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Over 500 km per charge, zero to 100 in four seconds: What we know about Ola's electric car
Ola has struggled with meeting deliveries and seen its electric scooters catching fire, forcing it to recall 1,441 two-wheelers in April. Now the company has set an ambitious target of selling 10 lakh electric cars by 2026-2027
Toyota is developing a brand new electric car for India, in partnership with Maruti Suzuki
Toyota is working on an an all new electric car, which it is co-developing with Maruti Suzuki. Although not a lot is known about the car as of now, what we do know, is that it will have a launch, sometime in 2023-24.
Tata Nexon EV Max launched in India; priced from Rs 17.74 lakh
The new Tata Nexon EV Max comes with 30+ features over the standard Nexon EV, and costs roughly Rs 2 lakh more.
Explained: How electrifying public transport will help tackle climate change
If all cars on the road became powered by renewable electricity, almost one-fifth of emissions would be cut. It would also help to weather spikes in oil prices linked to war, and enjoy cleaner air and quieter cities
Volkswagen, not Voltswagen: Name change only an April Fool’s joke, company confirms
Volkswagen issued a press release insisting it was indeed changing its name in the USA to Voltswagen.
General Motors and Microsoft team up to commercialise self-driving vehicles
Microsoft’s Azure cloud and edge computing platform would be used to “commercialise its unique autonomous vehicle solutions at scale.”
Delhi government has announced exemption of road tax on all EVs or battery-operated vehicles
In August this year, the Telangana government had approved a new electric vehicle policy for the state.
Renault reveals new, all electric, shape shifting Morphoz concept car
The concept car changes in two modes- the City mode and for longer journeys, the Travel mode.
In Bhutan, misinformation, lack of funds pose major hurdles in move towards electric vehicles
Even if the introduction of 300 electric vehicles pans out as expected by 2021, the UNDP funding stops there. If Bhutan hopes to continue with an electric vehicle programme beyond next year, the government will have to find new sponsors – a process that could derail the programme’s future.
Sony reveals electric concept car Vision S out of nowhere at CES 2020
It has 33 embedded sensors including image sensors, solid-state light detection and ranging (Lidar) sensors.
MG Motor showcases ZS EV all-electric SUV in India, to be launched on 15 January 2020
The official driving range for the ZS EV stands at 340km per full charge, with five recharge options.
New battery design to help electric cars run 320 kilometres with just 10 minutes of charge
Researchers say that the temperature of the new battery design was 60 degrees Celsius during the charge cycle.
Govt plans to order taxi aggregators like Uber, Ola to convert 40% fleet of cars to electric by April 2026
India plans to order taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to convert 40 percent of their fleet of cars to electric by April 2026, according to a source and records of government meetings to discuss new rules for clean mobility
Volkswagen unveils fully-electric SUV ID. ROOMZZ to compete with Tesla's Model X
The Volkswagen ID. ROOMZZ can go up to 450 kilometres in a single charge.
Electric vehicle manufacturer NIO blocks IPO banks from working for rivals
NIO restricts top eight banks including JP Morgan by tying them up in rare year-long non-compete clauses.
Kia unveils 'Imagine by Kia' electric concept car at Geneva Motor Show
Kia Imagine EV concept crossover with 21 screens fanned on the dashboard expected to launch in 2020
Tesla agrees to buy Maxwell Technologies to help make higher capacity batteries
As of now, Japan’s Panasonic is the exclusive battery cell supplier for Tesla cars.
Tesla is cutting thousands of jobs as the electric Model 3 goes into production
Tesla is cutting down on jobs by 7 percent, while its shares are now down by 4.1 percent.
Tesla plans to produce about 3,000 Model 3s per week in Shanghai to cut tariff
Tesla said it continues to push to increase Model 3 production to about 10,000 units per week.
Boom in the electric car market can cast shadow on profits for automakers
Early signs suggest electric-car prices may fall sooner and faster than production costs.