Page 16 - Electric Vehicles
Oye Rickshaw plans to deploy over 100,000 e-rickshaws this year
Matrix Partner-backed EV mobility firm Oye Rickshaw on Tuesday said it is planning to deploy over 1,00,000 e-rickshaws and expand operations to 25 new cities by this year.
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Volkswagen aims to double EV sales in China in 2022 after missing targets
The ID series, which Volkswagen produces at its Chinese joint ventures with SAIC Motor and FAW Group, is the backbone of its EV ambitions in China, the world's largest auto market.
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Why India's EV sector is torn between swappable and integrated batteries
Electric vehicle makers and service providers are grappling with the question of whether swappable or integrated batteries should drive the electric future
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Elon Musk takes dig at General Motors' EV sales in fourth quarter
According to Musk, GM's fourth quarter numbers have "room to improve"
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Best of BS Opinion: Looking ahead to 2022, EV industry, and more
Here is the best of BS Opinion pieces of the day
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Electric vehicles, hydrogen and climate
The rising temperatures across the globe have led to some cities appointing heat officers responsible for cooling interventions
EV may become dominant form of transport in India in near future
More stringent statutes for the adoption of EVs will give a big push to electric mobility.
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Electric vehicles sales in India to touch 1 million units this year: SMEV
Sales of total electric vehicles in India are expected to be around 10 lakh units this year, equal to what was sold collectively in the last 15 years, SMEV said
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LML names Partha Choudhary COO amid plans to disrupt EV market
E-mobility expert Choudhary held top positions at Hero Motors and Yamaha and has contributed significantly to LML as Sales & Marketing Head between 2006-2017
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TVS Motor appoints Venkat Viswanathan as advisor for electric mobility biz
Viswanathan is currently an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University and is a global leader in advanced batteries for electric mobility.
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Sony plans to enter electric vehicle market with new company this year
Japan's Sony Group Corp plans to launch a company this spring to examine entering the electric vehicle market
How Tesla weathered global supply chain issues that knocked rivals
San Francisco (Reuters) -Tesla Inc's ability to design components in-house gave the automaker agility in making tweaks to parts and coping with supply chain issues that hit other automakers much harder, sources and experts said.
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Munjals move court to claim Hero brand for electric vehicle business
The legal battle comes at a time when Hero MotoCorp is gearing up to enter the EV business by March this year.
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Tesla starts 2022 with gains as bumper delivery numbers charge up shares
Shares of the world's most valuable carmaker ended up 13.5% at $1,199.78 each on Monday, marking the biggest daily percentage gain in nearly 10 months.
Why VCs are backing newer EV start-ups despite the OATS phenomenon
Early-stage funding in the segment rose almost three times to $74 million in 2021 compared to the previous year
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EV maker Ampere inaugurates its first experience centre in Tamil Nadu
Greaves Cotton's e-two-wheeler arm Ampere on Monday inaugurated its first and one-of-a-kind experience centre at Ranipet, Tamil Nadu
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Tesla delivers close to 1 million vehicles in 2021, an 87% increase
Tesla has delivered a record 936,172 vehicles in 2021, an 87 per cent increase over the 499,550 vehicle deliveries Tesla made in 2020.
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China stares at 1 mn EV shortfall due to chip shortage in 2022
A resurgence of Covid-19 around Southeast Asia this summer disrupted production at several chip foundries
All Ola S1, S1 Pro electric scooters from first batch dispatched: CEO
After facing a long wait owing to production-related delays caused by global chip shortage, Ola Electric revealed that it has dispatched all units of its S1 and S1 Pro electric scooters to customers
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Ola Electric begins rollout of charging points for its EVs across India
Ola Electric has built its Futurefactory. At full capacity of 10 million vehicles annually, it would be the world's largest two-wheeler factory and would handle 15 per cent of the world capacity
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