SHENZHEN, China: Today, BYD officially announced the launch of the Blade Battery, a development set to mitigate concerns about battery safety in electric vehicles. At an online launch event themed “The Blade Battery – Unsheathed to Safeguard the World”, Wang Chuanfu, BYD Chairman and President, said that the Blade Battery reflects BYD’s determination to resolve […]
EVs produce less CO2 than petrol vehicles
Another reason to go electric: EVs produce less carbon dioxide than petrol vehicles This would reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 1.5 gigatonnes per year LONDON: Electric vehicles produce less carbon dioxide than petrol cars across the globe, even if electricity generation involves substantial amounts of fossil fuel, according to a study which projects […]
Battery Researchers Look to Artificial Intelligence to Slash Recharging Times
Today’s EV fast-charging technology remains slow by gas-station standards. Faster testing processes for new charging techniques would help. The battery sector is turning to artificial intelligence for clues on how to improve recharging rates without increasing the degradation of lithium-ion batteries. Last month, a team from Stanford University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the […]
Electric vehicles most discussed theme among automotive influencers on Twitter in Q4 2019, reveals GlobalData
Electric vehicles (EV) has emerged as the most discussed theme on Twitter among the world’s leading automotive influencers, with more than 100% quarter-on-quarter (QOQ) growth in tweet volume during Q4 2019, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Vehicle Manufacturers Influencer Platform, which tracks the industry experts from automotive […]
Advisory for release of electricity connection to charging stations for electric vehicles
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Promotion of Electric Vehicles
The Department of Heavy Industry (DHI) is administering Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme for promotion of adoption of electric/hybrid vehicles (xEVs) in India since 01stApril, 2015. The Phase-I of the Scheme was extended from time to time and the last extension was allowed till 31st March, 2019. […]
Prakriti E-Mobility to set up India’s Largest Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles
Partners with Tata Power to set up 30 slow chargers and 5 fast chargers in Delhi/NCR NEW DELHI: Prakriti E-Mobility has signed an agreement with India’s leading integrated power utility company, Tata Power, to provide state-of-the-art charging infrastructure to support Prakriti’s EV Taxi fleet in Delhi-NCR. Prakriti E-Mobility, co-founded by Nimish Trivedi, Vikas Bansal and […]
5 Electric Vehicles Launched In Jan 2020 In India – Bajaj Chetak To MG ZS EV
The growing trend of shifting towards electric vehicles has resulted in five new EV launches in the country this month (Jan 2020) It’s not even a month into 2020, and the automotive industry has already been blessed with a range of two-wheelers and four-wheelers from different manufacturers, which also include a total of five fully-electric […]
Hyundai developing mass-market electric vehicles for Indian roads
HMIL MD and CEO SS Kim said the auto industry would not be impacted much even with vehicle prices going up due to adoption of new regulatory mechanisms. NEW DELHI : Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) expects new product launches to help the company sustain sales momentum next fiscal even as it sees short-term challenge […]
Kia Motors is aiming for a quarter of its sales to come from eco-friendly vehicles by the end of 2025
South Korean auto giant Kia Motors yesterday launched a long-term strategy to become a leader in electric vehicles (EVs) and mobility services, sketching out a detailed timeline for its transition from a business built on the internal combustion engine to a new powerhouse of the electric era. The ‘Plan S’ strategy knits together shorter term […]