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Public Sector OMCs in Tamil Nadu to set up 900 e-charging stations

The e-charging station owners want the government to provide more subsidies to those who buy e-vehicles as this would increase the carbon footprint and thereby increase the environmental conditions

Tata Motors to strengthen R&D capabilities with fresh hiring this year

Tata Motors is gearing up to strengthen its R&D with fresh hiring as well as upskilling of the current employees this fiscal year in order to scale up capabilities across various business verticals, including the electric vehicle segment, as per a top company official. In the EV space, the company is looking to enhance its expertise in the area of battery packs and vehicle architecture, among others. "As far as hiring in R&D is concerned we are going for major hiring, especially this year, but there is also another area which we have looked into very deeply and that is upskilling the current engineers within R&D," Tata Motors President Passenger Vehicle and Electric Vehicles Shailesh Chandra said in an analyst call. It is going to be a big component of how the company is planning to really expand its R&D base, he added. The Mumbai-based auto major, in line with its growth aspirations and business plans for the next few years, is hiring across various verticals like ...

TVS Motor aims to build sustained dominant play in EV sector via PLI scheme

TVS Motor Company aims to build a "sustained dominant play" in the electric vehicle segment by leveraging various government initiatives like production-linked incentive scheme, among others

Omega Seiki joins hands with Grip Invest, plans to lease 5,000 EVs by 2023

EV maker Omega Seiki Mobility has formed a strategic partnership with Grip Invest for lease financing to retail investors

Kia India forays into EV segment, drives in EV6 priced at Rs 59.95 lakh

Kia India on Thursday forayed into the electric vehicle segment in the country with the launch of EV6, priced at Rs 59.95 lakh (ex-showroom).

Rivian's Saudi backer makes Rs 1,700-crore bet on Greaves Electric

India, the world's fourth-largest automobile market, is pushing to decarbonise transport and achieve a goal of turning net carbon zero by 2070

WardWizard sales up 30% in May as low-speed e-scooter category grows

WardWizard Innovations also announced that it will commence deliveries of its high-speed scooters this month.

MG Motor, Castrol to join hands with Jio-bp over mobility solutions for EVs

Under the partnership, Jio-bp, MG Motor and Castrol will explore setting up four-wheeler EV charging infrastructure and expand Castrol's existing auto service network to cater to EV customers

As world struggles with energy and climate crises, these batteries can help

As the market for EV batteries expands and evolves, large industrial-scale powerpacks - energy storage systems, or ESS - are being overlooked as a potential solution to this power crunch

EV car makers rev up for 2025; slew of new models expected to hit the road

Korean carmaker Hyundai that sells the Kona electric sedan, too, is looking to ride the EV wave

Hero MotoCorp reports 165% jump in wholesales in May at 486,704 units

Domestic sales stood at 4,66,466 units last month. The company had dispatched 1,59,561 units in the domestic market in May 2021.

Race for cheaper EVs may face fears-long setback due to metal costs

Prices of lithium, cobalt and nickel have soared in the past year, eating into EV makers' margins at a crucial point in the development of the burgeoning industry

Attero Recycling plans to spend $1 billion to expand as EVs take off

Attero at present recycles 3,500 MT of Li-ion waste in India and is expanding the capacity to 11,000 MT by October 2022

M&M hits new high; rallies 12% in three days on healthy demand prospects

While the outlook for tractors has improved, analysts expect the auto business to be the key growth driver over the next couple of years.

M&M to invest Rs 15,300 cr to fortify position in auto, farm eqpt and EVs

Mahindra is eyeing a pole position in SUVs in volume terms - a place it held three years ago

Mahindra & Mahindra to launch fully electric version of XUV 300 in Q1 2023

Home-grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Monday said it is planning to launch the fully electric version of its XUV 300 SUV in the market in the first quarter of next year. The company also announced that it will unveil its electric vehicle business strategy, 'Born Electric Vision' of EV concept in August this year. The Mumbai-headquartered company has recently partnered with Volkswagen to explore the use of the latter's modular electric drive matrix (MEB) components that can be used in its electric cars. MEB electric platform and its components allow car manufacturers to build their portfolio of electrified vehicles, quickly and cost-effectively. "We will be launching the electric version of XUV 300, which we hope to have in the first quarter of the next calendar year," M&M executive Director Rajesh Jejurikar said at a media conference on Monday. He said that though it is called the electric version of XUV 300, it is a 4.2 meter in length vehicle and not sub-4 ..

WardWizard lines up Rs 650 crore investment to set up Li-ion plants

Electric two-wheeler maker WardWizard Innovations and Mobility is lining up close to Rs 650 crore investment for the manufacturing of Li-ion advance cells and related infrastructure, according to a top company executive. The Gujarat-based company, which sells electric two-wheelers under the Joy brand, plans to come up with an R&D centre and an assembly plant to set up the 1GWh cell production plant at its electric vehicle ancillary cluster in Vadodara. The company has already tied up with Singapore-based renewable energy management consulting firm Sunkonnect to do a feasibility study and identification of the potential partner for production processes. In an interaction with PTI, WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Managing Director Yatin Gupte said the company plans to invest around Rs 600-650 crore to come up with the required infrastructure over the next 18 months. "The likely investment for setting up the R&D Lab and the assembly plant would cost between Rs 75-125 crore. ..

Eco-friendly wheels: Delhi's green push with EVs in public transport

A ride in a newly launched electric bus gives a sense of how one of the world's most polluted cities is trying to clean up its act

BGauss Auto to invest Rs 40 cr to double electric two-wheeler manufacturing

The company plans to have five to six products in the high-speed electric scooters segment after two years

Rare structural breach in scooter battery packs caused fire: Ather Energy

The EV maker said the scooter in question had been brought to the Nungambakkam facility for service after an accident