The nascent Indian electric vehicle (EV) market is fast emerging as a sunrise sector, and the country is expected to aggressively push toward electrification. Frost & Sullivan’s recent analysis, Indian Electric Vehicle Growth Opportunities, finds that Mega Trends such as rapid urbanization, rising fuel costs, traffic congestion, pollution, emerging economic growth, and energy security will […]
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Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group, has inaugurated a new EV experience centre ‘Ecomarq’ in Cochin, its fourth in Kerala. The dealership was inaugurated by Mr. M. Anil Kumar, Honorable Mayor, & Mr. PM. Shebeer, RTO Kochi. Also present on the occasion were Mr. Divakar Reddy, GM […]
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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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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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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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Vehicle comes with 7-Speed gears, 5-Level power assist, powered by detachable Li-ion battery Toutche, a Bangalore-based EV start-up, has announced the launch of its new generation ‘Heileo H100’ electric bike in India. Heileo H100 is a hybrid style electric bike, with stand-out looks and built to make city commuting a breeze. Launched at a price […]
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Major Nordic region bus operator, Nobina, takes delivery of 43 BYD eBuses as part of 119-bus order Nobina, one of Finland’s and the Nordic region’s principal public transport operators, has taken delivery of 43 latest-model 15-metre eBuses from BYD – Europe’s and the world’s leading electric bus manufacturer. The hand-over also marks BYD’s presence for […]
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