Electric Cars News

In the much-anticipated unveiling to cheering fans late on Thursday, Tesla boss Elon Musk had taken aim at the design, power and durability of mainstream trucks, only to be shaken when his boast about his new vehicle's windows backfired.

As the first production model under the Lexus Electrified banner, the all-electric UX 300e comes with a high-output motor. There are also high-capacity batteries, located directly beneath the cabin floor, secure a low centre of gravity and allow a driving range of around 402 km.

At the Tesla Cybertruck unveiling here, Elon Musk asked the companys lead designer, Franz von Holzhausen, to demonstrate the strength of the "Armor Glass" by throwing a solid metal, baseball-sized ball at the window, but surprisingly the glass broke when a steel ball was overarmed into it.

The much awaited Tesla Cybertruck finally breaks cover! It is a full blown pickup truck albeit with a rather, erm, interesting design. It is of course fully electric and will have a maximum range of 800 plus kilometres.

German carmaker BMW on Thursday said it had ordered more than 10 billion euros' ($11.07 billion) worth of battery cells from Chinese battery cell maker Contemporary Amperex Technology Co and Samsung SDI.

According to a draft prepared by the Department For Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and Invest India, the government has proposed to provide land to these companies to setup a factory along with giving them water, electricity and road access.

MG Motor India is gearing up to introduce the ZS EV in the country in December, and ahead of the launch of the upcoming electric SUV, the carmaker has installed its first fast charging station in the country. The new 50 kW DC fast charging station is located at the company's flagship dealership in Gurugram, and has been installed in collaboration with Finland-based clean energy major Fortum.

This is the seventh member of the ID. concept family and previews a potential production car for Europe and North America.