Tag: motor

  • Tesla wipes Cybertruck details from its website following delay into 2022

    Tesla wipes Cybertruck details from its website following delay into 2022

    by

    in

    Elon Musk’s meme truck is starting to feel even more like a goof than ever. Tesla’s appears to have removed any pricing and vehicle build info from its Cybertruck website, which Electrek first spotted. This comes a little more than a month after Musk confirmed production on the truck, which looks like if the textures…

  • [Funding alert] Tekion raises $250M as valuation rises to $3.5B

    by

    in

    Tekion, a SaaS unicorn focused on the automotive sector founded by former Tesla CIO, has raised $250 million in Series D round with its valuation more than trebling to $3.5 billion. Tekion, which is headquartered in Silicon Valley, US, has offices in Bengaluru and Chennai. It was founded by Jay Vijayan in 2016, and attained…

  • Tesla’s fine print officially pushes Cybertruck production back to 2022

    Tesla’s fine print officially pushes Cybertruck production back to 2022

    by

    in

    A look at the fine print on the Tesla website confirms that its futuristic Cybertruck will need more time before delivery. The electric light-duty truck prototype was unveiled in Nov. 2019 and was supposed to go into production by the end of 2021. As recently as the end of July, the Cybertruck order page on…

  • Hyundai RoboShuttle Autonomous Taxi Test Operation to Begin on Aug 9

    Hyundai RoboShuttle Autonomous Taxi Test Operation to Begin on Aug 9

    by

    in

    Hyundai Motor Company has announced that it will begin a test operation of the Hyundai RoboShuttle autonomous taxi (named after ‘Robot’ and ‘Shuttle’) service on August 9. The demand-responsive, high-occupancy vehicle service, powered by autonomous driving and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology; will operate along a 6.1 km route in Sejong Smart City, South Korea. The…

  • Toyota says it won’t expand further in India, blames ‘we don’t want you’ taxes

    Toyota says it won’t expand further in India, blames ‘we don’t want you’ taxes

    by

    in

    By Anurag KotokyToyota Motor Corp. won’t expand further in India due to the country’s high tax regime, a blow for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who’s trying to lure global companies to offset the deep economic malaise brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.The government keeps taxes on cars and motorbikes so high that companies find it…

  • India will get the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV – Report

    India will get the Ford Mustang Mach-E electric SUV – Report

    by

    in

    Earlier that month, Ford shown its initial all-electric SUV – that the Mustang Mach-E. According to another report, it is going to be launched in India, by 2021. The Ford Mustang Mach-E Employs a brand new Ford EV platform, Integral Global Electrified 2, or even GE2. The Tesla Model Y competition reflects the Ford Mustang’s personality in…

  • All-electric Tesla Cybertruck unveiled, Looks like it’s from ’90s sci-fi era

    All-electric Tesla Cybertruck unveiled, Looks like it’s from ’90s sci-fi era

    by

    in

    Tesla has just revealed its anticipated all-electric truck, called the Cybertruck. It includes an unconventionally futuristic design which seems to have been taken out from the collections of a science fiction film. Tesla has announced that production of the Cybertruck will commence in 2021. Tesla’s all-electric pickup boasts sharp lines and creases throughout the body,…

  • Ford Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV makes official debut

    Ford Mustang Mach-E all-electric SUV makes official debut

    by

    in

    Ford has revealed the Mustang Mach-E, that’s the provider’s first bespoke powered SUV. This Tesla Model Y-competition is claimed to produce 337 PS in its existing range topping variant, though a complete GT version churning out 465 PS has been slated to make an official introduction in 2020. The Ford Mustang Mach-E relies on a…

  • A Quartet of Drills Put The Spurs To This Electric Utility Vehicle

    A Quartet of Drills Put The Spurs To This Electric Utility Vehicle

    by

    in

    Low-slung body fashion. Four-wheel drive. All electric drivetrain. Turns on a dime. Neck-snapping acceleration. Leather seating surface. Can it be the latest offering out of Tesla? Nope; it’s that a drill-powered electric utility vehicle, also it looks like a blast to drive. Surprisingly, this isn’t a just-for-kicks sort of build. There’s really a practical reason…