As Tesla prepares to enter the market, India restricts investments in EV charging

India offers a significantly reduced 15 per cent import tariff on EVs, down from approximately 100 per cent, to companies like Tesla. However, to qualify, automakers must invest at least $500 million in a domestic factory. Reuters reports that investments in charging infrastructure cannot be used to meet this requirement, ensuring the focus remains on

Tesla to sell imported EVs in India from April: Report

American electric carmaker Tesla is looking to enter India this year and may start selling electric vehicles as soon as April, according to a report. Tesla plans to sell imported vehicles from its Berlin plant in India starting in April this year. It claimed that the EV maker is planning to offer cheaper EV models

Tesla gearing up to manufacture half million EVs yearly in India

Tesla also aims to use India as an export hub to ship cars to Indo-Pacific countries, the report added, noting that the starting price for the EV will be $24,400, more than double India’s cheapest EV, the MG Comet, and $6,000 more than the Tata Nexon EV, the top-selling EV in India. A decision by

South Australia seeks proposals for world’s biggest hydrogen power plant

The South Australia government has launched the formal process for partners in its ambitious green hydrogen power plant proposal for the steel city of Whyalla, a plan it hopes will be as transformational for the state as the original Tesla big battery. The state Labor government plans to invest $593 million to build a 250MW

India has no problem if Tesla produces EVs in the country: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said if the US-based Tesla is ready to manufacture its electric vehicles in India then there is ‘no problem’ but the company must not import cars from China. In an interactive session at the Raisina Dialogue, Gadkari further said India is a large market and there is a huge potential for

The simple technology that will bring an end to fossil fuels

The world is turning its back on fossil fuels to save the planet and, in recent times, to hurt Putin and his horrific plans. But, there is a massive problem. Renewable energy, like solar and wind are erratic, and the mega batteries we use to overcome this issue are costly and massively impact the environment.

Geely introduces methanol-powered truck

Geely, a Chinese manufacturer that owns brands such as Volvo and Lotus, among others, presented a concept truck that will be a direct rival to Tesla Semi. However, unlike Elon Musk’s truck, which is basically electric, the so-called “Homtruck” promises to be more versatile as it also uses a range extender and a version with