Page 31 - Electric Vehicles

Auto component companies focus on new markets, products as growth slows

According to a recent CRISIL report, while replacement demand will provide some support, export growth is expected to taper compared to the previous year

Tender bottlenecks apply brakes on India's electric bus transition

E-bus penetration witnesses minuscule increase last year despite subsidies

Gensol Ezio EV to debut at Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 with 200 km range

The Ezio EV will be a quadricycle-like, two-door, two-seat model delivering a claimed range of up to 200 km

EV sales surge by 60% in UK as carmakers slash prices to dodge fines

The UK government is now reviewing the rules, which could result in increased flexibilities to help manufacturers meet them

No fresh subsidy required for India's EV ecosystem, says Piyush Goyal

"India's electric mobility segment is ready and set to fly. There is no need for new incentives as the existing ones are sufficient to kick-start the ecosystem," Goyal said during a press event

EV firms agree to end subsidy after current benefits end: Piyush Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the electric vehicle (EV) companies present in the meeting have unanimously agreed that they would no longer need subsidies once the existing subsidy regime ends. Stakeholders from the EV sector held deliberations with the minister here on issues pertaining to development of battery charging and swapping infrastructure. The minister also said that companies are free to choose their own business models. Whether they prefer to collaborate and share resources for battery swapping or sell vehicles with their own batteries, the decision is entirely up to them, he said. "Everybody was unanimous in the room that once the existing subsidy regime comes to an end, none of them requires the subsidy to grow further...Each sector has one or the other model which makes it self-sustaining and does not call for further subsidies," Goyal told reporters when asked about the views of companies on subsidies. In a bid to woo global EV makers i

Tesla's China sales hit record high in 2024, bucking global decline

Tesla's record China sales while its worldwide deliveries fell is reflective of the global EV landscape as China is the only major market seeing robust growth

Chinese EV makers extend buying incentives as price war enters 3rd year

Li Auto announced on Thursday cash subsidies of 15,000 yuan ($2,055) per car purchase as well as a three-year zero-interest financing scheme

China's BYD chalks up new record as it narrows EV sales gap with Tesla

On BYD's December data, it will fall just shy of surpassing Tesla in annual sales

Auto sales shake off pandemic blues, hit record high of 26.1 mn units

Industry expects 2025 growth across segments in low to mid-single digits

China's BYD chalks up new record in EV sales, narrows gap with Tesla

The Shenzhen-based carmaker, which stopped making vehicles entirely powered by fossil fuels in 2022, hit a new monthly sales record in December, spurred on by subsidies

Electric two wheelers, premium bikes set to dominate market in 2025

Honda will kick off January 2025 with the highly anticipated launch of the Activa e: and QC1 electric scooters

BII to make Rs 650 cr in final tranche of investment on M&M's EV arm

Automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd on Monday said British International Investment Plc will make a final tranche investment of Rs 650 crore, as against earlier planned investment of Rs 725 crore, in its electric vehicles arm. Earlier this year in May, the company had intimated that it and British International Investment Plc (BII) have mutually agreed to extend the timeframe for the final tranche of BII's planned investment of Rs 725 crore in Mahindra Electric Automobile Ltd (MEAL) and would jointly assess whether additional investment is required by December 31, 2024, M&M said in a regulatory filing. In this connection, M&M said the company and BII have jointly assessed the funding requirement for MEAL on the basis of which it has been "mutually agreed that the final tranche of BII Group's (i.e. BII and/or BII India EV LLP) investment would be Rs 650 crore to be completed by March 31, 2025, as against earlier planned investment of Rs 725 crore". "Consequently, the total ...

JSW group in talks with Geely, BYD for electric car production plans

JSW Group is in talks with Chinese automakers Geely and BYD to launch electric vehicles and e-trucks in India, aiming to establish an integrated mobility company under its JSW Green Mobility division

EV sales in India up 27% in 2024, miss 2 million mark by a whisker

In 2024, an average of 12.43 petrol, diesel, CNG, or hybrid vehicles were sold for every EV- an improvement from 15.67 in 2023 and 21.05 in 2022

Driving sustainability: Ride-hailing firms accelerate EV growth plans

As BluSmart strengthens its presence, other platforms in the ride-hailing and electric mobility segment are also putting their expansion plans in fast lane

Why is Tata Motors thirsting for competition despite losing EV market share

Chandra says when the market expands, one benefits from a wider portfolio, but when the market is not growing, products start cannibalising among themselves

Tata Motors' new EVs promise over 500 km range on a single charge

This has been made possible by declining global costs of battery cells for EVs

Motorcycle maker Ultraviolette to accelerate commercial operations in 2025

Electric premium motorcycle maker Ultraviolette is scaling up its commercial operations, targetting monthly sales of 1,000 units a month by the second half of 2025 while also gearing up to enter European and other international markets next year, according to top company officials. The company plans to increase its sales network to 30 cities next year from 12 cities at present, having put in place the technology base for its product and validated through real-world testing, Ultraviolette CTO and co-founder Niraj Rajmohan told PTI. "This year (2025) is where we are starting to scale up from a commercialisation point of view. The product and technology are very stable. It also gives us that ability to sustainably produce and be economically viable from a company operating standpoint," he said. When asked about the volume target, Rajmohan said the company's objective is to clock about 1,000 units a month by the second half of 2025. So far, the company has sold a total of 1,000 units o

Workers at BYD construction site victims of human trafficking: Brazil

BYD and contractor Jinjiang Group have agreed to assist and house the 163 workers in hotels until a deal to end their contracts is reached, Brazil's Labour Prosecutor's Office said