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Tata beats Tesla on efficiency

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In ICCT's 2025 Global Automaker Rating, Tata Motors had the best adjusted EV energy consumption at 106 Wh/km, followed by Mahindra at 113 Wh/km; Tesla and BYD were third and fourth.

Rivian reportedly laid off around 200 employees, or about 1.5% of its workforce, as it adjusts to pressure in the U.S. EV market.

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In ICCT's 2025 Global Automaker Rating, Tata Motors had the best adjusted EV energy consumption at 106 Wh/km, followed by Mahindra at 113 Wh/km; Tesla and BYD were third and fourth.

Yes, Indian automaker Tata Motors ranks first globally in battery-electric vehicle (BEV) energy efficiency according to the International Council on Clean Transportation's (ICCT) 2025 Global Automaker Rating. Global EV Energy Efficiency Rankings • 1st Place: Tata Motors (106

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[restofworld.org](https://restofworld.org/2026/indian-evs-beat-tesla-byd-icct-efficiency-ranking/) NAMES: ICCT = International Council on Clean Transportation,

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Rivian reportedly laid off around 200 employees, or about 1.5% of its workforce, as it adjusts to pressure in the U.S. EV market.

Rivian Reportedly Cuts 200 Jobs as EV Market Faces Growing Pressure Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian has reportedly laid off approximately 200 employees, representing around 1.5% of its workforce, as the company adjusts to changing conditions in the U.S. electric vehicle http

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Reporting of the layoff circulated in tech/EV news outlets. NAMES: Rivian = U.S. electric vehicle maker known for the R1T pickup and R1S SUV.

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MTata Motors beats Tesla on the one number nobody talks about: energy efficiency.
CTata? The Indian automaker?
MThe International Council on Clean Transportation just put out its 2025 global ranking, and Tata came in first.
COn what, price?
MOn how little electricity their cars waste. Best adjusted energy use. Tata, 106 watt-hours per kilometer.
CAnd Tesla?
MThird. BYD fourth. Indian brands are getting genuinely good at efficiency.
CThat's a real signal. Efficiency is the hard engineering. Range is just a bigger battery.
MExactly. And Indian roads are hard on a car — heat, traffic, rough pavement. Priya Mani, an executive editor at Rest of World, pointed out the lesson for the rest of us: if you build for India, you build for everywhere.
CLittle humble pie for Silicon Valley. The fancy glass and two-second zero-to-sixty is easy. Not wasting electrons is the whole game.
MAnd the company that's all about grins and launch mode gets beaten on engineering by a maker of family cars.
CWell, that's the thing about a launch mode. You're not in it at 40 miles an hour on a Tuesday.
MUp next, we've got the fight about AI agents taking over banking — and it's more heated than that.
CDon't tell me. Somebody gave an AI their password and now it owns a condo.
MWorse. But you'll have to hear it next.

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