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Govt mulls penalising companies for EV fire as voluntary recall begins

Nearly 7,000 e-two-wheelers taken off the roads; show-cause notice to companies sent based on findings of a report by a DRDO laboratory

Electric vehicles brace for trial by fire as firms remain optimistic

Between January-June, the eight players registered collectively a total of 212,000 electric scooters

Tata Motors targets five-fold rise in electric vehicle sales by FY24

Will look to sell 100K units by next year, said Tata Motors chairman N Chandrasekaran

143 EVs registered in Delhi daily till June 30; over 25,000 sold in 6 mnths

The account of the electric vehicles in overall vehicle registration was 9.3% in the first half of 2022, against 5.6% recorded in the whole of 2021

HM-European co JV likely to launch two-wheeler EVs by next year

With a current employee strength of around 300, Bose said people will be chosen for the new project according to suitability

Ola Electric slips to 4th spot as EV registrations fall amid fire fears

As customers delay purchasing electric two-wheelers amid fire incidents, Ola Electric again saw its registration dipping in the month of June, taking the company to 4th place in the overall category

Karnataka CM calls for affordable electric vehicles for common people

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said manufacturers should focus more on making affordable electric vehicles for the common people

Toyota Kirloskar drives in first mass-market hybrid car in India

Japanese carmakers taking the hybrid route for cleaner mobility in India

Tribunal allows Hero MotoCorp to use 'Hero' trademark for its EVs

Electric two-wheeler maker Hero Electric had sought an injunction against Hero MotoCorp using the 'Hero' trademark for its electric vehicles

Road fuel demand peaks in 2027

In just five years from now, global road fuel demand is seen peaking

Govt probe panel finds safety flaws behind electric two-wheeler fires

The expert committee has found that the EV manufacturers offered no mechanism to identify overheating of cells and isolate failed battery cells

Australian govt prioritizes reducing greenhouse emissions and cheaper EVs

The new center-left Labor Party government expects EVs will account for 89 per cent of Australian new car sales by 2030

TVS to bet on electric vehicles; to come up with 5-25-kW products

TVS Motor Company is coming up with multiple products in the two- and three-wheeler segments

For Bajaj Auto, share buyback worth up to Rs 2,500 crore spurs optimism

Fall in raw material prices, low base, and normal monsoon are other positives

Maruti Suzuki betting on hybrids over electric vehicles in clean shift

India's shift to electric vehicles is also much slower than other major markets like China and the US even though PM has committed to making India a net-zero carbon-emitting nation by 2070

The race for price parity between EVs and conventional vehicles in India

Can the cost of EVs match that of conventional fuel-powered vehicles in a year? The road is long yet

Take note, Elon Musk: this company is quietly dominating the EV race

Tesla still sells far more cars, but it took firm a decade to deliver as many electric vehicles as Hyundai and Kia have managed in a few short months

Chinese firm builds electric battery that enables 1,000-km on single charge

China's automotive lithium-ion battery maker, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Ltd, revealed a new battery that provides electric vehicles with a driving range of over 1,000 km on a single charge

Will cross $1-bn revenue run rate by year-end, predicts Ola Electric

The SoftBank-backed electric vehicle firm said it has surpassed Rs 500 crore revenue in its first two months of FY 22-23, and is on track to surpass the $1 billion revenue run rate by end of this year

Fire incident at Mangalore showroom due to short circuit: EV maker Okinawa

This is the second such incident occurring at the Gurugram-headquartered EV maker's showroom in the recent past as earlier in April this year one of its outlets in Tamil Nadu was engulfed in flames