Apollo Tyres ties up with NATRAX to set up test track to validate tyres for EVs
Evaluating cut and chip resistance of tyres is crucial for EVs due to their unique characteristics, such as regenerative braking and high-speed acceleration.
Evaluating cut and chip resistance of tyres is crucial for EVs due to their unique characteristics, such as regenerative braking and high-speed acceleration.
Luxury electric car sales surge in India, driven by young buyers. Uncertainties loom over market impact of new policies and Tesla's entry. Car manufacturers plan expansions to cater to evolving consumer demands and preferences.
Ola cut the price of the cheapest variant of its S1X model to 69,999 rupees (about $839), from 79,999 rupees, said Anshul Khandelwal, the company's marketing chief. The prices of other S1X variants were cut between 5.6% and 9.1%.
Four sources briefed on Wang's trip told Reuters in late March that the discussions would focus on a European Commission investigation into whether China's EV industry has benefited from unfair subsidies.
Yellen arrived in the southern city of Guangzhou on Thursday for several days of talks with Chinese officials on her second visit to the world's second-largest economy in less than a year.
Nearly three years in the making, the new tailpipe pollution limits from the Environmental Protection Agency would transform the American automobile market.
In an interaction with PTI here, Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said the local manufacturing of EVs is a work in progress with active discussions going on with its global headquarters.
The European Union, which doesn’t impose tariffs on photovoltaic imports, installed nearly twice as much solar last year as the US, and more than seven times as much as India, despite weather that’s far less suited for the technology.
ICRA highlighted that the initial purchase cost of an e-2W is anticipated to be around 10% higher without the FAME-II subsidy, making e-2Ws more than 70% costlier than their petrol counterparts.
The focus on electric mobility is in alignment with the government of India's push for EVs, targeting 30 per cent new car sales by 2030, Skoda Auto India Brand Director Petr Janeba said. The company is testing electric SUV Enyaq for possible launch in India this year.
"The EV penetration in the overall passenger vehicle segment is nothing, about 2 per cent, while in the luxury segment it is 7 per cent. So, adoption of EVs in the luxury segment will be faster," Volvo Car India Managing Director Jyoti Malhotra said.