Lightning’s $13,000 electric motorbike boasts a top speed of 150mph

Lightning Motorcycles Lightning Motorcycles, maker of the land speed record-breaking LS-218, has announced its first mass-market electric motorbike. Starting at $12,998, the “Lightning Strike” will be capable of a 150-mile range, 150 mph top speed (that’s faster than the $30,000 Harley Davidson LiveWire) and fast-charging in 35 minutes, boasts the company. The Strike is slated… Continue reading Lightning’s $13,000 electric motorbike boasts a top speed of 150mph

Toyota Prius Adds Intelligent All-Wheel Drive for 2019

New Toyota Prius available with intelligent all-wheel drive (AWD-i) for the first time The next step in the self-charging hybrid driving experience, providing added peace of mind and support for the driver New Prius also adopts fresh styling elements, new interior trims and enhanced equipment features Second generation Toyota Safety Sense provided as standard on… Continue reading Toyota Prius Adds Intelligent All-Wheel Drive for 2019

Tesla cuts jobs as cars ‘too expensive’

Electric carmaker Tesla has said it will cut its workforce by 7% after the “most challenging” year in its history. In an email to staff on the firm’s website, founder Elon Musk said that growth had been strong. But he added it was difficult to make Teslas with their new and developing technology as cheaply… Continue reading Tesla cuts jobs as cars ‘too expensive’

Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, sees small fourth-quarter profit

(Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) said on Friday it would cut thousands of jobs to rein in costs as it plans to increase production of lower priced versions of its crucial Model 3 sedan, sending its shares down 7 percent. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Tesla is seen in Taipei, Taiwan August 11, 2017. REUTERS/Tyrone… Continue reading Tesla to cut workforce by 7 percent, sees small fourth-quarter profit

Hyundai makes first move in India’s electric car battle with Rs 7,000 cr cheque for Tamil Nadu

The company is also expected to increase its production by one lakh units with the fresh investment. The Tamil Nadu Government’s Cabinet of Ministers on Friday approved an investment of Rs 7000 crore by passenger carmaker Hyundai Motors that will allow the company to make its electric car foray into the country by manufacturing units… Continue reading Hyundai makes first move in India’s electric car battle with Rs 7,000 cr cheque for Tamil Nadu

New SolarEdge EV-Charging Solar Inverter Comes With Google Assistant

1 H BY MARK KANE It is a talking charging station. SolarEdge announced at the 2019 Consumer Electronic Show collaboration with Google to integrate Google Assistant in its EV-charging solar inverter. The latest version of the 9.6 kW EV-charging solar inverter can – as one of the first home charging stations – receive voice commands… Continue reading New SolarEdge EV-Charging Solar Inverter Comes With Google Assistant

Tesla will still remove manpower

The last time that Tesla fired employees, Elon Musk was applauded on Twitter. It remains to be seen if this will happen again, as the American automaker, a specialist in high-end electric cars, announces that it wants to cut about 7% of its workforce, so that “[t] his cars, batteries and solar products remain competitive… Continue reading Tesla will still remove manpower