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Want to be profitable irrespective of the numbers: Skoda Auto Volkswagen MD

In an exclusive interview with Business Standard, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India MD discusses the company's export and EV plans

Hybrids vs Electric vehicles battle to hot up in India's car market

The strong hybrids offer a great solution over pure EVs, as they take care of all the barriers of the pure EVs, maintain Japanese carmakers

30% of new vehicles sold in India by 2030 can be electric, says study

Electric passenger vehicles could comprise 30 per cent and 75 per cent of new vehicle sales in India by 2030 and 2050, respectively, according to a study released on Wednesday

Swapping batteries: How India is moving ahead with adoption of EVs

Across the Indian capital's dense localities, battery swapping stations are becoming a frequent site at local provision stores and small retail outlets

Murugappa Group to enter EV business, launch three-wheelers by Sept

Murugappa Group will also manufacture electric tractors this year through subsidiary

Ford India denies talks with Taiwan's Foxconn for selling Chennai unit

Automobile firm is finalising a severance package with 2,000 employees working at the factory

Powering a range of devices to give specially-abled a sense of independence

Chennai-based startups use EV and augmented alternative communication to offer solutions that allow their special customers to lead much more normal lives than they could otherwise

Race for cheaper EVs may face fears-long setback due to metal costs

Prices of lithium, cobalt and nickel have soared in the past year, eating into EV makers' margins at a crucial point in the development of the burgeoning industry

Electric vehicle maker Omega Seiki Mobility appoints Nida Khanam as CHRO

The company employs around 350 employees with 20 people in the leadership role, Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) said, adding that it plans to scale up its workforce by 2,000 people by the next fiscal year

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?

491 charging stations installed as on Mar 1 under FAME: Petroleum Ministry

The Phase-II of FAME India scheme proposes to give a push to electric vehicles (EVs) in public transport and encourage adoption of EVs by way of market creation and demand aggregation

Pinnacle to invest Rs 2k cr to build EV manufacturing units in Pune, Indore

The Pune-based company, which has been into automotive seatings, interiors for speciality vehicles since 1996, has already set up an electric vehicle unit under the Eka label

Power ministry revises norms for pro-actively setting up EV charing infra

The power ministry has unveiled revised norms to support creation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure, with an aim to enable a faster adoption of EVs in the country by ensuring safe, reliable ecosystem. The revised guidelines include allowing EV owners to charge them at their residence/offices using their existing electricity connections and de-licensing the setting up of EV charging infra. "The Union Ministry of Power has promulgated the revised consolidated Guidelines & Standards for Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EV) on 14th January 2022," a power ministry statement said on Saturday. "The objective is to enable a faster adoption of electric vehicles in India by ensuring safe, reliable, accessible and affordable charging infrastructure and ecosystem," it added. Infrastructure requirements for public charging infrastructure as well as for public charging infrastructure for long range EVs and/or heavy duty EVs have been outlined, it stated. Any ...

Encouraged by demand, EV makers line up investment, increase capacity

Tamil Nadu leads among the states, expects investment doubling to 40,000 crore in 2 years

Tesla's India plans dealt blow as minister rules out import duties cut

Tesla is seeking to make inroads into India, where electric vehicles account for less than 1% of annual car sales.

Aventose Energy's electric two-wheeler enters pre-production stage

Chennai-based Aventose Energy will be launching durable and hassle-free electric alternatives to 100-125cc petrol 2-wheelers by September 2021

EV start-ups feel the spark of recovery, kick-start post-pandemic biz plans

Overall, the past year has forced the EV industry to think differently in terms of so­u­rcing components

Explained: What attracts electric vehicle makers to Tamil Nadu

Over the past 6 months, several auto majors and component suppliers have chosen Tamil Nadu to set up electric vehicle manufacturing facilities to produce about 4.5 million EV two-wheelers cumulatively

India needs $180 billion investment to realise EV ambitions by 2030

Consistent policy support would also be critical to achieve EV goals

Future is green: 2020 may see re-birth of electric vehicles, say experts

Recently, Union minister Prakash Javadekar told Parliament about 285,000 buyers of electric/hybrid vehicles had been supported by a subsidy of Rs 360 crore under FAME.