Page 27 - Electric Vehicles

HCLTech partners with ChargePoint to drive EV charging technology

IT services company HCL Technologies (HCLTech) on Thursday announced a collaboration with ChargePoint, a provider of networked charging solutions for electric vehicles, to drive innovation in EV charging software. According to a release, HCLTech has set up an advanced research and development centre for ChargePoint in Bengaluru. The centre, inaugurated on Thursday by leadership from both companies, will serve as a central hub for ChargePoint's software development efforts in India. It aims to leverage HCLTech's engineering capabilities by way of an agile, product-focused operating model, to help ChargePoint deliver scalable and customisable EV charging experiences. "India has long been vital to our success, and this is a critical region for our software development. We aim to recruit the brightest talent for this new facility, developing the products which will shape the future of our industry," Rick Wilmer, CEO of ChargePoint, said. Ajay Bahl, Chief Growth Officer, Americas, ...

Ola Electric enters EV motorcycle segment with launch of Roadster X series

Deliveries for the Roadster series are set to begin in mid-March. The company has been teasing the launch of its electric motorcycles multiple times

Ola Electric forays into e-bike segment with Roadster X series

Ola Electric on Wednesday said it has forayed into the electric motorcycle segment with the launch of its Roadster X series. Built on the company's scalable motorcycle platform, the all-new Roadster X series comes with 2.5kWh, 3.5kWh and 4.5kWh variants priced at Rs 74,999, Rs 84,999 and Rs 94,999, respectively. The Roadster X+ 4.5kWh is priced at Rs 1,04,999 and Roadster X+ 9.1kWh (with 4680 Bharat Cell) that offers a range of 501 km per charge is tagged at Rs 1,54,999, the Bengaluru-based company said in a statement. "Motorcycles are at the heart of India's mobility landscape. With our electric motorcycles, we're driving the EV revolution deeper into the core of Indian mobility," its Chairman & Managing Director Bhavish Aggarwal said. After transforming the scooter market and making EVs mainstream, the company's futuristic Roadster series of motorcycles is here to accelerate the EV adoption further and make electric the first choice for every rider in India, he added. "The ...

Toyota announces EV, battery push in China, US as quarterly profit surges

Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday, under a new partnership with the Shanghai government. Toyota Motor Corp. also announced it will start producing batteries for EVs, hybrids and plug-ins at a new USD 14 billion facility in North Carolina, with shipping starting for North American models in April. The moves highlight Toyota's aggressive push in electric cars, a sector where some critics have said it's fallen behind rivals like Tesla and BYD at a time when the Chinese EV market is booming and the world's concerns about sustainability are increasingly crucial. Toyota is setting up a company in Jinshan district in southwest Shanghai for that effort, with production of the new Lexus EVs starting in 2027. Initial production capacity there totals 100,000 vehicles a year, which will create about 1,000 jobs, the world's top automaker said. The battery plant in the US will create some 5,000 jobs, according to ..

Shriram Finance bets on green financing, targets Rs 5,000 cr AUM in 3 years

The green financing vertical will finance EVs, renewable energy products, energy-efficient machinery, and other sustainable solutions

Budget 2025: Tax relief, policy push to boost electric two-wheeler demand

The Budget also placed a strong emphasis on the gig economy, a sector that plays a crucial role in last-mile deliveries using electric two-wheelers

Ola Electric unveils S1 Gen 3 portfolio, launches 8 new scooters

Ola Electric said the Gen 3 platform delivers the next level of performance, efficiency, safety, and reliability

China's big EV push into Europe fizzles out on EU tariffs and slowdown

Brands led by SAIC Motor Corp.'s MG registered 3.5 per cent fewer EVs in the region for all of 2024, according to data from automotive researcher Dataforce

Analysts bullish on Maruti Suzuki post Q3, positive on CNG, EV growth

The Maruti Suzuki's e-Vitara electric vehicle (EV) is expected to fuel long-term growth, especially with strong export potential, analysts said.

Ola set to unveil electric scooter based on Gen 3 platform on Jan 31

Ola Founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Wednesday said electric scooter based on Gen 3 platform will be unveiled later this week. "Ringing the 'Next Level' with @OlaElectric Gen 3 scooters! We've significantly surpassed Gen 2 products in every way -- much higher performance, more features, great design! And a surprise to change the industry all over again," he stated on X. The Bengaluru-based Ola Electric will unveil the product range on January 31. Ola Electric expects the new platform to bring in around 20 per cent margin savings. Some savings will come in in January and then many more every quarter as all of the Gen 3 technologies come into play, he stated during the Q2 call with analysts. "In terms of gross margin, we expect about a 20 point improvement as Gen 3 plays out over the next 12 months step-by-step," he noted. During the call, Aggarwal had mentioned that in Gen 3 upgrade, the company is doing re-architecture of the motor platform which reduces cost, increases power ...

Automakers want support for green tech, EVs, consumer spending boost

Automakers want the government to provide merit-based policies to support a full range of green technologies and alternative fuels besides allocations to facilitate electric vehicle ecosystem like charging infrastructure to further accelerate sustainable mobility in the upcoming Union Budget. With the automobile industry showing early signs of growth slowing down, they said budgetary initiatives to boost the disposable income of consumers are necessary to support robust growth. "We request the government for appropriate merit-based policies that support and help in popularising full range of greener technologies and alternative fuels thereby helping in faster and greater adoption of multiple sustainable mobility solutions," Toyota Kirloskar Motor Country Head and Executive Vice President - Corporate Affairs and Governance - Vikram Gulati said. Further, he said measures to encourage the scrapping of old vehicles through the budget will also boost demand for newer generation vehicles

TVS Motor plans to enter electric 3-wheeler cargo vehicle segment in Q4

TVS Motor, a leading player in the two and three-wheeler segment, is planning to make a foray into the electric cargo vehicle space, an official said on Monday. The company, which launched its electric three-wheeler passenger vehicle in the eastern metropolis, is hoping to roll out the cargo variant during the last quarter of the current financial year. "We launched the electric three-wheeler in Kolkata along with UP, Bihar, J&K and Delhi in the passenger segment. The company aims to make a foray into the electric cargo three-wheeler segment during the fourth quarter of the current financial year", TVS Motor's business head, commercial mobility, Rajat Gupta said. He said that the adoption of electric vehicles in the three-wheeler segment is growing. "The market share of TVS in the three-wheeler alternate fuel segment (CNG, LPG and electric) is at ten per cent at the moment and is growing", Gupta said. He said the company manufactures three wheelers at its Hosur plant in Tamil Nadu

Kia to launch two locally manufactured EVs in India, starting this year

Kia India is planning to launch the electric derivatives of the Kia Carens MPV and Syros subcompact SUV, one of which will be launched in 2025

Tata Motors targets 30% EV sales by 2030 amid intensifying competition

Tata Motors is planning to cover the majority of the segments with its upcoming EVs, targeting 30 per cent of its overall sales to come from EVs by 2030

Pure EV plans Rs 400 cr unit, in talks with Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, others

At present, it has a manufacturing capacity of around 50,000 units. The company sold around 12,800 vehicles in 2024 and expects this to reach 25,000 units in calendar year (CY) 2025

LG Energy Solution plans to cut capex on slowing EV demand after Q4 loss

The company, which makes batteries for Tesla, General Motors and Volkswagen, reported an operating loss of 226 billion won ($158 million) for the October-December period

Ather Energy launches multi-language dashboard for Rizta electric scooter

The new feature will allow riders to view their scooter's information and interact with the dashboard

Used car market overtakes new car sales in India: CARS24's report

Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Delhi emerged as key drivers of the used-car boom, reflecting diverse regional demands

Maruti Suzuki to offer short-term petrol, hybrid leases for EV customers

MSIL currently has a subscription service that allows customers to lease its petrol-run and strong hybrid vehicles on a flexible, long-term basis without ownership commitments

Tata Motors bets on locally manufactured EV batteries as competition rises

Tata's EV market lead shrunk to 62 per cent in 2024 from 73 per cent a year ago as rival JSW MG Motor gained share with its new cars