Page 5 - Electric Vehicles

Electric vehicle sales top 2 million in the first 11 months of 2025

PVs grow 77.5% while 2Ws post 9.85% growth

Ford to use Renault tech, plants for affordable European EVs to beat China

Given the withdrawal of EV support from US President Donald Trump's administration, the No. 2 US automaker faces the dual expense of investing in combustion-engine models

Ola Electric begins mass rollout of scooters powered by 4680 Bharat Cells

Ola Electric on Sunday said it has commenced mass deliveries of its 4680 Bharat Cell power vehicles. The S1 Pro+ (5.2kWh) is the first product to be powered by the company's indigenously manufactured 4680 Bharat Cell battery pack that delivers more range, better performance and enhanced safety. "Deliveries are now in full swing, and customers are proudly riding India's first scooters powered by our own 4680 Bharat Cell. This is a big moment, not just for Ola, but for India's journey towards becoming a global EV hub," said a company spokesperson in a statement. With its own battery packs in the vehicles, Ola Electric is now India's first company to fully own the battery pack and cell manufacturing process in-house. S1 Pro+ (5.2kWh) is powered by a 13 kW motor offering a brisk acceleration of 0-40 kmph in just 2.1 seconds. The model comes with a range of 320 km and gets four riding modes - Hyper, Sports, Normal and Eco. It also offers enhanced safety with category-first dual ABS, a

VinFast to expand facility for electric two-wheelers, buses in Tamil Nadu

VinFast will invest an additional $500 million to expand its Thoothukudi facility for electric bus and e-scooter manufacturing, under a new MoU with Tamil Nadu

India e-2W registrations cross 1.18 million; TVS leads, Ola slips in Nov

India's electric two-wheeler market grew 10% in January-November 2025 to 1.18 million registrations. TVS and Bajaj led, while Ola fell sharply in November, Vahan data shows

Maruti installs 2,000 exclusive EV charging points across 1,100 cities: MD

Maruti Suzuki builds a 2,000-point EV charging network across 1,100 cities as it prepares to launch the five-star-rated e-Vitara in 2026 and ramps up nationwide electric mobility support

EV slowdown: Hero surges past Ola as November sales slip 21%

November brought a sharp correction in India’s electric two-wheeler market after a blockbuster festive October. Registrations dipped, rankings shifted

E2W sales stumble in November; Hero knocks Ola Electric out of top 4

Once the market leader, Ola Electric saw registrations fall below the 10,000-a-month mark, down to 8,254 units, almost half of what it posted in October, according to Vahan data

M&M to build high-power highway network as it expands EV portfolio

Mahindra plans to deploy 1,000 ultra-fast highway chargers by 2027 across 250 major corridors, complementing its growing INGLO-based electric SUV lineup and rising EV production capacity

CAFE weight relief will hit EV momentum in India: M&M, Tata Motors

Draft CAFE norms distort level playing field, they added

China's EV profit distress fuels market anxiety over challenging 2026

The sector was riding high - with Xpeng Inc.'s year-to-date gain exceeding 130 per cent earlier this month. But signs of pressure at even established firms like BYD Co. have raised new questions

CAFE weight relief for small cars will favour 1 firm: Swadeshi Jagran Manch

Mahajan warns that a sub-909 kg carve-out could distort competition, curb R&D and slow India's clean-mobility goals

Mahanagar Gas backs EV push, leads ₹120 crore funding round for 3ev

Investment marks the gas distributor's first major bet on electric mobility as 3ev expands manufacturing and charging services

Why China's electric trucks are becoming world's biggest diesel disruptor

China's rapid adoption of electric heavy trucks is already denting diesel use and could reset global fuel-demand trajectories faster than analysts expected

Explained: Carmakers moving away from rare earth metals amid supply squeeze

Automakers in the US and Europe are studying alternative materials that could substitute rare earth magnets in various vehicle parts, including windshield wiper motors and seat adjustment systems

Zypp Electric targets 5x fleet in 2-3 years: Cofounder and CEO Akash Gupta

The company aims to enter 25 cities and capture 10-12 per cent of all last-mile deliveries in these markets

Ashok Leyland gears up to roll out new range of heavy-duty diesel trucks

Hinduja group flagship Ashok Leyland is gearing up to expand its diesel truck range as it remains optimistic for industry growth in the rest of the fiscal, according to company's MD and CEO Shenu Agarwal. He noted that the commercial vehicle major is working on improving its R&D resources to help it reduce the time to market and respond quickly to the changing market and regulatory requirements. Within the diesel range, we are preparing to soon launch a completely new range of heavy-duty trucks with power ratings of 320 and 360 horsepower. These new trucks are built with next-level of heavy-duty aggregates, delivering unmatched reliability, Agarwal said in an analyst call. These products would be fitted with six-cylinder engines, delivering highest peak torque in the respective segments, enabling customers best-in-class turnaround time and therefore more earnings per month, he added. Agarwal stated that the company's non-diesel portfolio is continuously expanding, with two models .

Lack of PLI forcing us to delay launches, says Ather CEO Tarun Mehta

Ather Energy is now the third-largest e-scooter maker by volume and No. 1 by revenue, but warns that the PLI policy's exclusions are delaying launches and hurting innovation, says Mehta

High time to revisit the Electric Vehicles policy of 2020: SC to Centre

The apex court was hearing a PIL, which was initially filed in 2019 by Centre for Public Interest Litigation, Common Cause, and SitaRam Jindal Foundation

EV charging network Bolt.Earth eyes profitability next year; IPO to follow

CEO of India's largest EV charging network says it would be first such firm to turn profitable; expects revenue to grow fourfold in FY27