Terra Motors, Formula E, Infineon, Tesla, Arcimoto.

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Premium e-motorbike: Terra Motors will present its Terra Kiwami at the Auto Expo in India. All we know is that Kiwami means ‘Extreme’ in Japanese and it will be a ‘premium’ motorbike. Terra Motors is best known for its A4000i electric scooter, which turns the riders’ iPhone into a dashboard screen to display details such as the speed, charge status and range.
indianautosblog.com

Formula E to build HQ in UK: The electric racing series has started constructions on its new premises close to Donington Park Racing Circuit. From May this year, facilities for each of the ten Formula E teams, together with offices, stores and workshops for about 150 Formula E employees will spread across an area of 44,000 ft² (4,088 m²).
thegreencarwebsite.co.uk

Infineon eyes e-mobility: Jochen Hanebec, responsible for the automotive division at Infineon, predicts that profits from semiconductors used in electric cars could increase by factor ten until 2020. However, this would require the electric mobility to have its breakthrough. EVs like the BMW i3 are already using almost double as much chip and conductor technology than regular vehicles.
faz.net (In German), techfieber.de (In German)

Much ado about less: Contrary to what ‘China Car Times’ reported yesterday, Tesla will not charge its fans in China an extra-high price. Instead, the Model S with 85 kWh will start from 734,000 yuan (121,400 dollars) and is therefore rather competitively priced.
teslamotors.com, hybridcars.com, chinacartimes.com

Arcimoto e-trike: The Oregon-based start-up has been around since 2009 and just recently updated its electric trike. The new Arcimoto has an alloy chassis, is build on a modular platform and will feature a swappable battery pack.
green.autoblog.com