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2024 Bajaj Chetak Urbane E-Scooter Launched; Priced At Rs 1.15 Lakh

Bajaj has launched a new variant of the Chetak electric scooter in India, the Chetak Urbane. Priced at Rs 1.15 lakh for the standard and Rs 1.21 lakh for the Tecpac-equipped variant (all prices, ex-showroom), the Chetak Urbane in standard…

Gogoro is First Foreign Two-wheel Vehicle OEM and Battery Swapping Provider to be Recognized by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI)

Gogoro Inc. (Nasdaq: GGR), a global technology leader in battery-swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, today announced it has been recognized by the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) as an empaneled OEM making its registered…

Delhi Government Plans to Allow only Electric Two-wheelers to ply as Bike Taxis

The aggregator policy being finalised by the Delhi government proposes to allow only electric two-wheelers to ply as bike taxis, officials said on Tuesday. The aggregator policy for two-, three- and four-wheelers is in its final stages and will be…

Pepper Motion will Invest ₹4,640 crore in EV Manufacturing Unit at Punganur

Andreas Hager, CEO of the German-based Pepper Motion Company, called on Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy at the latter’s camp office at Tadepalli, near here, on November 29 (Wednesday). Pepper Motion, which manufactures electric buses and trucks, is all…

E-bus Sales in India will go up to 11-13% by FY25

ICRA points out that the government has sought to boost e-bus adoption through bid aggregation under tenders floated by Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL). Despite successful OEM participation in the initial tenders, CESL’s third tender faced limited participation due to…

Simple Dot One Electric Scooter Coming this December 15

Bengaluru-based startup Simple Energy has announced that it will be launching the Simple Dot One electric scooter on December 15, 2023. With a price tag of under Rs 1 lakh, the Simple Dot One will directly compete with the Ola…

India’s OLA Electric Service Challenges as Demand for Electric Scooters Surges

Bhavish Aggarwal, often regarded as India’s counterpart to Elon Musk, is on a mission to accelerate the adoption of electric scooters and propel India toward a greener future. Aggarwal’s company, Ola Electric, often likened to Tesla in the West, is…

Electric Vehicle Maker Lion Electric Cutting 150 Jobs to Reduce Costs

The Lion Electric Co. says it is cutting 150 jobs or about 10 per cent of its total workforce in a move to reduce costs and improve its ability to reach its profitability objectives. Lion Electric chief executive and founder…

ChargeZone to Raise USD 125 m to Boost EV Charging Ecosystem, Plans Partnership with OEM’s

EV charging infrastructure player ChargeZone is planning to tie up with major automakers of India to boost EV infrastructure country-wide. Kartikey Hariyani, Founder & CEO of ChargeZone told ETAuto that the company will be signing an MoU with Volvo-Eicher, Ashok…

BluSmart Completes 10 Million Emission-Free Rides in India

BluSmart, an Indian EV ride service and EV charging superhub infrastructure operator has announced the completion of 10 million emission-free rides in less than five years after commencing operations in India. BluSmart began operations in 2019 and has traversed over…