Automotive

Mahindra Earmarks Rs 9,000 Crore for Automotive, Confirms 5-Door Thar

ELE Times Research Desk - May 31, 2021

Mahindra & Mahindra will deploy Rs 17,000 crore over the next three years, including capex on new models and investments in group companies besides...

Tesla’s Cybertruck is as Strong as it is Futuristic

ELE Times Research Desk - May 31, 2021

The Cybertruck, the futuristic-looking EV truck from Tesla is built with an exterior shell made for ultimate durability and passenger protection. The monochrome exoskeleton is made...

Maharashtra Intends to Lead in the EV Category, Say Officials

ELE Times Bureau - May 31, 2021

The Maharashtra government in the next five years plans to ensure at least 10 percent of newly registered vehicles in its major cities would...

Leading Automakers in India Take Digital Route to Push Sales Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

ELE Times Research Desk - May 31, 2021

Leading automakers in the country are pursuing more and more digitisation across their processes in order to push sales at a time when prospective...

Battery and Energy Storage

Next-Gen Electric Vehicle Batteries: These are the Questions We Still Need to Answer

ELE Times Research Desk - May 29, 2021

The next generation of electric vehicle batteries, with greater range and improved safety, could be emerging in the form of lithium metal, solid-state technology. But...

Ford: Electric Vehicles to be 40% of Global Sales by 2030

ELE Times Research Desk - May 27, 2021

Ford expects 40% of its global sales to be battery-electric vehicles by 2030 as it adds billions to what it's spending to develop them. The...

Industry

New eBook Explores the Future of Automotive Design and Manufacturing

ELE Times Research Desk - May 27, 2021

Mouser Electronics, Inc., the industry’s leading New Product Introduction (NPI) distributor with the widest selection of semiconductors and electronic components, announces a new eBook...

Auto Chip Supply Crunch Worsens, Probably to Last Till 2022

ELE Times Research Desk - May 26, 2021

The global vehicle chip supply crunch has not eased. Some automakers plan to cut vehicle production, and industry sources predict things will get worse...

More Efficient Lidar Sensing for Self-Driving Cars

ELE Times Research Desk - May 26, 2021

If you see a self-driving car out in the wild, you might notice a giant spinning cylinder on top of its roof. That's a...

Automation

World’s First Autonomous Imager For Smartphones, Smart-Home Appliances and Automobiles

ELE Times Research Desk - May 26, 2021

The world’s first autonomous imager technology that activates smartphones and small appliances through face recognition or other specific patterns. Called µWAI (micro-WAY) and sized as...

Semiconductors and Chips

US Chip Funding Could Result in Seven to 10 New Factories: Officials

ELE Times Research Desk - May 26, 2021

MANASSAS, Va.: U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said a proposed $52 billion boost in U.S. government funding for semiconductor production and research could result...

Why India needs to revise its course curriculum to address EV skill demand

ELE Times Bureau - May 25, 2021

As the Centre incentivizes the use of electric vehicles, the shortage of skilled EV talent could impact the fast-tracking of India’s 2030 e-mobility target...

Kia to again suspend US plant over chip shortage

ELE Times Bureau - May 25, 2021

Kia plans to idle its assembly line in Georgia from Thursday to Friday over a chip shortage, following its two-day factory suspension last month,...

Photonics

Ultra-Sensitive Light Detector Gives Self-Driving Tech a Jolt

ELE Times Research Desk - May 21, 2021

Realizing the potential of self-driving cars hinges on technology that can quickly sense and react to obstacles and other vehicles in real-time. Engineers from...

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