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Electric Two-Wheeler Adoption Gaining Traction In Semi-Urban, Rural Markets: Shriram City MD & CEO

Even as the overall sales of two-wheelers have not returned to pre-COVID levels and that people are also postponing their purchases due to higher running costs with petrol becoming costlier, a lot of demand is coming from rural and semi-urban…

Okinawa Overtakes Hero, OLA To Become India’s No. 1 Electric Two Wheeler Brand

The sale of electric two wheelers in India has increased by 9.89 percent in terms of Month on Month (MoM). The country’s 8 top electric vehicle manufacturers sold a total of 38,693 units. These figures are for June 2022. At…

Kinetic Green Energy Partners With Cholamandalam Investment And Finance Company To Provide Smart And Easy Financing Options For Its Vehicles

Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions, a Pune-based company has brought in Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company, a unit of the Murugappa Group to provide smart and easy financing options for its range of electric two-wheelers and battery-operated three-wheelers. Both…

GODI, The First Indian Company To Receive BIS Certification To Sell Li-ion Cells In India With Cells Made With In-house Technology For Electric Vehicles

GODI India, has achieved a new milestone by getting the prestigious Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for its 21700 cylindrical NMC811 lithium-ion cells. As per the BIS requirement, the Godi-designed and made-in-India cells were tested and qualified by TUV,…

Bajaj Auto Looks To Expand Electric Vehicle Portfolio

Bajaj Auto is all set to expand its electric vehicle portfolio. After the Chetak electric scooter, the company will now roll out electric three-wheelers in September. Executive director Rakesh Sharma said the electric three-wheeler would be manufactured at the Waluj…

Planning To Buy A New EV: Here Are The Pros And Cons Of Electric Cars Over ICE Counterparts

With the world still changing and trying to adjust to the post-COVID era, the electric car industry has also already gone mainstream with sleeker, more affordable options to choose from. However, many consumers are still confused about shifting from internal…

UAE Based META4 To Invest INR 250 cr For EV 2 Wheeler Plant In India

The United Arab Emirates-based company META4 on Monday announced to invest Rs 250 crore to set up an electric two-wheeler manufacturing plant in Telangana. The plant will help create nearly 500 direct and 2, 000 indirect jobs in the state….

100 Vehicles Catch Fire In Delhi’s Electric Vehicle Charging Station

Yesterday, a massive fire broke out in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar electric vehicle parking station. A total of seven fire tenders reached the spot to douse the raging fire. Delhi Fire Service said that the situation is under control now. The…

MG Motors’ Entry-Level EV For India Uncovered, Will Be Priced Around INR10 Lakh

MG Motors India is planning to launch an ultra affordable EV sometime next year, which would cost about Rs 10 Lakhs. The upcoming EV will be based on a kei-car design, with 2 sliding doors, and 39bhp drive train. The…

Yamaha’s MBSI Forays Into Two-Wheeler Leasing

Yamaha’s mobility solutions subsidiary, Moto Business Service India (MBSI) announced its India operation with 2-Wheeler Asset Management Services in New Delhi. The company’s first investment is with Zypp Electric, a last-mile delivery service, with the launch of 250 Hero Electric…