Page 11 - Latest Updates on Electric Vehicle
Buying an EV? Sweden's plan to mine cobalt could make your purchase easier
Price of the mineral, a key input in electric vehicles, has tripled the past 2 years. Sweden seeks to pare global dependence on leading supplier Congo
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National EV forum must be set up for adapting automotive tech: Report
The report also said fiscal incentives must also be given with an aim of bringing down the initial purchase price and to reduce ownership cost
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Global carmakers to invest at least $90 bn in EVs; Ford doubles spend
With the world's top automakers poised to introduce dozens of new battery electric models over the next 5 years, executives continue to ask: Who will buy all those vehicles?
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Just one can poison all of Delhi's water: India needs laws for EV batteries
The automobile industry is moving towards the use of lithium-ion batteries instead of lead-acid batteries to offer quicker charging and higher range
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India's e-vehicle plan impractical, not the way forward: Toyota official
He also argued that EVs alone are not the best answer to curb vehicular pollution
Don't foreclose options
Electric vehicles alone may not be the best answer to pollution
Soon, you'll be able to charge your EV through digital payment modes
The customers need to be billed for the charging and payment needs to be made
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The game changer
India's planned transition to electric vehicles will drastically affect the commodities market
Govt to give grants to cities buying electric vehicles for mass transport
Using clean energy modes like electric vehicles for shared mass transport will help bring down high pollution level in big cities
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Industry not against govt's electric mobility plans: Siam
The government is aiming for an ell-electric vehicle fleet in the country by 2030
Hyundai Motor lines up $200 million for electric vehicle mass market
The Korean automobile company recently launched an electric car named Kona in India
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Pragmatic policy likely on electric two-wheelers in a few months: TVS Motor
CMD Venu Srinivasan proposes hybrid model, says such vehicles would do a better job in cleaning up the environment
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Electric vehicle start-up SmartE gets Rs 100-crore investment from Mitsui
The company will use the funding to rapidly increase its fleet size within Delhi-NCR as well as other key cities around the country
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GST Council to meet on July 25, decide on tax cut for electric vehicles
The recommendations of the officers committee is likely to be placed before the Council on July 25, officials said
Subsidy on EVs only for commercial vehicles, not personal usage: Govt
Under the Rs 10,000-crore FAME scheme, subsidy on EVs are given to three- and four-wheelers for commercial and fleet applications
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The big obstacle on global auto industry's road to an electric future
Cutting the cost of batteries is arguably the industry's most urgent challenge
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Govt invites proposals for developing e-vehicle charging infra in cities
The last date for submission of the proposals is August 20, the ministry said in the Expression of Interest
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Tesla cuts price of Model 3, lifts prices of premium EVs; Q2 sales rise 51%
Tesla also changed its prices in China, the world's largest market for electric vehicles
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From Tata to JSW, steelmakers jittery over record drop in car sales
See low demand situation at the end of the cycle
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India's 'gradual' shift to electric vehicles a blow to green goal
EVs to comprise about 7% of sales in India by 2030
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