Companies such as Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor have objected to banning two- and three-wheelers and asked for at least four months to come up with a comprehensive plan Two- and three-wheeler manufacturers are stoutly resisting the government’s e-mobility plan. The government wants to ban internal combustion engine (ICE)-powered three- and two-wheelers (with an engine […]
Kia Motors plans to launch low-cost electric vehicles in India with Hyundai
Kia Motors Corporation President and CEO Han-Woo Park said Kia Motors already has some products for hybrid, plug-in-hybrid, electric vehicle and fuel cell vehicles which are being sold globally South Korean auto major Kia Motors Corporation is considering a low-cost electric vehicle (EV) for India in collaboration with group firm Hyundai Motors and wants personal […]
M&M’s Pawan Goenka: For India, electric vehicles are the future not hybrids
M&M has prepared a roadmap for electric powertrain transition over the course of next few years Having invested heavily in electric vehicle technology over the last several years sports utility vehicle-specialist Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) said it will not change its business plans in favour of hybrids which some of its bigger rivals are aggressively […]
President Ram Nath Kovind Reaffirms Indian Government’s Electric Vehicle Push, Highway Development
Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, President Ram Nath Kovind said massive work to create infrastructure is underway, and electric vehicles are being promoted to reduce pollution. Terming infrastructure as pivotal in propelling prosperity and growth, President Ramnath Kovind Thursday said the government’s endeavour is to build 35,000 km of highways, besides […]
Govt refuses to budge on electric vehicle deadline for 2- and 3-wheelers
The start-ups said unless India had size and scale in EVs, it would miss the worldwide e-mobility revolution The government has refused to relent on the deadlines it has given two- and three-wheelers for running on batteries. The deadline for three-wheelers is 2023, and that for two-wheelers having up to a 150-cc engine is 2025. […]
Hyundai’s first electric for India feels like a no-compromise crossover
Kona EV is very much the regular compact sports utility vehicle in terms of design and performance despite its battery-motor powertrain Many international publications and news wires already have a section for electric vehicles and there is news everyday in India too about electrics. In the start-up space and amongst OEMs, in the two-wheeler and […]
Tax Cut on Electric Vehicles Among Agendas of First GST Council Meet Led by Nirmala Sitharaman
GST rate for petrol and diesel cars and hybrid vehicles is already at the highest bracket of 28 per cent plus cess. The GST Council will consider slashing GST rate on electric vehicles to 5 per cent, from 12 per cent currently, along with an extension of the tenure of the anti-profiteering authority by a […]
Eight charging stations for electric vehicles on B’luru highway
Mysuru: As part of its overarching plan to boost eco-friendly modes of transportation, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (Cesc), Mysuru has decided to set up eight stations where motorists can charge their electric vehicles along the Bengaluru highway. Cesc is hoping to complete the project before the end of the 2019-20 financial year. Keen on expanding […]
Government proposes exemption of registration fees for battery operated electric vehicles
Top sources in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said that the move is to provide a boost to battery-operated or electric vehicles in the country. The ministry has kickstarted the exercise to bring in differential registration fees under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989. HIGHLIGHTS The government has been trying to promote the […]
Will manufacture cost competitive electric vehicles in India: Renault Global CEO
Thierry Bollore, CEO Groupe Renault, said the company wants to now double sales with a string of new model launches including hybrids and electric vehicles French carmaker Renault is starting afresh in India with the unveiling of the Triber, a multi-seater passenger carrier. Thierry Bollore, CEO Groupe Renault, said the company wants to now double […]