Electronic Vehicles

Nitin Gadkari says Centre working to develop electric highways: What are they? When is India likely to get one?

An electric highway is an electrically augmented road. It usually refers to a road which supplies power to travelling vehicles — either by using overhead power lines or power lines that have been set into pre-cut grooves on the road itself

Mumbai: BEST adds two new e-buses including India's first air-conditioned double-decker

The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport has awarded a contract to a private company for the phased supply of 900 electric buses. The first half of these buses are anticipated to be delivered by March 2023, followed by the second half in March 2024

Time apt to enter electric 4-wheeler space, says Anand Mahindra as company launches five e-SUVs

The Chairman of Mahindra Group notes that the five electric SUVs are the "cornerstone of company's global ambitions". New electric SUVs provide a strategic direction in providing customers a future-ready technology

Delhi Development Authority approves proposal on EV charging at petrol pumps, CNG stations at lesser licence fee

The decision was taken during a meeting of the urban body chaired by Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena, who also gave nod to several other key proposals, including relaxing norms for owing a DDA flat by members of the economically weaker section (EWS) of the society

Fact check: Joe Biden's State of the Union Address is off on guns, electric vehicles

On several fronts, US president Joe Biden presented ambitions as achievements during his State of the Union Address.

Tesla India is expected to debut in India next month; might start deliveries from June 2021

We expect key markets within India could initially be Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai followed by other cities like Hyderabad, Chennai, Pune and others.

In UP and Bihar, a social venture involving electric rickshaws is providing eco-friendly livelihoods

A social enterprise, SMV Green Solutions, is helping people from low-income groups in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh to own and operate electric rickshaws.

Electric vehicles pave the way forward as the Indian market gets ready for the influx of new, pollution-free vehicles

The government wants only EVs to ply on India’s roads by 2030 as part of its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.