36,000 public EV charging guns needed by 2030 to meet demand: Study

36,000 public EV charging guns needed by 2030 to meet demand: Study

About 400 potential spots for setting up the stations have been identified, like IT parks, metro stations, fuel stations, shopping malls, and Regional Transport Office zones, etc. | Photo Credit: file photo A study conducted by the Centre for Study of Science, Technology, and Policy (CSTEP), a Bengaluru-based think tank, shows that in order to […]

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Here’s what dropped in India’s luxe auto space this month from the house of Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover

Here’s what dropped in India’s luxe auto space this month from the house of Mercedes-Benz and Land Rover

Mercedes’ EV Magic This week, Mercedes-Benz India releases its third electric vehicle for the Indian market—the EQE 500 SUV—after the EQB SUV and EQS super luxe sedan, and this one is priced at a whopping INR 1.39 crore. This SUV is quite a looker and has the aerodynamic design cues of the previous Mercedes EVs, […]

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Tata Motors in talks to sell minority stake in EV business: report

Tata Motors in talks to sell minority stake in EV business: report

Representational image | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian carmaker Tata Motors has begun discussions with sovereign wealth funds and private equity investors to sell a significant minority stake in the company’s electric vehicle division, Economic Times newspaper reported on Thursday, citing sources. Tata Motors did not immediately respond to Reuters‘ request for comment. Source link

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Saudi Arabia launches EV brand in collaboration with Foxconn

Saudi Arabia launches EV brand in collaboration with Foxconn

Saudi Arabian crown prince Mohammed bin Salman announced the launch of Ceer, the country’s first electric vehicle brand on Thursday. Ceer will be a joint venture between Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Taiwanese electronics company Foxconn. The joint venture company will license vehicle component technology from BMW for developing vehicles. These vehicles will […]

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Tata Motors rolls out its 50,000th EV

Tata Motors rolls out its 50,000th EV

Tata Motors touched the 50,000-unit production milestone with their electric vehicle range in India. The carmaker currently has four EVs in its line-up —Nexon EV, Tigor EV, the fleet-only XPres-T EV and the recently launched Tiago EV.  Electric vehicle adoption has seen an uptick in the recent past, but that is no surprise given the […]

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Tesla will not start German mass battery production before 2024

Tesla will not start German mass battery production before 2024

At full capacity, the Gruenheide plant, which is still in the ramp-up phase, will produce 500,000 cars a year, more than the 450,000 battery-electric vehicles that German rival Volkswagen sold globally in 2021 At full capacity, the Gruenheide plant, which is still in the ramp-up phase, will produce 500,000 cars a year, more than the […]

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An electric flying car in Dubai: All the details about China-based XPeng’s futuristic product

An electric flying car in Dubai: All the details about China-based XPeng’s futuristic product

China-based XPeng AeroHT conducted the very first public test flight of its electric flying car on October 11 at Skydive Dubai in front of 150 viewers, against the backdrop of panoramic views of the cityscape and excellent airspace conditions. The 90-second flight saw the car demonstrate electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) capabilities. While a […]

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Mercedes-Benz eyes 25% of sales from EVs in 5 years

Mercedes-Benz eyes 25% of sales from EVs in 5 years

Enthused by the overwhelming response to its maiden electric car, the luxury carmaker will be rolling out EQB, a seven-seater SUV soon Enthused by the overwhelming response to its maiden electric car, the luxury carmaker will be rolling out EQB, a seven-seater SUV soon Mercedes-Benz India expects to garner 25% of its sales from electric […]

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Into the wilds of Quebec in an electric car

Into the wilds of Quebec in an electric car

Congress has allocated billions of dollars to build a network of electric vehicle charging stations along major U.S. highways. Quebec already has one, reaching deep into the province. The system offers a glimpse of how essential access to charging will be to the success of electric cars. I decided recently to try Quebec’s network on […]

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For China’s auto market, electric isn’t the future. It’s the present

For China’s auto market, electric isn’t the future. It’s the present

Zhang Youping, a Chinese retiree, purchased an all-electric, small SUV from BYD — China’s largest electric vehicle maker — at an auto show for around $20,000 last month. Her family has bought three gas-powered cars in the last decade, but she recently grew concerned about gas prices and decided to go electric “to save money.” […]

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