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EU Lawmakers Approve Rules to Make Phone and Laptop Batteries Easier to Replace

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The European Union last year finalised a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets, headphones, and cameras. Now, it has revised EU rules on batteries sold in the region, including making them replaceable. The new law passed by the EU parliament mandates designing portable batteries in appliances in such a way that consumers can easily […]

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Suzuki Partners with SkyDrive to Work on Electric ‘Flying’ Cars; Production Likely to Start Next Year

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Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor said on Tuesday it had reached an agreement with SkyDrive to make “flying cars”. The companies will use a Suzuki Group factory in central Japan to make electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft and aim to begin production by around spring next year, Suzuki said in a statement. SkyDrive will

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Elon Musk Says Tesla Looking to Invest in India; Starlink Will Also Enter the Country

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Tesla chief executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday that the electric carmaker is looking to invest in India “as soon as humanly possible.” His comments followed a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York during PM Modi’s state visit to the United States. A source previously told Reuters that Musk would brief

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Rivian Adopts Tesla’s EV Charging Standard, Joining Ford and General Motors

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Electric vehicle maker Rivian said it has agreed to adopt Tesla’s charging standard, giving customers access to the biggest US charging network and adding momentum to Tesla’s bid to set the industry standard. Customers of Rivian, which has its own small network of fast chargers, will be able to access 12,000 Tesla Superchargers with adapters

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Uber to Lay Off 200 Employees in Recruitment Division to Cut Costs and Streamline Operations

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Uber Technologies said on Wednesday it was cutting 200 jobs in its recruitment division amid plans to keep the staff count flat through the year and streamline costs. The reductions affect less than 1 percent of Uber’s 32,700-strong global workforce and follow the ride-share company laying off 150 employees in its freight services division earlier

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Automakers Plan a Second Life for Old EV Batteries, but That Depends How Long the First Is

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Global automakers have touted plans to re-use electric vehicle (EV) batteries when they lose power, but competition for battery packs and cell materials, and the appetite for affordable cars cast doubt on this part of the circular economy. An array of startups offers second-life energy storage using old EV batteries. But creating the viable industry

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Volkswagen in Talks With Tesla to Adopt Its EV Charging Standard, Following Ford and General Motors

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Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology, while the German automaker’s charging network unit Electrify America has already agreed to use the system. The announcement comes as a slew of automakers and charging equipment makers choose Tesla’s charging design on concerns of losing out on customers if

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Tesla Sees Record 466,140 Q2 Vehicle Deliveries Aided by Price Cuts as EV Maker Beats Estimates

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US automaker Tesla beat analyst expectations in the second quarter, delivering 4,66,140 vehicles despite a difficult market, according to its earnings report released Sunday. The nearly half million deliveries represent an 83 percent increase over the same period last year, and a 10 percent rise from the previous quarter. Analysts had expected deliveries to come

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Tesla’s Plug Made Compulsory in Kentucky for EV Charging Companies

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Kentucky is requiring that electric vehicle charging companies include Tesla‘s plug if they want to be part of a state program to electrify highways using federal dollars, according to documents reviewed by Reuters.  Kentucky’s plan went into effect on Friday, making it the first state to mandate Tesla’s charging technology, although Texas and Washington states

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Airtel Payments Bank, Park+ Partner For FASTag-Based Smart Parking at Varanasi Airport

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Airtel Payments Bank, a FASTag issuer, has collaborated with Park+ to enable FASTag-based smart parking solution at Varanasi’s Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport. The FASTag-based smart parking solution enables automatic cashless payments at airport parking, making vehicle movement in the parking zone frictionless and time efficient. The parking fee payment is deducted through the valid FASTag

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