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Demand for EV charger to grow at 65% CAGR to reach 3 mn by 2030: Report

More than 17,000 units of electric vehicle (EV) chargers were sold in 2021, the joint report of Customized Energy Solutions(CES) and India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) said

Won't be difficult for firms to fully give up diesel vehicles: R C Bhargava

Mahindra & Mahindra, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar and Kia are major players in the diesel car market. Maruti stopped producing diesel-run cars in the financial year 2019-20

Fresh consultations with stakeholders on battery swapping policy soon

The objective of the meeting is to streamline the standards for battery-swapping technology, ensuring compatibility across various EV models and charging stations

Bajaj Auto launches Pulsar N150 at a starting price of Rs 1.18 lakh

The bike is available in three colours: Racing Red, Ebony Black, and Metallic Pearl White

Ford pausing construction of Michigan battery plant amid contract talks

The move comes as the company is in the midst of national contract talks with the United Auto Workers union, which wants to represent workers at battery factories and win them top wages

Tamil Nadu firms shine in India's 1 mn EV sales; contribute over 40%

State expects investments worth Rs 50,000 cr in EV manufacturing by 2025

Hero revises price of Karizma XMR 210; new price, booking to start Oct 1

The date for the new booking window will be announced soon, which will incorporate the revised price of the bike

Carmakers Mercedes, Lexus, Audi expect bumper sales in festive period

With a strong demand primarily driven by recent launches and buoyant customer sentiment, Mercedes-Benz expects the growth momentum to continue, Iyer said

Hardeep S Puri to flag off India's first green hydrogen fuel cell bus

This program represents India's maiden initiative to dispense green hydrogen at 350 bar for operating fuel cell buses

Govt extends mandatory fitness testing of vehicles via ATS till Oct

The government has extended the date of mandatory fitness testing through a registered automated testing station for transport vehicles by five months to October 1

Delhi govt may incentivise vehicle retrofitting under EV Policy 2.0: Gahlot

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday said the Electric Vehicles Policy 2.0 will look at incentivising retrofitting of vehicles considering its high cost.

Kia India to hike Seltos, Carens prices by up to 2% from Oct: Official

The company had last hiked prices in April this year as it upgraded its portfolio to conform to Real Driving Emission (RDE) norms, he said

Volvo to end diesel car production by 2024, to become all-electric carmaker

Sales of diesel models have declined rapidly in Europe since Volkswagen's emission-cheating scandal.

Hyundai's dealers most satisfied, Maruti at number 2: Fada survey

Kia, which topped the survey in 2022 and 2021, slipped to fifth place in this year's assessment

Auto dealers' satisfaction improves, policy concerns remain: Fada

Commercial Vehicle (CV) dealers were the most satisfied with 778 points, followed by mass market four-wheeler (4W) dealers at 769 points and two-wheeler (2W) dealers with 763 points

Delhi plans to make document submission for overage vehicles faceless

Another official said the Transport Department is almost ready with the fine points of the initiative and the file will be submitted to Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot

SMEV writes to Gadkari, seeks unified policy of road tax exemption for EVs

In a letter to the Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, SMEV said a consistent and favourable policy environment is essential to accelerate the shift towards electric mobility

Rising ownership costs to hurt commercial vehicle volume growth: Fitch

The ratings agency said increasing regulatory requirements, elevated inflation and high interest rates have pushed up the ownership costs, thereby weighing on purchase decisions

Indian auto sector to see 70-80% rise in demand for apprentices: Report

The anticipated boom in apprentice recruitment can be attributed to the auto sector's robust performance, which is influenced by macroeconomic factors and positive industry sentiments

Ola's Bhavish has thrown his might behind e-motorcycles: How serious is he?

Not surprisingly, Aggarwal's rivals are less than charitable towards him and, though they won't come on record while saying this, dismiss Aggarwal's e-motorcycles as "another of his teaser campaigns"