Electric Vehicles

Aiming to use green technology to help tourists travel around Goa, the state government has sent a proposal to the central government to procure 500 electric buses to improve the bus transport network in coastal state. The move comes in the wake of facilitating travel of tourist and people of the state.Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant had recently said that to promote Monsoon tourism, hinterland tourism and explore wildlife sanctuaries of the state, paid public transport on weekends will be started.Goa government’s…

Mahindra Treo Zor. (Image Source: Mahindra Electric )Terrago currently has a fleet of 65 Mahindra Treo Zor cargo vehicles deployed with online grocery major Big Basket in three cities and leading logistics major, Porter.PTI Last Updated:May 07, 2022, 10:19 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Mahindra Electric Mobility on Wednesday said it has tied up with the city-based startup Terrago Logistics. Terrago currently has a fleet of 65 Mahindra Treo Zor cargo vehicles deployed with online grocery major Big Basket in three cities and leading…

In what could put EV two-wheeler manufacturers in a tough spot, the preliminary findings from the government-constituted probe committee on electric vehicle (EV) fires have found issues with battery cells/design in nearly all of the electric two-wheeler (2W) fire incidents in the country.The committee was constituted last month in the wake of EV fires and battery blasts in e-scooters belonging to Okinawa Autotech, Boom Motor, Pure EV, Jitendra EV, and Ola Electric.According to sources close to the development, the experts…

Drivers can now have less junk in their trunk, and more in their frunk.People have long prized having storage space in the back of their cars, whether for stashing tools or tailgating. As more buy electric vehicles, they’ll increasingly be tossing stuff in an inelegantly named space where the engine used to be. Meet the frunk, for front trunk. EVs trade out the engine for a battery pack, which typically lines the vehicle’s floor. That opens up a big front-end cavity for a new role. While under-hood storage…

New Delhi: Greaves Electric Mobility, the e-mobility arm of Greaves Cotton Limited, on Tuesday announced strategic partnership with Mesha Energy Solutions Pvt Ltd, an energy storage technology company based in Bengaluru, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the US-based Mesha Inc.With this association, the company aims to improve battery technology for its products across the portfolio and expand its presence, Greaves Electric Mobility said in a release.“Battery is an integral part of EV and this association with the company is…

FRANKFORT, Ky. - A Japanese electric vehicle battery technology company will build a factory in Kentucky, creating 2,000 jobs in a $2 billion investment that reinforces the state's leadership in battery production, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday.The Envision AESC plant at Bowling Green in south-central Kentucky will produce battery cells and modules to power the next generation of electric vehicles, the Democratic governor said.The plant's products will be made for multiple auto manufacturers globally.The announcement…

Connected vehicles (C), autonomous driving (A), shared mobility (S), and electric (E) are considered to be the future for mobility.This article is authored by Suhas Rajkumar, Founder, Simple EnergyThe current opportunity to radically modify the way humans transport from one place to another has undoubtedly piqued the interest of the world's biggest automotive companies. The idea is to make travel more efficient, faster, safer, cheaper, and environmentally beneficial, and nothing better exemplifies this concept than…

Nio is planning to list its shares in Singapore. This would be the Chinese electric carmaker's third listing location, following its IPO in New York and a secondary listing in Hong Kong.Costfoto | Future Publishing | Getty ImagesChinese electric carmaker Nio said Friday that it's planning a secondary share listing in Singapore.Nio, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, also carried out a secondary listing in Hong Kong in March. Singapore would be the third exchange that Nio's shares are trading on.The move comes…

Representative Image Automobiles are no longer just a mode of transport. As technology makes our cars smarter, it has also changed their relationship with us and their surroundings. OEMs and car manufacturers are in a race to make future vehicles connected, autonomous, sharing and electric (CASE). And digital innovation will be the driving force behind the development of future-ready vehicles. Chinese OEM Huawei believes that as the industry moves forward, intelligent functions integrated within vehicle driving systems…

In 2021, Volvo Cars said it planned to become a "fully electric car company" by the year 2030, a move which will require it to have a consistent and secure supply of batteries for its vehicles.Peerapon Boonyakiat /SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty ImagesThe new CEO and president of Volvo Cars has predicted that scarcity of battery supply will become a pressing issue for his sector, telling CNBC the firm has made investments that would help it gain a foothold in the market."Recently, we made a reasonably substantial…