Tesla Motors

Elon Musk said on Monday that Tesla will have humanoid robots in "low production" for the company's internal use next year. Humanoid robots have been in development for several years by Japan's Honda and Hyundai Motor's Boston Dynamics.

Last month, Hyundai Motor, Kia and two other carmakers recalled over 7,700 vehicles due to faulty components.

The layoffs included an Indian techie as well who found herself facing a devastating blow after working at the electric motor company for 7 years.

Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra has told the government there must be a level playing field between domestic and foreign players and local manufacturing must be promoted, a top executive said, as New Delhi seeks to lure carmakers such as Tesla.

Tesla Cybertruck pickup was delivered to customers earlier this week, arriving two years behind schedule. The new pickup offers a lower driving range compared to the figures promised by CEO Elon Musk, but comes with a much higher price tag. The Cybertruck will face competition from Ford's F150 Lightning, Rivian Automotive's R1T and General Motors' ...

India's steel-to-energy JSW Group is in early talks with Chinese automaker Leapmotor to license technology to build electric vehicles in India, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under the technology licensing agreement, JSW would use Leapmotor's platform to manufacture EVs in India under its own brand name.

Notably, the billionaire announced his decision to visit India after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York in June this year.

Tesla could benefit from increased scrutiny on Chinese brands like BYD in India, and the EV maker has received a red-carpet welcome from the government. The Elon Musk-led firm could enter the world's third-largest auto market without facing competition from BYD like it does in other markets — like Thailand. Tesla reportedly plans to build a low-c...

A group of major automakers on Wednesday said they were forming a new company to provide electric vehicle charging in the United States in a challenge to Tesla and a bid to take advantage of Biden administration subsidies. The group includes General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai Motor and its Kia affiliate, Honda, BMW and Mercedes Benz.

China's BYD has submitted a $1 billion (nearly Rs. 8,200 crore) investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company, three people with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. BYD and privately held Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures have submitted a proposal to Indian regulato...

Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology. Other automakers including Ford, General Motors and ChargePoint are adopting Tesla's charging design on concerns of losing out on customers if they offer only the Combined Charging System (CCS) design.

Elon Musk's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US today and his assurance that Tesla Motors will set up shop in India "as soon as humanly possible" has revived the big question: when will that happen?

Rivian said it has agreed to adopt Tesla's charging standard. This would give customers access to the biggest US charging network and adding momentum to Tesla's bid to set the industry standard. Rivian's customers will be able to access 12,000 Tesla Superchargers with adapters in the United States and Canada as early as spring 2024, the company sai...

Electric vehicle charging companies are cautiously embracing Tesla's charging technology as the main US standard, mere days after Ford and GM said they were adopting it, but questions remained about how any interoperability would work. The rare agreements between Tesla and each of the two US automakers, who among them control more than 60 percent o...

General Motors on Thursday announced that it was adopting Tesla's North American charging system as part of a new agreement that will allow GM EV owners to access Tesla's Supercharger network. The decision to adopt Tesla's technology was announced by GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla chief Elon Musk in a Twitter Spaces event.

Elon Musk said on Monday that Tesla will have humanoid robots in "low production" for the company's internal use next year. Humanoid robots have been in development for several years by Japan's Honda and Hyundai Motor's Boston Dynamics.

Last month, Hyundai Motor, Kia and two other carmakers recalled over 7,700 vehicles due to faulty components.

The layoffs included an Indian techie as well who found herself facing a devastating blow after working at the electric motor company for 7 years.

Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra has told the government there must be a level playing field between domestic and foreign players and local manufacturing must be promoted, a top executive said, as New Delhi seeks to lure carmakers such as Tesla.

Tesla Cybertruck pickup was delivered to customers earlier this week, arriving two years behind schedule. The new pickup offers a lower driving range compared to the figures promised by CEO Elon Musk, but comes with a much higher price tag. The Cybertruck will face competition from Ford's F150 Lightning, Rivian Automotive's R1T and General Motors' ...

India's steel-to-energy JSW Group is in early talks with Chinese automaker Leapmotor to license technology to build electric vehicles in India, according to people familiar with the discussions. Under the technology licensing agreement, JSW would use Leapmotor's platform to manufacture EVs in India under its own brand name.

Notably, the billionaire announced his decision to visit India after he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York in June this year.

Tesla could benefit from increased scrutiny on Chinese brands like BYD in India, and the EV maker has received a red-carpet welcome from the government. The Elon Musk-led firm could enter the world's third-largest auto market without facing competition from BYD like it does in other markets — like Thailand. Tesla reportedly plans to build a low-c...

A group of major automakers on Wednesday said they were forming a new company to provide electric vehicle charging in the United States in a challenge to Tesla and a bid to take advantage of Biden administration subsidies. The group includes General Motors, Stellantis, Hyundai Motor and its Kia affiliate, Honda, BMW and Mercedes Benz.

China's BYD has submitted a $1 billion (nearly Rs. 8,200 crore) investment proposal to build electric cars and batteries in India in partnership with a local company, three people with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters. BYD and privately held Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructures have submitted a proposal to Indian regulato...

Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology. Other automakers including Ford, General Motors and ChargePoint are adopting Tesla's charging design on concerns of losing out on customers if they offer only the Combined Charging System (CCS) design.

Elon Musk's meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the US today and his assurance that Tesla Motors will set up shop in India "as soon as humanly possible" has revived the big question: when will that happen?

Rivian said it has agreed to adopt Tesla's charging standard. This would give customers access to the biggest US charging network and adding momentum to Tesla's bid to set the industry standard. Rivian's customers will be able to access 12,000 Tesla Superchargers with adapters in the United States and Canada as early as spring 2024, the company sai...

Electric vehicle charging companies are cautiously embracing Tesla's charging technology as the main US standard, mere days after Ford and GM said they were adopting it, but questions remained about how any interoperability would work. The rare agreements between Tesla and each of the two US automakers, who among them control more than 60 percent o...

General Motors on Thursday announced that it was adopting Tesla's North American charging system as part of a new agreement that will allow GM EV owners to access Tesla's Supercharger network. The decision to adopt Tesla's technology was announced by GM CEO Mary Barra and Tesla chief Elon Musk in a Twitter Spaces event.