Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell Heads To Europe For Commercial Use
Hyundai Motor Company shipped the first 10 units of the Hyundai XCIENT Fuel Cell, the world’s first mass-produced fuel cell heavy-duty truck, to Switzerland. The company plans to ship a total of 50 XCIENT Fuel Cells to Switzerland this year,…
Volvo & Google’s Waymo Join Hands To Develop Self-Driving Vehicles
Volvo Car Group and Waymo have come on terms with a new agreement that makes the autonomous driving based company the exclusive partner of the Swedish luxury carmaker in Level 4 capabilities. The Technology brand is owned by the mighty…
German Luxury Carmaker To Take Stake In Chinese Battery Cell Maker Farasis
Daimler AG (commonly known and referred to as Mercedes) is to take a 3 per cent stake in Farasis, the Chinese battery cell maker, as the German carmaker ramps up its electric vehicle production. The Stuttgart-based company said it would…
India’s $18,000 Tata Nexon EV Points To Global EV Affordability
India only sells about 2,000 electric vehicles a year – in a market of 4 million sales per year. The introduction of the Tata Nexon EV is arguably the country’s best attempt so far to make electric cars accessible to…
Bgauss A2, B8 Electric Scooters Unveiled In India
Bgaus, a new electric two-wheeler brand in India has unveiled two scooters – the B8 which is a premium scooter and the A2, an entry-level two-wheeler. This brand has been introduced by RR Global and will be officially launched in…
Ballard Announces $7.7M MEA Order From Synergy Joint Venture In China
Ballard Power Systems today announced that it has received a purchase order for $7.7 million of membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) for use in manufacturing FCvelocity®-9SSL fuel cell stacks from Guangdong Synergy Ballard Hydrogen Power Co., Ltd. (Synergy-Ballard JVCo), a joint…
Tesla Announces Q2 Deliveries: 90,650 Electric Cars – Beating Expectations
Tesla announced its Q2 deliveries and production numbers. The automaker confirmed 90,650 deliveries, beating expectations. Only a few weeks ago, most Wall Street estimates put Tesla deliveries at 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles during the second quarter.It was roughly in line…
NITI Aayog Introduces New Program To Decarbonize India’s Transport System
The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and the International Transport Forum (ITF) of Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), have jointly launched a project aimed at decarbonizing India’s transport sector. The program, Decarbonizing Transport in Emerging Economies…
FICCI Urges Government To Extend FAME-II For Two Years To Boost EV Demand
Industry body FICCI has recently recommended various measures, including the continuation of the FAME -II scheme till 2025, to enhance demand for electric vehicles. The recommendations, submitted by FICCI”s EV committee to the government, seek immediate support from policymakers to…
Ather Energy Finally Announces 2Wheeler Exchange Program
Ather Energy has finally formally announced its two-wheeler exchange program. What this means is that if you own a petrol-powered two-wheeler, you can now exchange it for an electric two-wheeler! Great news for electric vehicle enthusiasts in the country, we…
