Following the news that Maharashtra state government unveiled its new electric vehicle policy (EVP) and announced a slew of incentives, Bakar Sadik Agwan, Senior Automotive Consulting Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Until now, 2021 has proved to be a key year with regards to vehicle electrification (EV) in […]
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Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus in Brazil is launching its new electric delivery truck. As engineering partner, Semcon Brazil has contributed with expertise in electrification, product and test engineering and structural analyses to get the truck ready for the market. Brazil is one of the world’s most densely populated countries, with huge challenges when it comes […]
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Tata Motors has announced the launch of a new brand ‘XPRES,’ exclusively for fleet customers. Under the XPRES brand, the company will introduce offerings, catering to fleet specific needs of safety, passenger comfort and low cost of ownership. All vehicles for the fleet segment will sport an elegantly designed XPRES badge, clearly differentiating them from […]
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Groupwide program will contribute to ambition to be carbon neutral by 2025 and net zero by 2030 Capgemini has announced that it will only order hybrid and electric cars and vans for its 12,000-vehicle company fleet, stopping with immediate effect the order of new pure diesel or petrol vehicles as it transitions to a fully […]
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Switch Mobility, the electrified commercial vehicles company backed by the Hinduja Group, has announced that Dr. Miranda Brawn has been appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on the 1st July 2021. This step follows the earlier appointment of auto industry veteran J M Alapont to the Board and the recent appointment of Switch Mobility Limited’s Chief […]
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BYD has released a joint announcement with Golden Arrow Bus Services (GABS) that two electric buses of the former would be officially placed into operation in Cape Town, Western Cape province of South Africa. These two electric buses were the first batch of electric buses put into operation in South Africa and Southern Africa. Therefore, […]
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Working towards a sustainable alternative for a greener future, HOP enables consumers to pay according to convenience and need HOP Electric Mobility, leading home-grown integrated electric mobility company, has launched a first-of-its-kind integrated network of battery charging cum swapping stations under its ‘Hop Energy Network’. Aiming to bolster the country’s EV ecosystem, the new initiative […]
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The three leading commercial vehicle manufacturers Volvo Group, Daimler Truck and the TRATON GROUP have signed a non-binding agreement to install and operate a high-performance public charging network for battery electric heavy-duty long-haul trucks and coaches across Europe. The joint aim is to initiate and accelerate the build-up of charging infrastructure to enhance customer confidence […]
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