E-Waste Recycling Firms In India See Potential In EV Batteries, Details Here

Experts and analysts predict that there will be a huge recycling opportunity in the upcoming years. (Photo: HT Auto) With an average lifespan of 5-8 years, recyclers are trying to get value out of these wasted EV batteries. Startups engaged in the domestic recycling of e-waste are preparing to take advantage of a promising new … Read more

Xpeng’s flying car affiliate AeroHT closes in on airworthiness certification as Chinese EV maker targets fourth-quarter presales

AeroHT, an affiliate of Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng, has started the countdown for the commercialisation of its flying car and plans to start taking pre-orders in the fourth quarter of this year. The company, controlled by Xpeng co-founder and CEO He Xiaopeng, said in a statement to the Post on Friday that it … Read more

Honda to invest $15B to build 4 new EV plants in Ontario

Japanese automaker Honda will make a $15-billion electric vehicle investment in Ontario to build four new manufacturing plants in the province, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday. According to a government statement released to media in advance of the announcement, the deal will result in “Canada’s first comprehensive electric vehicle … Read more

Can Wireless & Fast Charging Transform India’s EV Landscape? Here’e What We Know

Can Wireless & Fast Charging Transform India’s EV Landscape? (Representational Image) (Photo: Linkedin) Despite subsidy cuts, India’s EV industry grew by 41% in FY24 with 1.6 million registrations, thanks to advanced charging tech like wireless & fast charging. The Indian EV industry witnessed a sharp 41 percent growth in EV sales in FY24, despite the … Read more

Tesla’s Q1 net income down 55% year over year

Tesla’s first-quarter net income plummeted 55 per cent, but its stock price surged in after-hours trading Tuesday as the company said it would accelerate the production of new, more affordable vehicles. The Austin-based company said it made $1.13 billion US from January through March compared with $2.51 billion US in the same period a year ago. … Read more

Honda expected to announce multi-billion dollar deal to assemble EVs in Ontario: sources

Concluding what Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling the “largest deal in Canadian history,” Honda is expected to announce later this week a multi-billion dollar commitment to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources have told CBC News. The senior government sources, who spoke to CBC News on condition of confidentiality because they weren’t authorized … Read more

Tesla recalling Cybertrucks in U.S. for faulty accelerator pedal

Tesla is recalling 3,878 Cybertrucks to fix an accelerator pedal pad that could come loose and get lodged in the interior trim, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. A trapped accelerator pedal could cause the vehicle to accelerate unintentionally, increasing the risk of a crash, the auto safety regulator said … Read more

The Maserati GranCabrio Folgore is one of the best-looking EVs yet

Christian de Looper / Digital Trends Maserati is adopting electrified vehicles with open arms, and while that could potentially signal an identity crisis for the luxury Italian brand, that’s probably a good thing in the long run. The company recently took the wraps off of the new Maserati GranCabrio Folgore, which is essentially a convertible … Read more

Talbros: Talbros Automotive’s JV firm secures order worth Rs 1,000 cr

Talbros Automotive Components on Thursday said its joint venture firm has secured a multi-year contract valued at around Rs 1,000 crore from a European original equipment manufacturer (OEM). The order is to be executed over a period of next eight years commencing from the fourth quarter of this fiscal, the company said in a regulatory … Read more

Cybertruck production reportedly halted over pedal issue

Tesla CEO Elon Musk behind the wheel of a Cybertruck. Tesla Tesla’s Cybertruck has been hit by a production delay caused by an issue with a part of the vehicle, a number of media reports have claimed. The production line at Tesla’s plant near Austin, Texas, has reportedly been halted for seven days while engineers … Read more