New Delhi: (PTI) Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday launched the ”Switch Delhi” campaign to promote electric vehicles and appealed to people to buy such vehicles to combat pollution in the city. Kejriwal said his government will hire only electric vehicles for various purposes in the next six weeks. He asked delivery chains and big […]
XPeng ships second batch of G3 smart electric SUV for customers in Norway
XPeng G3 well received by customers in Norway XPeng G3 is a smart EV with a range of 451km WLTP XPeng demonstrates full commitment for optimizing customer experience Guangzhou, China and Oslo, Norway: XPeng Inc. (“XPeng” or the “Company”, NYSE: XPEV), a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle (“Smart EV”) company, announced that the second batch […]
Lithium price bust turns to boom as electric vehicle sales soar
Lithium prices in China had their strongest month in more than five years in January and are set to climb further as demand from booming electric vehicle (EV) sales begins to outstrip supply. LONDON: Lithium prices in China had their strongest month in more than five years in January and are set to climb further as demand from booming […]
Explainer Future Power How is Australia travelling with the switch to electric cars?
Electric cars will become a part of the power grid one day – and many countries are speeding ahead with uptake. So why is Australia stuck in the slow lane? Powering up his local government’s car fleet with electric vehicles is one way for Canterbury Bankstown mayor Khal Asfour to deliver on his council’s climate […]
Sorry EV manufacturers, FM gives a miss on electric vehicles in Union Budget 2021
Sorry EV manufacturers, FM gives a miss on electric vehicles in Union Budget 2021 The electric vehicle manufacturers and startups which hold the future of the automotive industry are left in the lurch as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has not announced any new policy for them, especially for electric vehicles. NEW DELHI: Union Budget 2021-22, […]
Voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to cover 1 crore vehicles: Govt
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday announced the much-awaited voluntary vehicle scrapping policy to phase out old and polluting vehicles, and vehicles older than 15 years will be required to undergo fitness tests. Presenting the Budget for 2021-22 in Parliament , Sitharaman said that under voluntary vehicle scrapping policy, personal vehicles would undergo […]
Apple to invest $3.6 billion in Kia to make EVs
The iPhone maker plans to set up production with Kia and build Apple cars at the automaker’s facility in Georgia, U.S., the newspaper said. The companies may sign a deal on Feb. 17 and aim to introduce Apple cars in 2024, according to the report, which said they have an initial target to produce […]
Thailand charges towards an electric car future, with a few speed bumps
Thailand has the biggest automotive industry in Southeast Asia and the 12th largest in the world. Most of those coming out of Thai factories, well just about all really, are standard internal combustion engines with a few ‘hybrid’ models sprinkled in there as well. The hybrids include electric motors and charging systems which saves fuel […]
Cost of EVs to be at par with combustion engine cars in 3-4 yrs: Kant
Kant said India has made huge commitments in the Paris Accord and remains committed to reduce its total pollution by almost 35 per cent, unlike the US which has backed out of it New Delhi: NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant on Wednesday said the cost of electric vehicles will almost become at par with combustion […]
Tesla Led The Charge, But More Premium Electric Vehicles Are Arriving
Alex Schefer loves his Teslas — the Model S he and his wife use to tote their kids around, the Roadster that’s part of their premium car-sharing club. But he’s been waiting not-so-patiently to have some other options for luxury electric vehicles. “This car came out in 2012,” he says, from behind the wheel of […]