Follow Gadgets 360 - Transportation, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/gadgets64 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 10:44:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb5xEiIOdwd-V-T5HJgy6HUf Fiat parent Stellantis has concluded it can't currently make affordable electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe and is looking at lower-cost manufacturing in markets such as India, its chief executive told reporters. If India, with its low-cost supplier base, is able to meet the company's quality and cost targets by the end of 2023, it could open the door to exporting EVs t...]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:30:42 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb5xEiIOdwd-V-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6oRyFYW-oyGJVjH6qdYdAk Tesla's safety is at the centre of a criminal trial that is about to begin in South Korea over a 2020 crash that killed a prominent lawyer. The driver, who is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter, says the Tesla Model X he was driving sped out of control on its own and that the brakes failed in the December 2020 accident in Seoul. Judge Park Won-gyu said that he...]]> Tue, 22 Nov 2022 07:31:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6oRyFYW-oyGJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4xARN2_exDoOzdsCmHakzH Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers have set their sights on winning over European drivers and large corporate customers with more affordable cars that come with top safety ratings and lots of high-tech features. In the last few months, several Chinese EVs have received five-star European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) ratings — an achievement that requires lo...]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 14:35:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4xARN2_exDoOzdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb47o_a3UW1HI3n9ye8UNv30 Ather Energy said on Sunday that the company will set up 150 fast-charging grids in Tamil Nadu by the end of the current financial year, and expand its footprint in the state to 15 stores. The state has emerged as a high-demand market for electric scooters with the firm registering a 49 percent quarter-on-quarter growth, according to Ather.]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 11:08:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb47o_a3UW1HI3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4CA-KWJwHiQps0ohxaO6Yr Tesla revealed in a public filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it was recalling more than 321,000 vehicles in the US because tail lights may intermittently fail to illuminate. The electric vehicle manufacturer said the tail light-related recall covers some 2023 Model 3 and 2020-2023 Model Y vehicles. Last week, Tesla recalled near...]]> Mon, 21 Nov 2022 06:39:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4CA-KWJwHiQps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb5awrByQQBEH-zdsCmHakzH Kia India is looking to bring in more EV6 units into the country in order to cater to the pending bookings, the automaker said on Thursday. The company said it has delivered 200 units of the EV6 to customers till date. This number is already twice the initially planned 100 units for the entire year, the South Korean automaker said in a statement.]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:16:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb5awrByQQBEH-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb5OsPOsLE3vUClmFkX7M1Jw Toyota has unveiled the gas-electric Prius hybrid in Tokyo and Los Angeles on Wednesday. The fifth-generation Prius hybrid models will go on sale this winter first in Japan then the US. A plug-in version will hit the market next year, according to Toyota Motor. Prices were not announced.]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:03:04 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb5OsPOsLE3vUClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb72abfGy4phaaCY3L745TL_ Elon Musk on Wednesday defended his $56 billion (roughly Rs. 4,56,800 crore) pay package in a US court, in a lawsuit filed by a shareholder. The Tesla CEO said that he made some decisions without the approval of the company's board. However, the testimony did not definitely prove who developed Musk's 2018 pay package or establish whether it was a product of his demand...]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:31:45 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb72abfGy4phaaCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6RGdyprM1E-8b1naedg1wr Elon Musk is set to take the stand on Wednesday as part of an ongoing trial over his $50 billion compensation as Tesla CEO, filed by a shareholder. The complaint by shareholder Richard Tornetta, who accuses Musk of "unjustified enrichment" and asked for the annulment of a pay program that helped make the entrepreneur the richest man in the world. The lawsuit has also ...]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:57:51 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6RGdyprM1E-8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4rHSPOSXG766CY3L745TL_ Tesla reported two new fatal crashes involving driver assistance systems in the month ending October 15. According to data released by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), of the 18 fatal crashes reported since July 2021 that had to do with driver assistance systems, nearly all involved Tesla vehicles. The NHTSA uses data submitted by automak...]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:17:37 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4rHSPOSXG766CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6NO9RmXkMpiyejEQ2Mq9rY Elon Musk's $55 billion (roughly Rs. 4,47,500 crore) pay package at Tesla has been challenged in a US court, weeks after the world's richest man completed his takeover of Twitter. The lawsuit seeks to challenge a 2018 performance-based stock option grant was negotiated by a compensation committee and approved by Tesla board members who allegedly had conflicts of inter...]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2022 07:18:03 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6NO9RmXkMpiyejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4K28IXXZFW4Mb1naedg1wr Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that he had too much work on my plate, and that he was working "at the absolute most amount...from morning til night, seven days a week" after acquiring the microblogging platform. Tesla investors worry that Musk, a self-confessed "nanomanager" who has been personally involved in working-level decisions from car styling to supply c...]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:56:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4K28IXXZFW4Mb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4n4AUkde_TuuT5HJgy6HUf Tesla said on Sunday that it would assist the Chinese police in the investigation of a Model Y car that was involved in an accident that caused the death of two people and injured three other persons. The incident, which allegedly took place on November 5, resulted in the death of a motorcyclist and a high school girl. Police are currently seeking a third-party apprai...]]> Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:04:59 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4n4AUkde_TuuT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4RvDiH-3t-gps0ohxaO6Yr Tesla is considering exporting made-in-China electric cars to the United States, two people with knowledge of the planning told Reuters, a reversal that would reflect the automaker's deepening cost advantage at its Shanghai plant and slower demand from Chinese consumers.]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:41:53 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4RvDiH-3t-gps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb42QVhNgfSHJKCY3L745TL_ Elon Musk, who heads five companies including Tesla and Twitter, said in a tweet on Friday that his companies will be well positioned in 2023 despite the possibility of a tough economy. Musk's tweet comes a day after he raised the possibility of Twitter going bankrupt.]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 15:28:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb42QVhNgfSHJKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6zIHti3IFvsV1cWWor9YPv Toshiba on Friday said that it was cutting its annual operating profit outlook after the company reported dismal second-quarter profit. The Japanese firm reported a 75 percent fall in Q2 profit, and said it was impacted by a slew of factors including a slump in the hard disk drive market and an appraisal loss following a fall share prices in the company's printer unit...]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2022 12:07:34 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6zIHti3IFvsV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6q32yb3M9lHCejEQ2Mq9rY Elon Musk's relationships with other countries are worthy of being looked at, US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday. The world's richest man's purchase of Twitter sparked concerns that he could face pressure from countries trying to control online speech. The US President was responding to a question on whether he thought Musk was a threat to national security and ...]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2022 08:38:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6q32yb3M9lHCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6hsE_cd-qVIKCY3L745TL_ The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed state government authorities to install GPS tracking systems on ambulances in the state. The court also directed the authorities to establish a control room for the management of ambulances, which should be able to control the traffic on the roads when the ambulances are in transit.]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:33:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6hsE_cd-qVIKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6hsE_cd-qVIClmFkX7M1Jw Mahindra announced on Wednesday that it had partnered with three EV infrastructure firms to offer charging solutions for the company's upcoming electric vehicles. The firm has tied up with Jio-bp, Statiq, and Charge+Zone to build fast charging infrastructure ahead of the launch of its vehicles in the country.]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:22:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb6hsE_cd-qVIClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4ygs0aqbpwZZs0ohxaO6Yr Amazon India and TVS Motor have partnered to boost electric mobility in India, the firms said on Wednesday. The e-commerce giant will use a fleet of electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers from TVS Motor for its last-mile deliveries. Amazon had stated back in 2020 that it would include 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet by 2025.]]> Wed, 09 Nov 2022 15:13:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/djvyE0-reb4ygs0aqbpwZZs0ohxaO6Yr