Electric Mobility News

Tesla Inc's stock jumped above $1,000 a share on Wednesday after Chief Executive Elon Musk told his staff it was time to bring the Tesla Semi commercial truck to "volume production." Musk, in an email seen by Reuters on Wednesday, did not specify a time frame for ramping up production of the Semi. Musk on Wednesday tweeted "Yes" to a question on Twitter about whether the report of the leaked Semi truck production email was accurate.

The enclosed electric motorcycle, being developed by California-based Lightning Motorcycles, has been spotted undergoing tests on the road.

Volkswagen on Wednesday said its "first edition" ID.3 electric car will go on sale for under 40,000 euros ($45,484.00) next week, with deliveries due from September, as the German carmaker embarks on a mass production push for zero-emission cars.

The Voltz EVS, as it's called, will be launched in August 2020, along with the brand's flagship store opening in Sao Paulo.

Electric mobility start-up eBikeGo has announced the launch of its eBikeGo Environ electric bicycles. The electric bicycle is offered on a subscription-based model, which per day prices starting at Rs. 80. The new electric bicycles are aimed at delivery executives that have access to a low-investment mobility option and do not need to spend too much on purchasing a two-wheeler to make deliveries. At present, eBikeGo's services are being availed by several delivery firms including Zomato, Big Basket, Delhivery, Rebel Foods, Swiggy, Goodbox among others, according to a statement by the company.

U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc sold 11,095 Shanghai-made Model 3 vehicles in China in May, more than triple the volume seen in April, according to the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA).

Bengaluru-based electric mobility start-up Ather Energy recently completed two years of operations in India. Founded in 2013, the company kick-started its operations in 2018 with the launch of the Ather 450 electric scooter and has since expanded operations to Chennai, while also introducing the new flagship offering - Ather 450X - earlier this year. The company also offered six over-the-air (OTA) updates to the 450 since its launch with the model covering about 11 million kilometres across the fleet. Now, announcing its next step forward, Ather has said that will continue its network expansion to eight new cities this year, while also announcing a new vehicle exchange program for petrol scooter owners who would like to upgrade to an electric scooter.

The first-ever Formula E Race At Home Challenge concluded this weekend and the eSports championship saw Mercedes-Benz EQ's Stoffel Vandoorne claim the win in the first season of the championship. After six high octane rounds, the championship headed into a doubleheader weekend with the New York e-Prix as the digital circuit for the racers. All Formula E teams with their drivers competed for the top spot with Mercedes-Benz and Mahindra Racing competed for the championship title.