brazil over next decade
A Haval HB-03 Hybrid car from Great Wall Motors is displayed at Shanghai Auto Show during its media day, in Shanghai, China April 19, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register SHANGHAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) – (This January 28 story corrects investment figure to $1.8 bln, from $1.9 bln in… Continue reading China’s Great Wall says will invest $1.8 billion in Brazil over next decade
Former Employees Say Elon Musk Was an Absolutely Terrible Boss
He barely kept in touch with the company. Absentee Leadership Leadership at Neuralink, the brain-computer interface startup cofounded by Elon Musk, has been an absolute disaster, according to a scathing new report by Fortune. We already wrote about Fortune‘s take on dysfunction at the company. But it sounds like Musk’s own leadership role at Neuralink… Continue reading Former Employees Say Elon Musk Was an Absolutely Terrible Boss
Ford E-Transit electric delivery van is easy to use despite high tech
SONOMA, Calif. – If a delivery driver can master a push-button starter and rotary shifter, they can master the sophisticated yet simple Ford E-Transit electric commercial van, which goes on sale this month. There’s no learning curve with the E-Transit, and that’s exactly how Ford wants it. The gasoline-powered version of the Transit is America’s… Continue reading Ford E-Transit electric delivery van is easy to use despite high tech
Ford predicts it will make $45B from businesses using EV delivery vans, new services
SONOMA, Calif.— Selling vehicles is just the first step in Ford’s plans to make money off its first electric delivery van that the automaker is rolling out this month. Between plans to sell 150,000 electric Transit commercial vehicles annually from 2023 onward (after building fewer to sell the first year) and creating “charging depots” to help customers manage… Continue reading Ford predicts it will make $45B from businesses using EV delivery vans, new services
@Daimler: 27. Jan 2022Next-generation solid-state battery cells
Next-generation solid-state battery cells | Mercedes-Benz Group > Company > News Mercedes-Benz AG Mercedesstraße 12070372 StuttgartGermany Phone: +49 7 11 17-0E-Mail: dialog.mb@daimler.com Represented by the Board of Management:Ola Källenius (Chairman), Jörg Burzer, Renata Jungo Brüngger, Sabine Kohleisen, Markus Schäfer, Britta Seeger, Hubertus Troska, Harald Wilhelm Chairman of the Supervisory Board: Bernd Pischetsrieder Court of Registry:… Continue reading @Daimler: 27. Jan 2022Next-generation solid-state battery cells
Tesla is now selling karaoke microphones in China
Tesla last week released its latest distraction product: a set of karaoke microphones dubbed TeslaMic for use in its vehicles (via Electrek) and works with accompanied in-car software. The accessory, which is only available in China for now, was released alongside a Chinese New Year software update that includes a companion karaoke app called Leishi… Continue reading Tesla is now selling karaoke microphones in China
Tesla has a new feature that will disable your seat controls if you keep messing with them
Tesla’s new vehicles rolling out of the factory will include a bizarre feature designed to prevent abuse of the seat adjustment controls. The new seats will track and measure the amount of adjustments users make and will disable the controls if they detect “excessive” changes. The feature was first identified by @greentheonly, an anonymous hacker… Continue reading Tesla has a new feature that will disable your seat controls if you keep messing with them