Page 5 - Latest Updates on Electric Vehicle
Ford, Volkswagen are set to cooperate on self-driving and electric cars
Volkswagen sold more vehicles than any other carmaker in the world last year
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Tata Motors to lead transition towards electric mobility: N Chandrasekaran
The company needs to transform itself to be relevant in the world of future mobility, Chandrasekaran said
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From price hikes to tax sops: How Union Budget 2019 will impact you
While fuel and gold are set to get more expensive, the Budget proposes tax sops on affordable housing and electric vehicle loans
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Infrastructure over incentive to promote electric vehicles: Economic Survey
Despite the challenges, the Survey noted that electric vehicles will be the future in India
Electric fleet companies help make business of small EVs viable
Firms like SmartE or Bengaluru-based Lithium Urban Technologies, giants like Ola that helps e-commerce companies deliver products, are playing a key role in kicking up sales of electric vehicles
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Start-ups rush to join electric two-wheeler race as big boys wait
These start-ups are collectively putting in over $500 million to design and make electric two-wheelers and create the charging infrastructure to make EVs a reality
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VW group to enter Indian EV market with premium SUV rollout by year-end
Audi's e-tron will be the first of 12 electric vehicles to enter domestic market; company plans to ship 200 CBU cars
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Flipkart plans to roll out electric vehicles for last-mile deliveries
Flipkart is also setting up necessary charging infrastructure at its hubs in order to deploy EVs at large scale
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Budget likely to charge up electric vehicle push with tax incentives
The govt is also examining extension of tax holiday for units operating or planning to set up operations in special economic zones
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Delhi govt to use EVs for delivery of online orders, unveils pilot project
Delhi govt believes electric vehicles are the future and it's time to bring this future into the present, Gahlot said
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Tata Sons Chairman Chandrasekaran says migration to EVs need to be planned
Chandrasekaran said the demand for EVs needs to be created with the right incentives
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Tearing hurry
EV move will backfire if the industry doesn't get transition time
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Honda opposes NITI proposal on e-vehicles, says adoption a major challenge
Earlier major Indian automakers Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Co opposed the NITI proposal
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Changing to e-vehicles 'not like Aadhar, printing cards': Auto majors
Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj said "we believe 100 per cent transition is completely uncalled for"
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Automakers run into collision with Centre's electric vehicle plan
Companies such as Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor have objected to banning two- and three-wheelers and asked for at least four months to come up with a comprehensive plan
NITI Aayog gives scooter, bike makers 2 weeks to draw up EV plan: Report
NITI Aayog officials met with executives from companies including Bajaj Auto, Hero MotoCorp and TVS late on Friday
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Govt refuses to budge on electric vehicle deadline for 2- and 3-wheelers
The start-ups said unless India had size and scale in EVs, it would miss the worldwide e-mobility revolution
Govt to waive registration charges for electric vehicles to promote sales
The move, aimed at promoting electric vehicles (EVs) in India, comes at a time when the country plans high penetration of such vehicles by 2030
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NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to meet auto CEOs on e-vehicle road map
India is the world's largest market for two- and three-wheelers. It sold 21,181,390 units of two-wheelers and 701,011 units of three-wheelers in the year that ended in March 2019
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Telangana pitches for Giga-scale battery plant, is ready with 200-acre land
Battery-making was seen a key pre-condition to develop the ecosystem around EVs, as the battery accounts for almost half the EV cost, which can be brought down if batteries are made locally
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