Green IT

Xiaomi Entered EV Market ‘Due To US Sanctions’

Xiaomi chief executive says he decided to begin making electric vehicles after company was placed on US military blacklist in…

4 days ago

VW Chief Discusses Free Trade With China Officials

VW chief executive discusses free and fair trade with Chinese officials in Beijing after EU imposes electric vehicle tariffs

5 days ago

Tesla Production Lines ‘Shut Down’ By Global IT Outage

Some Tesla production lines reportedly shut down by worldwide systems failures linked to CrowdStrike software update

5 days ago

China’s Premium EV Makers See Deliveries Surge In June

China's top three premium EV makers see boost in deliveries in June, but incentives and discounts make profitability harder goal

4 weeks ago

Renault-Backed EV Start-Up BeyonCa Sets Up In Hong Kong

BeyonCa, backed by Renault and Dongfeng Motor, aims to create 'Made In Hong Kong' luxury electric vehicle brand

4 weeks ago

Troubled EV Maker Rivian Lays Out Path To Profitability

At first-ever investor day EV maker Rivian lays out profitability plans after $5bn deal with VW offers it financial lifeline

4 weeks ago

EU, China Agree To Talks Over Planned EV Tariffs

EU, China hold talks and agree to further negotiations as bloc plans tariffs up to 38 percent on Chinese electric…

1 month ago

Workers Killed In Fire At South Korean Battery Plant

At least 22 workers killed in fire at lithium battery plant near Seoul after chain of explosions destroy second floor…

1 month ago

EU Adopts Law To Spur Green Tech Manufacturing

EU formally adopts Net-Zero Industry Act that seeks to boost EU green-tech manufacturing against rivals from China and US

2 months ago

Proxy Advisory Firm Advises Against Musk Tesla Pay Deal

Proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis advises shareholders to vote against record-breaking Musk pay package at Tesla

2 months ago

Shares In Chinese EV Firm Zeekr Soar On Debut

EV maker Zeekr, controlled by car giant Geely, valued at nearly $7bn as investors heartened by surging sales

2 months ago

Tesla Fires Software, Service, Engineering Staff

Tesla lays off software, service, engineering staff after disbanding Supercharger team, as major cull continues

3 months ago

Electric Vehicle Turned Away From Hospital Car Park

Liverpool's Alder Hey children's hospital turns away electric car from car park due to 'fire risk' as it upgrades sprinkler…

3 months ago

Tesla Cuts Prices Across Major Markets

Tesla cuts prices in US, China, Germany, other major markets as it faces intensifying competition, slowing sales

3 months ago

Tesla Recalls Thousands Of Cybertrucks Over Accelerator Fault

Tesla recalls 3,878 Cybertrucks over safety issue that could cause accelerator pedal to become stuck, increasing crash risk

3 months ago

Tesla Cuts More Than 10 Percent Of Workforce

Tesla lays off more than 10 percent of staff worldwide amidst slower growth, tougher competition from China

3 months ago

Elon Musk To Meet India’s Modi Over Import Deal

Tesla chief Elon Musk to meet India prime minister Narendra Modi amidst plans to import EVs and set up manufacturing…

3 months ago

Government Wants Flying Taxis In Operation By 2028

Flying taxis could become reality in UK in next four years under new government action plan that also lays out…

4 months ago

UK EV Maker Arrival Collapses Into Administration

British electric vehicle start-up Arrival enters administration three years after being valued at $15bn, with 170 jobs at risk

6 months ago

Tesla Recalls More Than 2 Million Cars Over Warning Light Size

Tesla recalls more than 2 million cars after warning light font size found to be too small, following massive Autopilot…

6 months ago

Google Signs Major Offshore Wind Deal

Largest offshore wind agreement signed by Google to utilise two new wind farms off coast of the Netherlands

6 months ago

Peugot To Integrate ChatGPT Across Car Line

Stellantis' Peugot to integrate OpenAI's ChatGPT AI into voice assistant across car line, rolls out eight-year EV warranty

6 months ago

Huawei Electric Car Partner Sees Revenue Surge

Huawei electric car manufacturing partner Seres sees losses down up to 45 percent on strong sales of latest Aito EV…

6 months ago

Tesla To Halt Production At Berlin Plant Amidst Red Sea Disruption

Tesla to pause production at Berlin plant for two weeks due to parts delays amidst attacks on ships in Red…

6 months ago

Tesla Recalls 1.6 Million Cars In China Over Autopilot Issues

Tesla recalls more than 1.6 million vehicles in China over Autopilot safety issues, following similarly massive recall in US last…

7 months ago

Tesla Expands Market Share Lead In Norway

Tesla expands top Norwary market share to 20 percent of new cars, even as it loses position as biggest EV…

7 months ago

Tesla Loses Top Electric Car Spot To China’s BYD

Tesla reports higher EV sales than analysts' expectations, but is overtaken by Chinese giant BYD

7 months ago

Xiaomi Aims To Become ‘Top Five’ Car Maker With SU7 EV

Xpeng aims for top with technology-heavy SU7 electric vehicle in extremely crowded Chinese EV market hit by slowing demand supply…

7 months ago

BYD Close To Passing Tesla As World’s Biggest EV Maker

Fourth-quarter sales surge takes Chinese auto giant BYD closer to passing Tesla as world's biggest maker of purely electric vehicles

7 months ago

Xiaomi Founder Hopes For ‘Win’ With Upcoming Electric Car

Xiaomi founder and chief Lei Jun says company may struggle to keep up with demand as it prepares electric car…

7 months ago