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For battery makers of electric vehicles, it's go small or go home

In the quest for smaller batteries that charge extremely quickly, the startup firms are experimenting with materials like silicon-carbon, tungsten and niobium.

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

Murugappa Group will also manufacture electric tractors this year through subsidiary

As auto industry races to go electric, battery makers eye compact designs

China dominates global EV battery production and companies like Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) are developing batteries to go farther on a single charge

Is Tata copying Adani, Reliance with its green turn?

A host of Tata companies have come together to create an EV ecosystem. Tata Power has committed a $9.5 bn investment for its renewable energy business. Let us find out more

Can Ola Electric ride over the multiple challenges and emerge stronger?

Registrations are down, and ranking too. But the player insists it is ready for the many challenges staring it in the face

M&M open to investing in EV battery cell maker to secure supplies: CEO

Mahindra on Thursday raised $250 mn from British International Investment for its new electric vehicle unit at a $9.1-bn valuation

EV sector witnessing 108% significant increase in employment, says report

A significant employment growth and an average growth in employee numbers was witnessing a 108% increase in the last two years in the electric vehicle space, says study

Global EV shipments up 79% YoY in Q1 at 1.95 mn units, Tesla leads: Report

With Tesla registering phenomenal growth over a year, the electric vehicle (EV) shipments grew 79 per cent year-on-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2022 to reach 1.95 mn units, says a new report

M&M can beat global competitors at much lower cost of development: MD & CEO

In a Q&A, Anish Shah the valuation for the upcoming EV subsidiary is fair and the company will be rewarded adequately by investors soon

M&M, British Int'l Investment to build portfolio of five e-SUVs by 2027

At $9.1 billion valuation, BII will have a stake of 2.75-4.76% in the new EV company

Mahindra aims to lead electric SUV sales in India with new EV unit

India's EV market, dominated by Tata Motors, represents only 1% of the country's annual sales of about 3 million vehicles

Volkswagen to invest over $20 bn on EV batteries, to create 20,000 jobs

The automaker will create a new company called Power Co under CEO Frank Blome and the production at the plant will start in 2025

UK's BII, M&M to invest $500 million in new EV entity valued at $9 billion

The total capital infusion for the EV Co. is envisaged to be approximately Rs 8,000 cr/$1 billion between FY24 and FY27

Chhattisgarh govt approves electric vehicle policy to create employment

The state government will allocate 500-1,000 acres for developing an EV park, which will have an incubation centre for start-ups

Tata Chemicals has no EV plant plan, lines up Rs 5,000-crore capex

Tata Chemicals' consolidated turnover for financial year 2021-22 (FY22) grew 24 per cent to Rs 12,622 crore over the previous year

EV maker Rivian's deliveries nearly quadruple as it ramps up production

The company also said on Wednesday it was on track to meet its annual production target of 25,000 units after output jumped 72% sequentially to 4,401 vehicles in the quarter

Tata Motors wins case against firm that won contract to supply e-buses

Tata Motors had challenged the tender Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport awarded to Evey for supplying 2,100 electric buses

Godi India to set up lithium-ion cell giga factory; gets BIS certification

Godi India is the first in the country to have certification from the Bureau of Indian Standards' for lithium-ion cells made using its home-grown technology

Bajaj Auto looks to sell its e-scooter Chetak from 75 locations in FY23

Witnessing a robust demand for its electric scooter Chetak, Bajaj Auto plans to scale up the sales infrastructure for the model to 75 locations across the country in the current fiscal.

Centre sends show cause notice to Ola Electric, Okinawa, others on EV fires

Alarmed at the unabated EV fire incidents, the Centre has now sent show cause notices to EV manufacturers like Ola Electric, Okinawa Autotech and Pure EV, among others