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Oben Electric to Set up 50 New Showrooms and Service Centres in 12 Indian cities

In Delhi, Oben Electric has set up a new showrooms in Pitampuram, while the retail outlet in Pune is located in the Wakad area. In Kerala, dealership showrooms have been inaugurated in Kochi and Trivandrum, augmenting the brand’s penetration in…

BluSmart Plans to Raise Over $300 mn in Three Years; Expand Fleet to 25,000 EVs

BluSmart, India’s biggest electric car operator, is planning to raise more than $300 million in three years as it wants to expand its fleet by thousands of cars. The company aims to increase its fleet of electric vehicles to take…

Canada Mulls Chinese EV Tariff Following U.S. Move but is Not Committing to it

Canada is looking at the massive new U.S. import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles imposed by President Joe Biden earlier this month, but is not making any commitment to following suit north of the border. Chinese brands are not a…

EV Startup Zypp Electric Raises $15 Million from ENEOS, 9unicorns, IAN Fund, Others

EV startup Zypp Electric has raised $15 million in its Series C funding round led by Japanese major ENEOS, part of its ongoing $50 million round which is split into $40 million equity and $10 million debt. Announcing the fundraising…

Hyundai Motor India Launches First 180 kW DC Fast EV Charging Station in Chennai

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has announced the inauguration of its first 180 kW DC fast public electric vehicle (EV) charging station in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. This station features both 150 kW and 30 kW connectors. Located at Spencer Plaza…

Indian Startup Raptee Energy is Preparing to Unveil the New E-Moto

Electric motorcycles are taking on all sorts of interesting shapes and sizes, and it goes without saying that the future of the two-wheeled mobility space is very electric. That said, we’ve seen countless electric innovations from Indian manufacturers. From the…

EVR Motors Inaugurates Electric Motor Coil Factory in India

EVR Motors’ Indian plant is located in Manesar, an industrial hub in the state of Haryana in the northern region and home to the largest auto factory (900,000 vehicles/annum) of Maruti Suzuki, the nation’s biggest automaker. The company can manufacture…

MG India to deliver 3000 EVs for Vertelo fleet

MG (Morris Garages), a British automobile brand with a 100-year-old legacy, has signed an MoU with Vertelo, a Macquarie-managed integrated fleet electrification platform, funded by Green Climate Fund. The partnership includes the delivery of 3,000 MG electric vehicles to Vertelo…

Toyota to Launch a Prius-like bZ3C Electric Crossover, But You can’t Have it

Toyoo keep up with surging BYD, Tesla, and other EV makers, Toyota is launching a new all-electric crossover. The Toyota bZ3C looks like the new Prius, but the electric SUV crossover won’t be available in the US. “What kind of…

PURE EV and PDSL UK Partner to Launch Solid-state Battery Electric Scooter – New Joint Venture Will Attract Investments to the Tune of £30 – 40 million

PURE EV and PDSL UK partner to launch solid-state battery electric scooter – New joint venture will attract investments to the tune of £30 – 40 million. 7 May 2024, Coventry, UK. PURE EV, India’s leading electric 2wheeler scooter OEM,…