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Ford to add 10,800 jobs making electric vehicles, batteries in US

The factories, to be built on sites in Kentucky and Tennessee, will make batteries for the next generation of Ford and Lincoln electric vehicles that will be produced in North America

Luxury carmaker Audi pitches for lower import duties on electric vehicles

German luxury carmaker Audi has termed high taxation on imported cars in India an impediment for growth of the electric segment while noting that even some relief in terms of duties could help

World's highest EV charging station installed at Himachal's Spiti Valley

Pune-based EV charging infra startup goEgoNetwork has installed its electric vehicle charging facility at Kaza in the Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh

Piaggio's India subsidiary sets up first EV facility in Chennai

Piaggio had recently launched their FX range (fixed battery) of EVs in both cargo and passenger segments.

Evergrande misses payment deadline, EV unit warns of cash crunch

China Evergrande's electric car unit warned on Friday it faced an uncertain future unless it got a swift injection of cash

Hero Electric, Massive Mobility to set up 10,000 EV charging stations

The EV charging network, when up and running, would be open to all electric vehicles and will lead to standardisation between manufacturers.

Tata Motors achieves cumulative EV sales mark of 10,000 units

Tata Motors had entered the electric vehicle space with Tigor EV

E-scooters, drones, flying cars: Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal's mobility vision

Ola's Futurefactory, world's largest 2-wheeler unit is building the first in the firm's range of scooters--the Ola S1; firm will soon expand EV range with more scooters, bikes and cars

India must end petrol two-wheelers by 2027: e-scooter firm Hero Electric

"2027 would be a good time for new sales to be 100% electric," Naveen Munjal, managing director of Hero Electric Vehicles Pvt., said in an interview

EVs may cut global refining capacity demand by half in 2050: Report

"Going forward we will be touching by 2050 somewhere very close to 90% of electrification," Mukesh Sahdev, senior vice president and head of downstream at Rystad Energy said

With India's foot on EV pedal, Tata Tech expects 35% biz recharge

Tata arm sets target of becoming 'half-a-billion-dollar' firm by end-FY22

Tesla expected to reach 1.3 mn deliveries in 2022: Report

Electric vehicle maker Tesla is expected to reach 1.3 million deliveries in 2022, says a new report.

I can promise we haven't lost interest in India: VW's Klaus Zellmer

Zellmer expects to see VW's market share grow to 3 per cent in the next five years

Ola Electric sells e-scooters worth Rs 1,100 crore in just two days

Ola group CEO Bhavesh Aggarwal said this is unprecedented not just in the automotive industry, but also in Indian e-commerce history

TVS Motor acquires Swiss e-bike maker to tap into the segment in Europe

The Chennai-based firm has bought 80% stake in EGO for $17.9 mn; aims to generate $100-150 mn in next 3-5 years by participating in growing demand for e-bikes in the continent

Ola Electric sells scooters worth Rs 600 cr in 24 hrs, 4 units every second

Ola Electric, which had to defer e-scooter sales due to a website glitch last week, opened the purchase of Ola S1 and S1 Pro on Wednesday

Auto PLI scheme focuses on EVs; Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto to gain: Analysts

The timing of the Auto PLI scheme has to be seen in the context of investment leaving China due to regulatory crackdown, say analysts

Okaya launches electric scooter Freedum with price starting at Rs 69,900

Energy storage solutions provider Okaya Group's EV arm on Thursday launched a new electric scooter Freedum with a price starting at Rs 69,900. The company already sells two electric scooters -- the AvionIQ series and ClassIQ series. Freedum, which would be available with both lithium-ion and lead-acid battery options, will be the company's third product in the market. Okaya said the new scooter is being rolled out from its Baddi (Himachal Pradesh) based manufacturing plant. The Freedum will be launched in four variants, comprising low-speed and high-speed trims with a maximum range of around 250 km per charge. Electric is the future and we find ourselves best placed to offer a high-quality, value for money proposition to every Indian. Owing to our allied business interests, it is only natural for us to have an advantage in the market space," Okaya Power Group Managing Director Anil Gupta said. The company said it aims to launch 14 new products, including a high-speed motorcycle an

Tata Power charging ahead on business revamp and recovery

Renewables focus should lead to strong growth

Ola restarts e-scooter sales after website glitch, bookings on app only

The firm is starting sales in batches and prioritising users based on their dates of reservation