Ola Electric Co-founder Anand Shah Invests In EV Startup Evage
Mobility tech startup Evage said it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Ola Electric co-founder and senior advisor Anand Shah. Bryair director Varun Pahwa and DMI group partner Anmol Nayyar also participated in the funding round. Conceptualized…
Volvo LIGHTS Project Broadens Electric Truck Charging Options In North America
Volvo Trucks North America has facilitated an important step toward the wide-scale electrification of medium- and heavy-duty trucks in North America through the expansion of charging options for fleet operators. In collaboration with key suppliers participating in the Volvo LIGHTS…
Volkswagen To Make Electric Car Cells, Battery Packs In The U.S.
German automaker Volkswagen AG said it was expanding its Chattanooga factory in Tennessee to make electric vehicle cells and battery packs in the United States, alongside assembling electric vehicles. The company said it plans to break ground for a laboratory…
Canoo Electric Vehicle Maker To Go Public To Raise $600 Million
Canoo Holdings Ltd., a company developing breakthrough electric vehicles (EV) from the ground up, and Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. IV (“HCAC”) , a special purpose acquisition company, announced they have entered into a definitive agreement for a business combination that…
Cao Cao Mobility, DeepRoute Partner On Robotaxis To Serve 2022 Asian Games
DeepRoute.ai LLC and Cao Cao Mobility this week said they have partnered to advance the design, development, and commercialization of an autonomous robotic taxicab service. The autonomous vehicles will use DeepRoute’s self-driving technology and will be deployed at the 2022…
Volvo Buses Inks New Electric Bus Orders In Norway
Norway is one of the most active nations when it comes to cutting carbon emissions. That means putting significant incentives in place for electric vehicles, be they passenger vehicles, trucks, ferries, or buses. One of its policy initiatives calls for…
Chinese Electric Car Brand NIO Looks At Expansion Abroad
Chinese electric car brand NIO plans to start expanding to Western markets next year and might export a battery-swapping service that could help it compete with rival Tesla, the company’s chairman said. NIO, founded in 2014, pushed back foreign plans…
Total-Adani Indian Joint Venture To Apply For Fuel Retail Licence, Also Include Electric Vehicle Charging Facilities
Total Adani Fuels Marketing Pvt Ltd, a joint venture between French energy company Total SA and Adani Gas Ltd., said it plans to apply for a fuel retail licence soon under India’s new liberal fuel retailing rules. The joint venture…
Kandi Technologies Actively Explores Possibility Of Establishing Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Facility In North America
Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. announced it is actively exploring the possibility of opening a manufacturing base in North America for its popular electric vehicles (“EV”) and off-road vehicles. Kandi plans to more aggressively target the fast-growing North America market and…
NIO Launches Battery-As-A-Service To Make EV Ownership Even Easier
In a livestreamed media session, NIO Vice President of Power Management Shen Fei officially launched NIO’s new Battery-as-a-Service strategy. The new service decouples the battery from the purchase price of the vehicle, providing a lower up front purchase price, more…
