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China’s Xiaomi will launch its highly-anticipated YU7 electric sports utility vehicle on Thursday, as well as other products, such as a mobile chip developed by the company, it said. Analysts have touted the YU7 as a challenger to Tesla’s best-selling Model Y in China, the world’s largest auto market, and Xiaomi had disappointed fans last month by not showcasing the car at the Shanghai autoshow. Lei…
Xiaomi 15s Pro will go official in China later this week. The Xiaomi Pad 7 Ultra and the company’s latest electric car, Xiaomi YU7, will be launched alongside the new smartphone. Xiaomi’s new self-developed chipset, XRING 01 SoC, will be announced during the event. The Xiaomi 15s Pro is confirmed to be the first phone…
Apple on Thursday unveiled the next generation of CarPlay — its in-car user-friendly telematics suite for accessing content on your smartphone while you drive. It builds upon the existing capabilities to provide a deeper integration with the vehicle. Apple says the new CarPlay Ultra provides information for all driver’s screens, including real-time content and gauges…
Tesla’s India office is refunding early bookers of its Model 3, according to emails seen by Bloomberg News, sparking speculation the American electric vehicle maker is nearing a rollout in the world’s third-largest automobile market. “We would like to return your reservation fee for the time being,” read the emails to customers who had made…
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast Auto is pushing expansion into Asian markets instead of North America and Europe, founder Pham Nhat Vuong said during a Hanoi shareholders’ meeting for parent Vingroup JSC. VinFast has no current plans to boost sales in North America and Europe due to high logistic fees and will instead focus on…
Tesla sees India’s 100 percent import tariffs on cars making customers anxious, and the carmaker is still assessing when to enter the “very hot” market even as those concerns linger, its chief financial officer said on Tuesday. Tesla has long wanted to sell in the world’s third-largest car market, but high tariffs, which its chief Elon Musk has said are among the steepest in the world, have been…
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk indicated he’ll visit India later this year after speaking yesterday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, signaling potential progress in the electric-car maker’s long-pending push into the world’s most populous country. He flagged the travel plans in a post on his social media platform X on Saturday. The billionaire entrepreneur had…
The production launch of Tesla Inc.’s more affordable cars, including the stripped down version of the Model Y, has been delayed, Reuters reported Friday. The electric carmaker planned to roll out its lower-cost Model Y, known internally as E41, in the first half of the year. Now production will be pushed back by at least…
Ola Electric Mobility counted its yet-to-be launched electric motorcycles and e-scooter bookings in its February sales number, making its market share look larger as it struggles to win back investor confidence. The SoftBank Group Corp-backed firm told India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways in a March 21 letter that it added customer bookings for…
Maharashtra has withdrawn a proposal for a 6% sales tax on electric vehicles priced above $35,000 (roughly Rs. 30 lakh) to encourage adoption at a time when EV sales are still nascent in the country – the world’s third-largest auto market. “We are disincentivising (EVs in the luxury segment) without any reason … we will…
