The policy, launched by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, also talks about increasing road tax for fuel-based vehicles, at least in the luxury segment, and imposing in certain parts of the city a congestion fee that EVs will be exempt from. The Delhi government on Friday notified the Delhi Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy, 2020 […]
Electric Vehicles
These Are The 10 Most Exciting Electric Vehicles Today
The official reason for getting an EV is saving the planet. At least, that’s what we tell ourselves to justify purchasing a car that is usually thousands more expensive than the petrol or diesel-driven equivalent. But the real reason why many of us have taken the plunge and gone electric is that the technology is […]
Delhi government launches electric vehicle policy, announces incentives of up to ₹1.5 lakh
Delhi government will give incentive of up to ₹30,000 for two-wheelers, autos, e-rickshaws and freight vehicles while for cars, it will provide an incentive of up to ₹1.5 lakh NEW DELHI : The Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi on Friday launched the Electric Vehicle Policy for the national capital under which the AAP government will […]
GM unveils all-electric Cadillac Lyriq as its new ‘technology spearhead’
GM unveiled the Cadillac Lyriq crossover Thursday night as the “next chapter” of the American luxury brand and a “technology spearhead” for the automaker. The Lyriq is the first to debut with the automaker’s next-generation batteries and EV architecture. The midsize crossover is expected to arrive in U.S. showrooms in late 2022. General Motors unveiled […]
Global Electric Vehicle Cords Top 1 Million
The electric vehicle industry has quietly hit one of its biggest milestones to date, as the number of public charging plugs around the world ticks above the 1 million mark. The options for juicing up a car that runs on electrons crossed the seven-figure threshold sometime in May, having doubled in just three years, according […]
Accelerating the uptake of smart chargers for electric vehicles
On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced $838,000 in funding to Origin Energy Ltd to undertake an electric vehicle (EV) smart charging trial across the National Electricity Market (NEM). Origin will provide and install 150 smart chargers to incentivise new and existing EV owners to participate in the […]
Suzuki, Toshiba, Denso EV battery plans go on the back burner due to the coronavirus pandemic
MUMBAI: The India joint venture of Suzuki Motor, Toshiba and Denso is likely to put on hold plans for a second phase of its project to manufacture batteries for electric vehicles, even as the work on the first phase is currently behind schedule, people in the know said. Lack of a well-defined electric vehicle policy […]
CI.N launches new electric vehicle news page, latest issue online
Cycling Industry News has today added a new page specifically for electric vehicle news, which will cover all things micromobility, electric scooter and electric bike. The tab is now found on our homepage under EV News, as highlighted in blue. The new electric vehicle news section comes as market trends continue to emerge from which […]
Could Deep Sea Mining Fuel The Electric Vehicle Boom?
The world is hungry for resources to power the green transition. As we increasingly look to solar, wind, geothermal and move towards decarbonization, consumption of minerals such as cobalt, lithium and copper, which underpin them, is set to grow markedly. One study by the World Bank estimates that to meet this demand, cobalt production will […]
The Good, The Badass And The Ugly of Electric Car Design
The evolution of electric vehicle design is shaping up to look better than its early predecessors. The electric vehicle has certainly come a long way since it was first conceptualised in the early 1800s and there has been no other time in history when electric vehicles (or EVs) are getting more attention than it is […]