FAME and PLI Schemes Promotes Use Of Electric Vehicles In The Country
The Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today informed that to promote the use of electric vehicles in the country and to make their manufacturing…
Mercedes Opens Its First EV-Only Dealership In The World In Japan
Mercedes-Benz’s first dealership in the world dedicated to its all-electric Mercedes-EQ brand opened in Yokohama, south of the Japanese capital on Tuesday, the German automaker’s local unit said. Mercedes-Benz has rolled out five electric models since 2019 and “sees further…
Toyota Rolls Out C-HR Plug-in Hybrid
Toyota on Monday teased a plug-in hybrid version of its C-HR subcompact crossover and confirmed more all-electric bZ models for Europe. The Toyota C-HR Prologue Concept shown Monday previews a next-generation model scheduled to debut in the near future. Toyota…
Lectrix EV To Add 300 Electric Two-Wheeler Dealerships By Mid-2023
Lectrix EV, the electric mobility arm of SAR Group, said that it will expand its presence in India by adding 300 dealerships by mid-2023. The electric two-wheeler company, which started operations earlier this year, currently has a network of more…
Tata Sells 20,000 Of Its $10,000 Tiago EVs In Just 2 Months
Over the past 10 years or so, a lot of new energy vehicle startups, and also legacy OEMs, have followed the same formula of starting with top of the range ($70,000 plus) electric vehicles and then moving slowly to develop…
Tesla’s Chinese Rivals Set New Records
Tesla’s competition in the electric vehicle market has been heating up over the past two years as more EV manufacturers ramp up production and deliveries. Elon Musk’s Austin, Texas-based company has seen its share of the EV market shrink from…
Europeans “Can’t Make Money On EVs”
STELLANTIS is considering building its EV models in India for potential export to Europe because high costs in the EU mean that car makers cannot make EVs at a profit. Speaking from Chennai where Stellantis has a technical centre, CEO…
Zoomcar Launches “Zoomcar Green” Program To Promote Eco-Friendly Car Usage
Zoomcar, the largest car-sharing marketplace covering emerging markets and dominating the self -driving car market in India, announced the launch of “Zoomcar Green” program by Q2 of 2023. The program comes in support of the market dynamics to move forward…
Maharashtra: Electric Double-Decker Buses To Ply On Mumbai Roads From January 2023
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) will launch its premium e-bus service this month and roll out double-decker e-buses in January 2023, an official said. The approvals for double-decker e-buses are in the final stages and will be completed…
Ford Invests Another $180M In Powertrain Plant To Supply 70% Of European EVs
Ford Motor Company announced plans to invest an additional $180 million in its Halewood EV powertrain facility in northern England. As the American automaker looks to go all-electric overseas by 2030, the fresh fund will help bolster the plants output…
