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Chinese shadow growing longer over India's electric-vehicle dream

Beijing's increasing control over global supply of Lithium, a key ingredient in batteries that power electric vehicles, is scaring policymakers

Likely spike in ethanol blending to counter disruption by e-vehicles

The general consensus seems to be tilting in favour of greater ethanol mix

Honda opposes NITI proposal on e-vehicles, says adoption a major challenge

Earlier major Indian automakers Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Co opposed the NITI proposal

Ambitious e-car programme of Energy Efficiency Services has a slow start

According to EESL, the cars that have been leased so far have cumulatively run a million kilometres

Japanese flying car gets off ground for a minute, may hit markets by 2026

Japan isn't the only country seeking to usher in a flying-car utopia; Dubai, Singapore, and New Zealand have expressed similar intentions

EV makers demand Rs 20,000 cr in the next two years for promoting vehicles

SMEV expects the government to target at least one million EVs in top-10 most-polluted cities across India

Hybrids, not full electric vehicles, get attention of carmakers in India

There is a much greater awareness on clean technology vehicles in India

The world's biggest electric vehicle company looks nothing like Tesla

Americans associate electric cars with the luxury of Tesla

Telangana pitches for Giga-scale battery plant, is ready with 200-acre land

Battery-making was seen a key pre-condition to develop the ecosystem around EVs, as the battery accounts for almost half the EV cost, which can be brought down if batteries are made locally

NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to meet auto CEOs on e-vehicle road map

India is the world's largest market for two- and three-wheelers. It sold 21,181,390 units of two-wheelers and 701,011 units of three-wheelers in the year that ended in March 2019

Govt to waive registration charges for electric vehicles to promote sales

The move, aimed at promoting electric vehicles (EVs) in India, comes at a time when the country plans high penetration of such vehicles by 2030

Automakers run into collision with Centre's electric vehicle plan

Companies such as Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor have objected to banning two- and three-wheelers and asked for at least four months to come up with a comprehensive plan

Changing to e-vehicles 'not like Aadhar, printing cards': Auto majors

Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj said "we believe 100 per cent transition is completely uncalled for"

Tearing hurry

EV move will backfire if the industry doesn't get transition time

Subsidies to regulations: Lessons India's EV market can learn from China

Chinese government had introduced subsidies to promote EV sales way back in 2010

The car industry is actually reinventing the wheel to keep up with robocars

Yet it's more than just tires that are being changed. Auto firms are putting semiconductors and sensors inside headlights, glass and seats to make them as intelligent as the cars driving themselves

Nearly 400,000 electric vehicles in India, UP leads race, Delhi at 2nd spot

However, the actual number of electric vehicles could be much more as a lot of e-rickshaws operate without any registration

Ford, VW extend multibillion-dollar alliance on electric, automated cars

VW will invest $2.6 billion in Argo AI, Ford's self-driving cars venture

In pictures: Benelli Leoncino 500 to be launched in India today

In USA, the Benelli Leoncino 500 costs Rs 6.3 lakh. However, we expect the Benelli Leoncino 500's India price to be lower, around Rs 4.5 lakh

Tesla cuts price of Model 3, lifts prices of premium EVs; Q2 sales rise 51%

Tesla also changed its prices in China, the world's largest market for electric vehicles