The government plans to provide a charging facility for electric vehicles every three kilometres. For this, private sectors will also be encouraged on a large scale. All owners of battery-powered vehicles in Delhi will no longer have to pay road tax under the new electric vehicle policy. The announcement was made by Delhi Transport Minister […]
Toyota’s annual global electrified vehicles sales could reach 5.5 million by 2025 – executive
Toyota in 2017 had announced a plan to sell 5.5 million electrified vehicles, including 4.5 million of hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles and 1 million electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, by 2030. BEIJING : Toyota Motor Corp’s annual global sales of electrified vehicles could reach 5.5 million in 2025, five years earlier than initially planned, […]
Electric Cars Not As Green As Thought, But Cleaner Than Gas Powered Vehicles
When it comes to lowering your carbon footprint, it seems that nothing is simple. Even something like installing solar panels or using hydrogen for fuel can be more greenwashed than green if you’re not careful. As with most things in life, making the right choice becomes more complicated the closer you examine the issue. Electric […]
Auto industry hails PM’s assurance on co-existence of conventional engine vehicles, EVs
He also called for a long-term roadmap for all futuristic technologies, which instils confidence to the industry to get going. New Delhi: Auto industry players on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assurance that conventional engine vehicles and electric vehicles (EVs) can co-exist in India, saying it would encourage investment and job creation in future. […]
MNRE invites proposal to run 4 fuel cell buses in Delhi-NCR
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has invited proposals under a pilot project to make four hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses with a minimum seating capacity of 25 passengers each. The MNRE invites preliminary project proposals for pilot demonstration of four hydrogen fuel cell-powered buses, with minimum 25 passenger seating capacity, in the Delhi-NCR […]
EV journey to begin with hybrid technology in India: Honda
This will drastically reduce the ‘well to wheel’ emissions in the future Japanese auto major Honda will use hybrid vehicles as intermediates in the next two years in India before going for full electric vehicles (EVs) as it expects setting up of supporting infrastructure such as charging stations to take time, according to a senior […]