Auto Industry

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled its final pollution emissions standards for the auto industry on Wednesday. The regulations, which include a looser timeframe than those proposed last year, mandate that by 2032, most new passenger car and light truck sales in the US must be electric or hybrid.Earth is on a disastrous trajectory with climate change, and no amount of baseless conspiracy theories or talking points from the oil and gas industry, Donald Trump or anyone else will change that. Only phasing out…

20 EV Charging Stations To Come Up In Nashik. (Representational Image) (Photo: The Economic Times)Servotech Power Systems has secured equity dilution of 6 per cent and raised Rs 12 crore at a pre-money valuation of Rs 200 crore.Servotech Power Systems Ltd., a green charging solutions provider, has secured a contract for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the Nashik Municipal Corporation area.This contract entails the supply, construction, and commissioning of 20 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations…

Last Thursday, the Biden administration announced it would investigate the security risks posed by Chinese-made smart cars, which could “collect sensitive data about our citizens and our infrastructure and send this data back to the People’s Republic of China,” the statement from White House claims. While many other technologies from China have been scrutinized because of security concerns, EVs have largely avoided that sort of attention until now. After all, they represent a technology that will greatly help the world…

Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: February 08, 2024, 11:16 ISTMaruti Launches Compact Nexa Service Workshops, All Set to Transform Non-Urban Customer Experience. (Photo: India Today)Maruti Suzuki launches compact Nexa service workshops, aiming for 100 outlets by FY 2024-25 to extend premium service to non-urban customers.Maruti Suzuki India on Tuesday launched compact-format Nexa service workshops with plans to have 100 such outlets across the country by the end of next fiscal.Through this strategic move the auto…

Last Updated: January 29, 2024, 19:02 ISTAuto Industry's Wishlist for Budget 2024, Hopes High for Economic Boost. (Representational Image) (Photo: HT)Auto industry anticipates growth-oriented measures in upcoming budget. Hopes for infrastructure support and incentives for electric vehicles.As the interim budget approaches, people in the automobile industry have different hopes for Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.While they don’t expect major changes in this temporary budget, most think some steps could be taken to…

Last Updated: November 24, 2023, 10:00 ISTBajaj Pulsar N160 Bids Adieu to Single-Channel ABS.(Photo: Bajaj)Bajaj Auto revs up safety with the discontinuation of Pulsar N160's single-channel ABS, responding to surging demand for the dual-channel variant. Bajaj Auto waves goodbye to the single-channel ABS variant of the popular Bajaj Pulsar N160.The decision stems from a consumer shift favoring the safety prowess of its dual-channel ABS counterpart.Initially hitting the roads with options of single and dual-channel ABS…

This story first appeared on Grist, a nonprofit media organization covering climate justice and solutions.Electric vehicle sales in the United States set a record this past quarter and are on track to break the 1 million mark in 2023, which would be a milestone for the industry. This surge comes even as many vehicle models have lost their eligibility for federal, and some state, incentives.Analysts at Wards Intelligence and Cox Automotive reported that consumers bought nearly 300,000 EVs between the beginning of April and…

The joint venture, called SiliconAuto, will supply Stellantis, including its new 'STLA Brain' electronic and software architecture, Foxconn and other customers, the two companies said in a statement.Carmaker Stellantis and iPhone assembler Foxconn have created a 50-50 joint venture to design and sell semiconductors for the automotive industry from 2026. The joint venture, called SiliconAuto, will supply Stellantis, including its new 'STLA Brain' electronic and software…

According to various analysts, the market volume for software-based vehicle functions and services is expected to reach USD 640 billion by 2031. With its Plug & Play concept, Continental is presenting a modular and highly scalable solution for the integration of high-performance computers (HPC) in vehicle architectures. The highlight: Individual computing modules can be replaced or upgraded even when the vehicle is already in the field.Combined with a new type of…

Three brand-new Teslas, which had been sitting in shipping containers on a Chinese dock since 2010, are now poised to be sold for a record sum. These Roadsters, manufactured in 2010, were never collected by their original buyer. Recently, they were discovered in shipping containers at a port in Quingdao. Belonging to Tesla’s initial product line, the Roadster was produced between 2008 and 2012. These three vehicles include an orange base model along with two red and orange sports variants. The task of…