Page 7 - Electric Vehicles

Top headlines: Telcos slam Trai, Rs 1,900 cr deficit may hit infra projects

Business Standard brings you top headlines on Wednesday

Mobility firm Chartered Speed plans Rs 600 cr IPO for fleet, EV expansion

From the current 1000-odd fleet of buses, of which roughly 5% are EVs, the firm is looking to add another 1,000-1,200 buses in the next one to one and a half years

Japan's Honda outlines strategy to forge ahead on electric vehicles

Honda is investing 5 trillion yen ($40 billion) over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles, the Japanese automaker said Tuesday.

EVs present an opportunity of almost Rs 3 trn for stakeholders: CRISIL

The opportunity includes potential revenue of Rs 1.5 trn across vehicle segments for vehicle makers, component manufacturers and Rs 90,000 crore in form of disbursements for vehicle financiers.

Honda to launch 30 electric vehicles with $40 billion investment by 2030

The key challenge in the EV era is the global procurement of batteries

Electric three-wheeler market: Can Bajaj Auto storm in and become king?

The company is set to launch its range of electric auto rickshaws in June and hopes to replicate its success in ICE three-wheelers

Ford's shuttered India factories may be reborn in EV push

While it's difficult for US carmaking giants to make any meaningful inroads in India, EVs could offer another opportunity to take a shot in the market of 1.4 bn people

Magenta to deploy over 1,000 cargo EVs in Bengaluru within next few months

The overall plan is to deploy and operate 2,400 EVs in its fleets at Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai & Chennai this calendar year

Tata Motors plans to ramp up EV production as demand spikes

The Mumbai-based automaker has been receiving an average of 5,500-6,000 bookings in the past two months for its EV range

Moment of reckoning for electric two-wheeler makers?

Around 1,000 employees of Unacademy were laid off recently. Experts believe, it was trying to control cash burn after hiring to meet ambitious targets. So what is the road ahead for ed-tech sector?

Electric vehicle retail sales zoom over three-fold in fiscal year 2022

Home-grown auto major Tata Motors led the segment

Nissan plans its 1st electric vehicle with solid-state battery in 2028

Japanese automaker Nissan has unveiled its first prototype production facility for all-solid-state battery cells, which the company aims to bring to market in coming years.

Elon Musk promises 'dedicated robotaxi' with futuristic look from Tesla

Tesla now sells the advanced driver assistance systems for $12,000, with a promise of more features

Delhi govt likely to roll out EMI on electric 2-wheelers for employees

In view of encouraging large-scale adoption of electric vehicles in Delhi to reduce air pollution, the city government plans to provide e-two-wheelers to its employees on easy monthly installments

Read the smoke signals

E-vehicle fires call for comprehensive policy action

Delhi govt offers subsidy of Rs 5,500 for first 10,000 buyers of e-cycles

In a big push to electric vehicles, Delhi government on Thursday announced that it will provide a subsidy of Rs 5,500 each for the first 10,000 buyers of e-cycles in the city. The first 1,000 buyers of passenger e-cycles will also be given an additional subsidy of Rs 2,000 under the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, transport minister Kailash Gahlot said, claiming that Delhi has become the first state in the country to provide subsidy in e-cycle segment. The Delhi Cabinet has also okayed subsidy on purchase of heavy duty cargo e-cycles and e-carts for commercial uses, Gahlot said. The subsidy on cargo e-cycles will be Rs 15,000 each for first 5,000 buyers. The subsidy was earlier provided to individual buyers of e-carts but now a company or corporate house buying these vehicles will also be provided a subsidy of Rs 30,000, he said. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said e-cycles will help the residents reduce the use of polluting vehicles. Congrats Delhi! Today we are taking o

Bounce Infinity starts rolling out electric scooter; deliveries on Apr 18

Firm competes with electric two-wheeler makers such as SoftBank-backed Ola Electric, Ather Energy, Hero Electric, Bajaj's Chetak, TVS Motor Com­pany, and Boom Motors

Reducing self-imposed barriers

Less restrictive regulations with better process discipline could improve broadband reach and functionality

Tata Motors to export its EVs to mature auto markets

A portfolio of successful and affordable EVs makes will help the firm target the white space

Reliance sets up free EV charging infra for employees in Mumbai campus

The charging station set up by Jio-bp - the company's fuel retailing joint venture with British energy giant bp - is in line with the firm's promise to achieve net carbon neutrality