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BMW ramping up move into electric cars, vows 50% global sales by 2030

German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed its rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50 per cent of global sales by 2030.

Tesla, Ford only carmakers in US not to have gone bankrupt, says Elon Musk

As several carmakers bleed in the US and beyond, Tesla is profitable and according to Elon Musk, his electric car company and Ford are the only two carmakers in the US which have not gone bankrupt

Tesla delivers 499,550 vehicles in 2020, falls just 50 short of target

The quarterly delivery figure is widely seen as a barometer of demand for both Tesla's vehicles and consumer interest in electric vehicles worldwide.

Volkswagen CEO says Apple can mount major challenge with auto push

Diess, 62, received a fresh vote of confidence from the VW supervisory board this month to make the sprawling industrial conglomerate more nimble

Volkswagen boosts investment in electric, autonomous car tech to $86 bn

Volkswagen said it would allocate nearly half its investment budget of 150 billion euros on e-mobility, hybrid cars, a seamless, software-based vehicle operating system

Tesla stock soars past $1,000 after Elon Musk seizes on Nikola's hype

If Musk was looking to regain the attention of any investors whose eyes had wandered toward Nikola Corp., the market got the memo.

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

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

Porsche's bet: Rich Indians will show off EVs to boost their street cred

The Taycan "will open up a completely new segment of customers", Shetty said in an interview in New Dehli

Ford Motor likely to make its new electric Mustang Mach-E in China

While Ford is building the Mach-E in Mexico, CEO Jim Hackett said the company employs more workers in the US than its competitors

Electric mobility start-ups promise cheaper rides, but can they scale up?

Evolution of successful business models in electric mobility, as electric vehicles gain ground and BS VI norms for internal combustion vehicles come into place, will separate men from boys in sector

How Mukesh Ambani-led world's biggest refinery is bracing for an EV future

RIL is preparing its Jamnagar complex to be future-ready as fuel demand undergoes change with the advent of electric vehicles

Meet Chetan Maini, pioneer in the race for electric mobility in India

Second time's looking lucky for Chetan Maini

Kona, Hyundai's new electric car, shows that future is around the corner

I took the Kona on a trip to the DLF Golf Club in Gurugram from South Delhi and back, and found the suspension solid and ride quality on par with almost anything in its price or size

Centre advises state govts to exempt EVs from permit requirements

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways also advised states to either minimise the road tax for EVs or exempt them from paying road tax for vehicle registration

Explained: The real reason why you are not driving an electric car

Blame battery technology. The slow pace of advancement means the core components of a green car are still too expensive

Here's the real reason why you are still not driving an electric car

It may be time for investors to accept that the shift to electric will be more gradual than full-throttle

Dutchman ends 'world's longest electric car trip' in Australia

Wakker said before the car was modified, it would have used 6,785 litres (1,800 US gallons) of petrol to complete the journey

The Rs 100-billion wager

Here's what India can learn from China's electric vehicles programme

Australian firm plans to cut electric car charging time to just 15 minutes

Australia has been among the slowest adopters of electric vehicles among developed world nations

Electric car business is profitable, more orders in pipeline: EESL

Andhra Pradesh is expected to be EESL's single largest customer, with an order of 10,000 e-cars