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Closely monitoring demand for battery electric vehicles: JLR India

Jaguar Land Rover is closely monitoring the demand for battery electric vehicles in India and depending upon the emerging scenario will "strategise" the entry of more models into the country, according to a top company executive. In an interaction with PTI, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India Managing Director Rajan Amba said the domestic market is distinct in its demands for a variety of factors. "And as such we are closely monitoring demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). As luxury consumers become more discerning in their choices and adoption of new technology, we are committed to delivering exceptional vehicles that exceed their expectations along these lines," he noted. The company currently sells just one electric model -- Jaguar I-Pace -- in the country. Globally, JLR will open bookings for the new Range Rover BEV by end of this year, built upon the success of existing modular longitudinal architecture (MLA), which currently underpins the ICE (internal combustion engine) Ran

Policy predictability for EV adoption needed to make investments: Ather

Policy predictability is needed to make investment plans for accelerating electric mobility in the two-wheeler segment, according to electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy Chief Business Officer Ravneet S Phokela. The company, in which Hero MotoCorp is a significant investor, expects 100 per cent electrification of the domestic two-wheeler market by 2030 even as it prepares to start exports to an India-like market in the near future. With the FAME-II (Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme coming to an end in March next year, Phokela said Ather is happy with the government support and the current levels of subsidy but hoped that it would be extended for another three to five years for acceleration of EV adoption. "Two requirements, extend the period of time and importantly, let there be policy predictability," he told PTI when asked about the company's wishlist for FAME III. He further said,"Unpredictability is not good for business because my busin

Lower tax on imported EVs will help test India market: Audi official

Dhillon said that the India arm is in talks with the German parent to initiate assembling "some" of its electric cars locally, but declined to provide details on timeline or potential models

Strong domestic EV play and JLR sales positives for Tata Motors stock

A key factor is that JLR reported increased sales for Q1FY24 reflecting continuing improvement in chip and other supply constraints

VECV to supply 1,000 electric buses to GreenCell Mobility in 5 years

GreenCell Mobility and VE Commercial Vehicles on Friday said they have entered into an agreement for supply of 1,000 electric buses in the next five years. The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding, which envisages VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) supplying 1,000 Eicher electric buses to GreenCell's intercity bus business, NueGo, the two companies said in a joint statement. NueGo is already operating in over 30 cities, including Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Agra, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Bhopal, Indore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bengaluru, Tirupati, Chennai and Pondicherry. "With our focus on superior uptime, backed by a strong alternate fuel programme, we look forward to our partnership with GreenCell Mobility, as we jointly endeavour to decarbonise city mobility," VECV Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) Vinod Aggarwal said. "The collaboration strengthens our resolve to reshape the mobility landscape and lead the charge towards sustainability," GreenCell .

Electric cargo three-wheeler vehicle Greaves Eltra launched: Details here

Greaves Eltra provides a power capability of 9.5 kW at peak performance and also integrates a 10.8 kWh battery pack

Cheap cash to tax breaks: Here's how China subsidises its EV sector

Essentially, subsidies and support for any industry in China are usually a mix of payments and benefits at local, provincial and national levels

Tata Motors to open exclusive electric vehicle sales network under Tata.ev

Launches facelift Nexon EV and Nexon ICE at competitive pricing

Provisions of MV Act, CMV rules already applicable to EVs: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act and Central Motor Vehicle (CMV) Rules, 1989, are already applicable to the vehicles

Tata Motors plans to set up separate sales network for EVs this fiscal year

Tata Motors plans to set up separate sales network for its electric passenger vehicles in current fiscal year as it looks to give differentiated experience to the buyers opting for the environment-friendly models, according to a top company official. The Mumbai-based auto major, which on Thursday introduced all-new versions of its Nexon EV and Nexon (internal combustion engine), said it will start experimenting with new outlets in some of the cities where EV volumes have gone up. "We'll have to separate them (sales outlets for EVs and ICE) given that we have different requirements of customers and also a growing portfolio (of EVs)" Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra told PTI in an interaction. He said the company would look at places where it would be viable to have exclusive outlets for the EV range. "We need to separate outlets because there would not be enough space to keep both EVs, ICE models at the same place..So there's a practical difficulty.

Tata Nexon facelift launched at an introductory price of Rs 8.10 lakh

In a segment first feature, Tata Nexon's instrument cluster also shows navigation-related information apart from on the touchscreen

Tata to launch Nexon, Nexon EV facelift 2023 today, Check where to watch

Tata Nexon and Nexon EV facelift 2023 will be launched today at 12 p.m. This is India's top-selling SUV, check here the expected price, live-streaming, variants and more

LTTS to add 2000 employees to cater to rising software demand in vehicles

We focused on electric autonomous connected vehicles during the pandemic and within this, EV was the first area of focus where we invested in a set of labs, CEO of LTTS Amit Chadha added

'Flood' of China EVs: EU begins investigation, may slap tariffs

The Commission will have up to 13 months to assess whether to impose tariffs above the standard 10 per cent EU rate for cars in its highest profile case against China

'Flood' of China EVs: EU begins investigation, may slap tariffs

The anti-subsidy investigation covers battery-pow- ered cars from China, so also includes non-Chinese brands made there

Fyn partners with Euler Motors to procure 2,000 fast charging 3-wheeler EVs

EV-as-a-service platform Fyn on Wednesday said it has formed a strategic partnership with Euler Motors to procure 2,000 fast charging 3-wheeler EVs. The order will fuel the company's plans to expand to new geographies within the domestic market, including Mumbai, Delhi, and Coimbatore. Fyn also said it has secured funding from Malaysian energy group Petronas-backed Gentari for the entire order from Euler. Euler Motors is all set to deliver 2,000 units of its flagship electric three-wheeler HiLoad over the next 18 months, the company said in a statement. Gentari aims to establish a Vehicle-as-a-Service (VaaS) fleet in India, Malaysia and APAC to drive sustainable mobility switch and adoption, and is looking to have a 10 per cent market share of charging points and EVaaS across key markets in APAC, including India, Fyn said. To meet the growing demand from the logistics sector, Fyn is leveraging its innovative platform approach to unite all EV stakeholders on a single platform, it .

Govt may bring incentive scheme to push R&D in auto component sector

Auto industry is investing in R&D, more needs to be done, especially as the pace of electrification accelerates

Delhi govt to allow diesel, petrol vehicles to be converted into EVs

The process of converting internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles into an EV involves changing the original engine and other related components and installing a new alternative powertrain

Development of sustainable mobility ecosystem need of the hour: PM to Siam

PM Modi also said that India's auto industry has been both a catalyst as well as a beneficiary in its value-creation cycle

India charges ahead on the global electric vehicle map, shows Gartner data

Electric buses and vans will record 0.2 million shipments each in 2023, according to the forecast for this year