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Honda Unveils City e:HEV Sedan; Launch Next Month

Japanese auto major Honda Cars on Thursday unveiled its new offering for the Indian market — City e:HEV sedan, marking its foray into the mainstream strong hybrid electric vehicle segment in the country. The company, which is present in India…

Toyota Unveils First Electric Vehicle Since RAV4 EV In 2014

Toyota, the top-selling automaker in the U.S., is rolling out its first fully electric vehicle in eight years. The company on Tuesday unveiled the battery-powered bZ4X small SUV, which starts at $42,000 and can go up to 252 miles (406…

Lucid Announces New Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance Model with 1,050 Horsepower

Lucid Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LCID), setting new standards with the longest-range, fastest-charging electric car on the market, announced today that it has begun customer deliveries of Lucid Air Grand Touring and that it will introduce a new version of Lucid…

Nio Forced To Halt Production Due To Covid, Supply Chain Shortages

Chinese EV manufacturer Nio has been forced to suspend production due to local supply chain issues caused by the impact of further Covid-19 restrictions. Nio published a statement on its mobile app over the weekend explaining that “There will be…

Government Staffs Can Get Interest-Free Loan To Buy e-vehicle

To execute the Electric Vehicle Policy 2021, the Department of Finance has issued guidelines for sanction of interest-free advance for purchase of electric vehicle by the Government employees. Principal Secretary, Finance Vishal Kumar Dev has issued the guidelines on Tuesday…

Offgrid Energy Labs Plans To Launch ZincGel Products To Power India’s EV Battery Segment By Next Year

The start-up will be targeting mobility partners to bring forth solutions for fleets operating low-powered electric vehicles like two-wheelers and three-wheelers. ZincGel Battery Technology, in comparison to lithium-ion and lead-acid material batteries, are non-flammable and reduce the damaging impact on…

Omega Seiki Mobility To Deploy Insta Chargeable Rapid EVs With Log9 In Indian Market

Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) and Bengaluru-headquartered battery technology startup Log9 Materials, has announced a strategic partnership to deploy 10,000 three-Wheeler Rage+ Rapid EVs in Tier II and III markets of India by FY24. Supporting these 3W EV Cargo Loaders will…

Hero Electric Continues To Top The Electric Two-Wheeler Sales In India

For the first time, registrations of Hero Electric’s scooters have entered the five-digit mark, with a total of 13,022 Hero e-scooters registered across India in March. As per vehicle registration data on the ‘VAHAN’ portal, a total of 46,569 high-speed…

Hertz & Polestar Announce Global Strategic Partnership To Accelerate Electric Vehicle Adoption

Hertz (NASDAQ: HTZ) and Polestar, the Swedish premium electric performance car maker, today announced a new global partnership that includes purchasing up to 65,000 electric vehicles (EVs) over five years. Availability is expected to begin in Spring 2022 in Europe…

Automotive Electronics Market Set To Advance In India With CASE Convergence, E-Mobility, Among Others

Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Indian Automotive Electronics Growth Opportunities, finds that continuous innovation and development in the automotive industry is boosting the demand for automotive electronics. Its increasing use in various vehicular applications, such as active and passive safety,…