Audi To Make Electric Cars With China’s Oldest Carmaker FAW
FAW is China’s third largest carmaker, and counts Hongqi – or Red Flag – limousines for China’s communist party leaders among its products. It has been trying to gain ground in the world’s largest electric car market against domestic competitors…
Microsoft (MSFT) Invests In Self-Driving Electric Car Venture
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) has “entered a long-term strategic relationship” with General Motors Company (GM) and Cruise LLC, a company developing self-driving electric vehicles that is majority-owned by GM. Cruise CEO Dan Ammann stated: “Microsoft, as the gold standard in the…
EVs Get First Battery That Can Charge In 5 Minutes
Israeli company StoreDot has manufactured the first battery for electric vehicles that can be charged in just five minutes, a step toward making refueling as fast as cars at a gasoline station. The lithium ion samples were produced by StoreDot’s…
Indian Oil And Israel’s Phinergy Test Aluminium-Air Battery On Mahindra Treo
Even as fossil fuel prices touch new highs in India – petrol at Rs 92.32 a litre in Mumbai – purveyors of eco-friendly motoring in the form of electric vehicles are putting their shoulder to the wheel of green mobility….
India, Australia Will Gain From Expanded Trade Of Lithium Resources: High Commissioner Barry O’Farrell
Australia and India both gain from the promise of expanding trade in lithium resources, said the Australian High Commissioner, Barry O’Farrell. While speaking at a session of the Indo-Australian Chamber of Commerce on ‘Lithium: Powering a New Australia-India Partnership’, he…
Chinese Driverless Car Start-Up WeRide Raises $310 Million In Funding As Competition Heats Up
Chinese driverless car start-up WeRide has raised $310 million in a new round of funding as it pushes to commercialize its technology. Yutong Group, a Chinese company that manufactures commercial vehicles including electric buses, lead the funding round. A number…
Alibaba Launches Electric Car In Tie-Up With SAIC
Chinese e-commerce group Alibaba Group Holding has stepped up its involvement in China’s electric vehicle sector, launching a sedan with wireless charging under a new brand formed together with SAIC Motor, the country’s largest car company. In another sign of…
Transport Department Tenders For Operation Of 575 Electric Buses In Delhi
Transport Department of Delhi has issued three request for qualification and proposals (RFQP) for the operation of 575 electric buses (E-buses) in the capital. Three tenders have been issued by the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (GNCTD) for…
French Utility EDF Sees Opportunity In Hydrogen Fuel, Battery Storage Space In India
French utility major EDF Energy is exploring business opportunities in the Indian market for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, hydrogen fuel and battery storage technologies, in line with its plans for the post-Covid-19 economy. Technologies such as hydrogen fuel and…
GM To Invest C$1 Billion In Canada Plant To Manufacture Electric Vans
General Motors Co and labor union Unifor said they have reached a tentative deal for the automaker to invest nearly C$1 billion ($785.42 million) in its CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, to manufacture commercial electric vans. Under the tentative…
