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Tatas raise the EV game with attractive price on high-level localisation

Earlier this month, MG Motors launched its EV vehicle, the ZS

Tata Motors launches EV variant of SUV Nexon, price starts at Rs 13.99 lakh

As many as 1.5 million vehicles were sold globally last year, a market which is only accelerating, he added.

Tata Group launches EV 'ecosystem', its biggest push towards clean vehicles

More than half a dozen companies, including Tata Motors, Tata Chemicals, Tata Power and Tata Croma, a chain of stores selling consumer electronics, are pooling resources to build the EV ecosystem

EESL gets first electric vehicle from MG Motor to be used by govt officials

EESL is seeking to leverage the immense potential of replacement of existing vehicles in the government departments for initial demand aggregation

MG Motor India plans to increase production of SUV Hector by up to 30%

Right now the company is producing around 3,000 units of the Hector from its Halol plant.

TVS Motors enters electric scooter segment; iQube launched at Rs 115,000

TVS Motor Company on Saturday said it has forayed into electric segment with the launch of an e-scooter, priced at Rs 1.15 lakh (ex-showroom Karnataka). Equipped with 4.4 kw electric motor, the TVS iQube Electric can achieve a top speed of 78 kmph with a range of 75 kms in one full charge. The scooter can accelerate from of 0 to 40 kmph in 4.2 seconds. The model also comes with TVS SmartXonnect platform which encompasses multiple features such as geo-fencing, remote battery charge navigation, among others. "As India moves ahead, its mobility solutions would increasingly be total experience-led, nowhere is this felt sharper than among the youth of India. Our focus on the Green & Connected' youth of India, is embodied, in the first of the TVS Electric portfolio," TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan said. The electric scooter was launched by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and Union Transport Minister Nitin Jairam Gadkari, along with Srinivasan.

GM's Cruise unveils Origin, an electric car sans steering wheel, pedals

Cruise's Chief Executive Officer, Dan Ammann, said the boxy vehicle with sliding doors will be used for the company's own ride-hailing service

Auto Expo: Over 70 launches scheduled as manufacturers bank on sentiments

During the six-day-long event, automakers have planned 10 global launches, 26 India specific launches, six concept vehicles, seven facelifts and 21 vehicle unveilings (just displays)

Amazon commits 10,000 electric vehicles to its India delivery fleet by 2025

The fleet of 10,000 EVs will include three-wheelers and four-wheelers, which have been designed and manufactured in India

MG Motors' electric vehicle sold out before launch, firm halts bookings

This number is more than the total number (1,071) of electric cars sold in India in calendar year 2019. MG has stopped registrations for the ZS and will cater to 2,409 of the total bookings

SIAM bullish on auto sector revival in 2020 after worst sales in 20 years

Another Chinese player which will be also present for the first time is MG Motors which will bring in their entire range of automobiles in the Expo.

Innovations that create markets

India leapfrogged from manual typewriters to PCs. Are we going to see rural India moving from cycle rickshaws to e-rickshaws?

Budget 2020: 'Overregulation' killing auto industry, says Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj's remarks come against the backdrop of one of the most prolonged slowdowns plaguing India's automobile market, amid a slowing economy and dipping consumer confidence

Shared mobility will be the base of EV plan, says M&M's Pawan Goenka

The company is working with state governments and fleet operators to make electric mobility viable, says Goenka

India's car dealers risk going out of business on BS-VI emission norms

Such a situation will mean "many of them will face financial hardships which could even threaten the existence of their business."

Electric 2-wheeler makers learning to survive without subsidy: SMEV

He was responding to a query on the impact of FAME II on the electric two-wheeler market

Ease of living, in a punitive state

Under this government, slogans, memes, catchphrases, alliterative coinages, and clever abbreviations abound. One of them being repeated ad nauseam is ease of living

Dept of Heavy Industries sanctions 2,636 charging stations to support EVs

With this, the total number of charging stations planned to be installed across select cities has gone up to about 14,000

Govt has approved 2,636 new EV charging stations in 62 cities: Javadekar

The Department of Heavy Industry had invited the expressions of interest from entities for availing incentives under the FAME India Scheme Phase II for deploying charging stations within cities

Tata Motors, Prakriti E-Mobility to deploy first batch of Tigor EVs in Jan

Tata Motors on Friday said it has partnered app-based taxi service provider Prakriti E-Mobility to deploy 500 Tigor electric vehicles (EVs) in the national capital. The first batch of over 160 Tigor EVs is expected to hit the road by January 2020, the company said in a statement. Commenting on the partnership, Tata Motors President - Electric Mobility Business & Corporate Strategy said Tigor EVs would be a valuable addition to Prakriti E-Mobility's offerings as it aptly addresses the requirements of longer range applications and also provides higher revenue earning potential for commercial customers. "The induction of Tigor EVs will not only help the company achieve their business goals but also accomplish their objective of offering eco-friendly mobility solutions," he added. Prakriti E-Mobility co-founder & CEO Nimish Trivedi said the company strongly believes in the inherent benefits of zero emission, and lower operating costs of EVs will be the ultimate game changer for ...