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Man Sets His Ola Electric Scooter On Fire After It Breaks Down In The Middle Of The Road

For a few months, many shocking instances where electric scooters are breaking down and catching fire have been reported from several parts of the country. This is making people with e-bikes worry about their safety.   Now, a man who got frustrated with the…

Tata Chooses UK For New EV Battery Plant

India’s Tata has chosen to build an electric vehicle battery plant in southwest England, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, a win that would bolster the country’s automotive industry against stiff global competition.  Tata has chosen a site in Somerset to supply…

Hero MotoCorp Releases New Colors For The Vida V1 Electric Scooter

In January, 2023, deliveries of Hero Motocorp’s first electric two-wheeler, the Vida V1 scooter, commenced. Launched under the brand’s electric spinoff brand Vida, the V1 scooter entered an already competitive electric scooter landscape in India, doing battle with the likes…

Pravaig And Saudi India Venture Studio Sign MoU For AI & EV Industry Cooperation

Pravaig, a Banglore based Electric Vehicle (EV) Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Saudi India Venture Studio on the concluding day of G20 YEA India Summit 2023.  “We are delighted to join hands with Saudi India…

U.S. and India Advance Partnership on Clean Energy

U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm and Indian Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri held the third ministerial meeting of the U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership, launched in September 2021. This effort focuses government, industry, and…

Fisker To Launch Ocean Extreme Limited Edition Just For India

Fisker is working on a limited edition version of the Ocean SUV for the Indian market but will only build 100 examples of them.  The special model will be based on the Fisker Ocean Extreme and dubbed the Vigyan. The first deliveries are expected…

MG Patents New Micro-EV Design In India

Baojun, the sister brand of MG Motor, recently unveiled its micro-SUV named ‘Yep’ in China. The vehicle featured a boxy design reminiscent of traditional SUVs while occupying a minimal footprint. Now, just months later, Baojun and MG Motor India’s parent…

2023 Okinawa OKHI-90 E-scooter Goes Official In India

Homegrown automaker Okinawa Autotech has launched the 2023 iteration of its OKHI-90 scooter in India.As for the highlights, the two-wheeler has a retro-inspired design and offers several tech-based facilities, including turn-by-turn navigation support and an anti-theft alarm.It draws power from an electric…

BMW iX SUV Is BMW’s Best-Selling Electric Vehicle In India

BMW’s small but growing electric vehicle (EV) portfolio has found reasonable success in India. While overall numbers in this new and fast-evolving segment are still low, BMW leads the luxury EV market in the country by a fair margin. Interestingly…

Tesla And BYD Both Seeking To Make Affordable EVs In India

India is the world’s third-largest new-car market, after China and the U.S., and the two leading EV makers are looking to tap it with affordable models.  Tesla is discussing an investment deal with the Indian government that would see the…