At the Munich auto show this week, Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess told the press his company plans to offer leases on its used electric vehicles (EVs) as a wayContinue Reading
Toshiba Corporation, the world-leader in development of perovskite photovoltaic modules for next-generation solar power generation, has developed a new coating method for the perovskite layer that boosts power conversion efficiencyContinue Reading
To have an immediate impact on bringing down transportation related emission levels, many existing internal combustion (IC) engine vehicles would require to run on battery. This could happen only withContinue Reading
According to German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, Tesla is in line to receive a €1.14 billion grant from the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWI) to help build aContinue Reading
India has revised its proposed $8 billion scheme for the auto sector which will now focus on incentivizing companies to build electric and hydrogen fuel-powered vehicles. This is a significantContinue Reading
Reliance Industries (RIL) is poised to acquire Norwegian solar module maker REC Group for $1-1.2 billion from China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) as part of the oil-to-telecom conglomerate’s Rs 75,000Continue Reading
When the batteries used in the Chevy Bolt first started catching fire, General Motors and its battery supplier, LG Chem, first attributed the problem to a defect in the wayContinue Reading
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sent Tesla an 11-page letter demanding data on exactly how the Autopilot system detects and perceives emergency vehicles and other hallmarks of aContinue Reading
