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Published By: Samreen PallLast Updated: March 15, 2024, 13:50 ISTBengaluru Metro: Karnataka Cabinet Greenlights Phase-3, Promising Connectivity Boost by 2028.Karnataka's Cabinet approves Phase-3 of Bengaluru Metro, spanning 44.65 km. Construction set to begin with an estimated cost of Rs 15,611 crore.The Karnataka Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval to begin construction of the infrastructure required for Phase-3 of the Metro Rail transport system in Bengaluru.Phase-3, which would cover a distance of 44.65 km, will be…

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Meeting Canada's ambitious net-zero emissions target by 2050 necessitates significant technological, behavioral and systemic changes in the transportation sector, a major contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Indeed, the transportation sector alone is responsible for a quarter of all GHG emissions worldwide, with road transport accounting for about 80 percent of this figure.…

Making electric vehicles cheap enough to be used in developing countries will be an enormous challenge, especially in areas, like Oromia, Ethiopia, where the most affordable transport remains the horse. Credit: Nancy Bazilchuk/NTNU High metal prices can drive up the costs of electric car batteries, which will reduce their adoption. Car manufacturers are already responding to this by shifting to different technologies.…

Volkswagen Volkswagen is expanding its electric lineup even further. The company was relatively early to EVs with the ID.4, and since then, it has launched a series of additional models in various regions. Now, Volkswagen is prepping the launch of the new ID.7, an electric sedan that could rival the likes of the Tesla Model 3. The ID.7 has been announced, and we know plenty of details about the car, but it has yet to be officially released to the public. Here’s everything we know about the Volkswagen ID.7. Volkswagen…

Over the last few years, we have seen numerous electric scooters from various EV two-wheeler manufacturers catching fire on public roads. Of these automakers, the Bengaluru-based automaker Ather Energy has seen some of the lowest incidents. However, the company is not immune to electrical fires, and recently, a video showing at least four Ather Energy scooters involved in a fire inside a transport truck has been shared online. In the video, it can be noted that four scooters on the top section of the truck were burning,…

Christian de Looper / Digital Trends Carmakers are in the process of reinventing the wheel. While some companies are simply slapping an electric powertrain in an existing chassis and calling it a day, the majority of companies are taking the transition to electrified as an opportunity to redesign their lineups completely — both outside and in. Just look at the EV6, a car that would be impossible to imagine in Kia’s lineup just five years ago. But while the fresh and new exterior designs are fun to look at, it’s the…

Ford Ford announced last year that it would adopt the Tesla North American Charging Standard (NACS) for EV fast charging, granting Ford drivers access to the Tesla Supercharger network. Now, the automaker is providing a little more detail on exactly how that will work. In the original May 2023 announcement, Ford said owners of existing EVs — which use the Combined Charging Standard (CCS) instead of NACS — would be able to charge at Supercharger stations via an adapter. Today, the automaker announced that the adapter…

Fiat is taking a slightly more fun approach to developing EVs. The company is showing off a hefty five new EV concepts that show off what it thinks the future of electric cars will look like — and that will ultimately serve as inspiration for future EVs that will launch starting later this year. The cars are inspired by the city cars built by Italian automaker Panda and will launch starting in July 2024 with a new city car. Fiat will then launch a new model each year for three more years. It’s unclear if the cars…

Apple reportedly canceled its electric-car project earlier this week, ending around a decade of research and development on the ambitious project. While we knew the tech giant had spent billions on its efforts, a New York Times report on Wednesday put a precise figure on it: $10 billion. It’s an astonishing amount of money for a project that will never see the light of day, and even more so when you consider that many of those working on it apparently suspected that the endeavor would come to nothing. Internally, the…

Honda Honda is taking virtual reality mobile. Set to debut at SXSW 2024, the Honda XR Mobility Experience combines VR headsets with the automaker’s Uni-One “personal mobility device.” First shown in 2023 in Japan, the Uni-One is like a more comfortable Segway. It’s self-balancing and has two ride heights. At its lower height, which puts the user roughly at eye level with seated people, it’s controlled via a joystick. But raise it up to the taller ride height, and users can move the Uni-One in all directions or turn…