Consumers are back and willing to spend on electric vehicles in India, but the infrastructure to support the sector is lagging. Hybrids could be the answer India is now among the top three auto markets in the world. A feat indeed, but it’s being driven by internal combustion-engine cars even as global pressures force a […]
German automaker BMW ramps up electric vehicle offerings
BMW declined, however, to follow General Motors and other automakers who have said their goal is to phase out internal combustion passenger vehicles by a specific date FRANKFURT, Germany : German automaker BMW said Wednesday it intends to speed the rollout of new electric cars, vowing to bring battery-powered models to 50% of global sales […]
Hybrids are quietly selling fter than fully electric cars
Hybrid cars are seeing a quiet resurgence as the boom in electric vehicles spurs automakers to give the older, cheaper technology a second look. Hybrid cars are seeing a quiet resurgence as the boom in electric vehicles spurs automakers to give the older, cheaper technology a second look. This year has been an extraordinary one […]
Ford Sticks With Hybrids as Other Automakers Rush to All-Electric Vehicles
DETROIT: While other automakers — notably crosstown rival General Motors and German giant Volkswagen — shift their focus to vehicles powered by electricity alone, Ford continues to develop and invest in hybrids, which combine gasoline engines with electric batteries. Hybrids play a key role in Ford’s touted $11 billion investment plan to reduce its vehicles’ […]
Electric vehicle adoption charging ahead
With greatly improved range and a widening charging network, modern electric vehicles are becoming practical motoring propositions If the state of Electric Vehicle (EV) adoption in Singapore could be summed up in one word, that word would – until recently – have been “lacking”. According to Land Transport Authority data, in 2016, there were only […]
Hybrids, not full electric vehicles, get attention of carmakers in India
There is a much greater awareness on clean technology vehicles in India Even as the central government has chosen to back only purely electric vehicles (EVs) to reduce dependence on fossil fuel and cut emissions, hybrids or self-charging EVs are slowly gaining ground in India, albeit in a small way. The trend is expected to […]