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Month: February 2024

Zoomcar Partners With SPARKCARS to Drive EV Adoption in Self-drive Sector

As the rental market continues to evolve, this partnership will help increase the supply of EV cars available for self-drive to meet the growing needs of convenient and independent travel, and also a strategic move to increase awareness of higher…

Vietnam EV Maker VinFast Reports $2 Billion Net Loss In 2023

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast on Thursday reported a net loss of more than $2 billion in 2023 after missing its sales target, despite a 90 percent increase in revenue. The communist state’s first homegrown car manufacturer is trying to…

SAP Goes the Distance With EV Fleet Digitalization

Electric vehicles (EVs) are transforming the mobility experience in corporate fleet management. A great example is the partnership between Mercedes-Benz and SAP where the companies are both customers and vendors to each other. Mercedes-Benz is using SAP solutions to digitalize…

New Renault Kwid EV to debut on 21 February

Last year, the Renault-Nissan alliance announced the debut of six new models for India, including two A-segment electric vehicles. Now, out of the two, one electric car is the new Renault Kwid EV. Dubbed the Dacia Spring EV, this upcoming…

PURE EV Bags $8 Mn To Scale Up Its EV Two-Wheeler Playbook

Hyderabad-based electric vehicle manufacturer PURE EV (Power Using Renewable Energy) has raised $8 Mn (INR 66.3 Cr) in a funding led by Bennett Coleman and Company Limited, Hindustan Times Media Ventures, with participation from Ushodaya Enterprises Private Limited and existing…

Ford CEO Open to Working With Rivals to Compete With China

Ford Chief Executive Jim Farley said on Thursday the automaker is reworking its electric vehicle strategy to compete with Chinese rivals, and opened the door to collaboration with other automakers to cut EV battery costs. BYD and other low-cost Chinese…

Mahindra to Use Volkswagen Electric Components, Battery Cells

Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd have signed a supply agreement on the use of key electric components of the German carmaker’s open platform for electric vehicles (EVs), the companies said in a statement on Friday. Mahindra plans to use…

Tirex Chargers and Government of Gujarat Ink MoU for One of the Largest EV DC Charger Manufacturing Plants in India

Tirex Chargers, a leading Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers, and the Government of Gujarat have formalized their commitment to India’s sustainable future by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on January 6, 2024. The signing ceremony…

Europe Moves to End Reliance on China EVs With €4.4bn Factory Plans

Two of Europe’s largest car makers Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz have raised about €4.4 billion to set up three new electric vehicle (EV) gigafactories across the European Union (EU) in the coming years. The companies said in a press release on…

India Lithium-ion Battery Market to Hit Market Size of USD 30,860.6 Million By 2032

Indian thium-ion battery market generated a revenue of US$ 5,116.4 Million in 2023 and is estimated to reach US$ 30,860.6 million by 2032 at a CAGR of 22.1% during the forecast period 2024–2032. The Indian lithium-ion battery market is the…