German automaker Volkswagen may look at introducing a mass-market electric model in India post-2025 as it expects the segment to gain some meaningful scale in the country by that time, a senior company official said on Tuesday. The automaker, which on Tuesday unveiled a mid-sized sedan — Virtus — for the Indian market, may look […]
Electric Vehicles
MG Motor expects 25% sales volume from electric vehicles: MD – EQ Mag Pro
MG Motor India plans to ramp its total manufacturing capacity to 1.2 lakh units in 2023, from the current 70,000 units per annum. It is also planning to introduce Hector facelift this year and a new electric vehicle (EV) in the first quarter of the next year. Bullish on the prospects of green mobility in […]
Motiv’s Next Generation EV Truck, Featuring ONE’s Aries Battery, Exceeds 150-Mile Range in New Field Testing – EQ Mag Pro
A MILESTONE ACHIEVED BY A MOTIV MEDIUM-DUTY EV TRUCK HAULING A 3-TON PAYLOAD New Modular Technology Features Option to Extend Battery Range to More than 200 Miles on a Single Charge Motiv Power Systems, the leading innovator of EV vans, trucks, and shuttle buses driving the backbone of urban commerce, has new field test results […]
India Has an Electric Opportunity to Focus on Budget Cars – EQ Mag Pro
Sales of electric vehicles in India tripled last year to 14,800 units and there are growing signs of momentum in this key potential market of 1.4 billion people. Impatient consumers rushing to switch from gasoline-powered two wheelers to electric scooters have been haranguing startups like Ola Electric on social media over the waiting times for […]
2022 MG ZS EV launched with improved range, better features – EQ Mag Pro
Morris Garages has launched its 2022 MG ZS EV SUV in India as promised. It’s not an all-new car but a mid-life update. The electric car gets some minor tweaks in the design and some crucial additions in the equipment list. The MG ZS EV now comes with a larger battery pack, more powerful motor, […]
Third party insurance premium for cars, two-wheelers likely to go up from April 1 – EQ Mag Pro
When in force, it will increase the insurance costs of cars and two-wheelers. The Union Road Transport Ministry has proposed an increase in the third-party motor insurance premium for various categories of vehicles, which is likely to jack up insurance costs of car and two-wheelers from April 1. According to the proposed revised rates, private […]
OLECTRA: One of India’s largest electric bus fleet Operator adds 150 more Electric Bus fleet in Pune – EQ Mag Pro
Hyderabad (Telangana)/ Pune (Maharashtra): Olectra Greentech Limited (OLECTRA) has added 150 more electric buses to its fleet in Pune. Olectra’s total fleet of 300 electric buses in Pune is the largest in the segment compared to any city in India. The company is confident of adding another 350 buses to Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Ltd […]
Electric vehicle myths busted – EQ Mag Pro
EVs are more economical when you consider fuel and maintenance cost. Where have been a number of myths related to electric vehicles. So, let’s try to bust some of the myths associated with EVs. The first myth is that many don’t prefer to buy EVs as they are considered as “uneconomical”. So, what is the […]
Electric vehicles to soon ply on Noida-Agra, Delhi-Jaipur Expressways – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi [India] : National Highway for EV (NHEV) Working Group members met Sudhendu J Sinha, Advisor (Infrastructure, Connectivity – Transport and Electric Mobility), NITI Aayog on Sunday discussed recently announced the policy for ‘Battery Swapping’ from Ease of Doing Business perspective of their stakeholders. In the meeting, battery standardisation and the need for piloting […]
We Can Promote Make in India in Electric Vehicles, Medical Equipment: Prime Minister Modi – EQ Mag Pro
Was addressing DPIIT’s webinar on ‘Make in India for the World’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said Make in India is the need of the hour and appealed to the industry to reduce dependence on imports and boost domestic manufacturing. He urged the industry to make efforts to cut imports of goods that can […]