Electric Cars News

The Tesla Model 3 dual motor performance version is the high performance version of the electric car and is capable of doing 0-100kmph in just 3.5 seconds.

China has announced its decision to hike the import duties on electric cars and a list of other goods accounting for $34 billion, which come from the United States. China says it's merely responding in "equal scale" to Trump's tariff hike on Chinese goods.

Northvolt has cut the estimated cost of building Europe's largest battery factory, giving a boost to a project that faces a battle to attract investors worried about Asia's head-start in the industry. The Swedish company, set up by former Tesla executive Peter Carlsson, will spend "significantly less" than its previous guidance of 4 billion euros ($4.7 billion), chief operating officer Paolo Cerruti told Reuters, without giving a new figure.

The electric passenger vehicle market is stable while commercial electric vehicle segment is experiencing strong growth.

Byton, a Silicon Valley based and Chinese backed automaker has finally started production of its first electric vehicle, the M-Byte SUV. The new SUV will be made in Byton's Nanjing plant in China in a brand new facility which will also serve as the brand's new headquarters. Byton is currently manufacturing the SUV for testing including those required to meet crash norms around the world. Byton will soon be showcasing this production ready version, which will hit the markets by next year.

Dutch coachbuilder RemetzCar revealed its full electric custom built shooting brake and is based on the Tesla Model S.

Porsche will invest close to 500 million euro for the development of Taycan variants and derivatives.

India is one of the largest importers, and in 2017 it imported nearly $150 million worth lithium-ion batteries.