In the green race, auto companies hop on powertrains

Mumbai: Carmakers in India are increasingly navigating a mix of powertrain technologies from petrol to hybrids to electric, driven by policy initiatives, tougher emission norms and changing customer preferences, among others. Automakers said alternative fuel technologies such as electric, hybrids, compressed natural gas (CNG), biogas and flex fuel need to coexist with traditional fuel options … Read more

Xiaomi’s First Electric Car Su7 To Be Launched On March 28 In Three Variants

Home Car And Bike Xiaomi’s First Electric Car Su7 To Be Launched On March 28 In Three Variants The SU7 will be available in 245/45 R19 and 245/40 R20 tire options along with 19 and 20-inch alloy wheels. (Image: X/@leijun) Xiaomi Su7: The reports from the auto market suggest that the Chinese tech company Xiaomi … Read more

These Stories Of Car Finance Mayhem And Terrible Advice Are Hard To Stomach

Image: Ford We’ve seen some wild things happen to car prices these last few years. Cars both new and used have seen prices and values fluctuate. One thing is forever constant though, and that’s the seller who’s going to remain firm in the believe that they know what they have, so they can ask for … Read more

‘Extremely Dumb’ Arson Attack Means Tesla’s German Plant Won’t Have Power For 10 More Days

Good morning! It’s Thursday, March 7, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Arsonists Shut Down German Tesla Plant For Weeks Tesla’s Gigafactory in Germany isn’t expected to have … Read more

Toyota’s First Electric SUV To Hit Indian Roads By Late 2025

Last Updated: March 04, 2024, 10:00 IST Toyota’s First Electric SUV To Hit Indian Roads By Late 2025. (Photo: Autocar) Toyota’s Urban SUV will be perched on the 27PL skateboard platform, manufactured at Suzuki’s Gujarat facility in India for both local and global markets. Toyota is gearing up to introduce its much-anticipated midsize electric SUV … Read more

Demand for key minerals to soar with growth of EVs

Seoul: South Korea’s demand for key minerals is expected to see 19-fold jump from 2021 to 2040 due to expansion in the electric car and wind power industries, a report showed on Sunday. The demand for lithium, nickel, manganese and cobalt, essential for electric car batteries, will be up by 15-fold, 12-fold, 19-fold and 4-fold, … Read more

Chinese smartphone giants Honor and Xiaomi show AI’s vast market potential at MWC Barcelona to challenge Samsung, other global rivals

At a nearby booth in the same MWC Barcelona exhibition floor, Xiaomi displayed its new flagship handset model, the 14 Ultra, which features enhanced photography features and AI capabilities. The handset’s AI Album Search function employs natural language processing that enables users to locate specific images within their collections based on a prompt describing them, … Read more

Apple cancels work on electric car, moves team to AI project

The two executives told staff that the project will begin winding down and that many employees on the car team – known as the Special Projects Group, or SPG – will be shifted to the artificial intelligence division under executive John Giannandrea. Those employees will focus on generative AI projects, an increasingly key priority for … Read more

2025 Chevrolet Bolt: rumored price, release date, design

Chevrolet It looks like the Bolt isn’t dead after all. Only a few months after Chevrolet announced that it would be killing the Bolt EV, the company reversed course and said that the Bolt will live on. And, finally, we have a few more details about what will likely remain one of the cheapest EVs … Read more