Electric Vehicles

With a premium of ₹1,200, the policy targets buyers of the n-First electric scooter, offering accident cover, hospital cash benefits, and a cancer plan for women riders

However, month-on-month, there was a decline over January's high base

Motilal Oswal Financial Services has purchased a 1.65 per cent stake in Zelio E-Mobility through a Rs 9.8 crore block deal, boosting institutional interest in the newly listed EV maker

Axis Bank partners Tesla to offer tailored EV financing solutions, including loans with up to 10-year tenure and a fully digital loan process aimed at easing the purchase journey

DEG and Citi have extended a $76 million co-financing facility to Shriram Finance to expand lending to MSMEs, smallholder farmers, women borrowers, and electric vehicle buyers

Chinese EV maker BYD has overtaken Tesla in 22 countries as it expands globally, selling affordable, high-tech electric vehicles while facing slowing domestic sales

The state government has mandated the installation of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations across commercial, public, semi-public buildings and real estate projects under the Himachal Pradesh Town and Country Planning (17th Amendment) Rules, 2026, officials said on Tuesday. The move has been aligned with model building bye-laws, which ensures the state's physical infrastructure evolves in tandem with the rising adoption of electric mobility, Town and Country Planning Minister Rajesh Dharmani said in a statement issued here. The Himachal Pradesh government is committed to becoming a green energy state, and to realise this, decisive legislative updates have been integrated for sustainable infrastructure into urban development, the minister added. Dharmani said that to further incentivise energy efficiency, the state government has strictly implemented the HP Energy Conservation Building Code (HPECBC) and Rules 2018. Under these regulations, specialised buildings including ...

India's EV slowdown is rooted in weak customer insight and how new ideas are adopted

Full phase-out by 2030; resale restrictions in nearby states proposed

The CAQM's expert committee is examining mandatory annual EV sales targets for automakers in Delhi-NCR, with thresholds rising each year towards a phased shift to 100 per cent electric vehicle sales

Government schemes such as the PM E-Drive initiative, with allocations of around Rs 2,000 crore for charging points deployment, are helping accelerate rollout

The PLI scheme for automobiles and auto components was approved by the Union Cabinet on September 15, 2021, with a total outlay of Rs 25,938 crore over five years

Tarun Mehta, CEO of Ather Energy, said that India has no competition in the mid-tier EV two-wheeler segment and PLI schemes can help the industry expand its global footprint

At BS Manthan, Union minister Nitin Gadkari laid out a blueprint for India's infrastructure, EV surge, hydrogen economy and road safety reset

Older EVs, typically five years and above, may not be eligible for some add-ons and may face higher premiums

Skoda India is focusing on cleaner fuel options, including CNG and EVs, while compact SUV Kylaq drives volumes, expands first-time buyers and strengthens the brand in India's competitive market

OMC Power has forayed into leveraging repurposed EV batteries to deliver energy storage solutions across diverse market segments, a top company executive said. OMC Power is involved in rooftop solarisation, EPC, greening telecom infrastructure, and mini-grid development, among others. "Repurposing EV batteries is a very new application area in India. Probably we would be the first one to do it with Honda Motors Japan," the company's co-founder & CEO Rohit Chandra told PTI in an interaction. There was a growing concern about the future of EV batteries, which have a substantial second life left after use in EV's, he noted. The CEO further said that "repurposing EV batteries for home and commercial use in UPS (uninterrupted power supply) application was one of the first use cases we piloted. The solution can also support rooftop installations as hybrid rooftop installations using battery storage systems will also be a big upcoming application for such batteries." On the sourcing of .

The foundation of developed India will be laid on the basis of self-reliance for which having chips made in India is very important, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. In a virtual address to lay the foundation stone of India Chip Pvt Ltd -- the HCL Group and Foxconn JV -- Modi said a weak supply chain of tiny chips during the Covid-19 pandemic halted development of several economies and stopped work at various factories. "Developed India will be built only when India is self-reliant. For this, Made in India chip is very important. Whatever India is doing in the field of technology in this decade, it will become foundation of our capability in the 21st century," Modi said. The India Chip Pvt Ltd -- the HCL Group and Foxconn joint venture for Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly & Test (OSAT) facility -- will come up in the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) at Jewar, Greater Noida. India Chip Pvt Ltd is a 60:40 joint venture between HCL Group and ..

Tata Motors aims to drive EV uptake in the sub-Rs 12 lakh segment by extending battery-as-a-service beyond Punch.ev, targeting buyers who need lower upfront prices and usable range

Valeo will invest ₹2,150 crore in India as part of its Elevate 2028 strategy, expanding EV and ADAS manufacturing, localisation, and engineering capacity to triple domestic sales