Mention
Delhi Pollution – All the Electric-Hybrid Cars You Can Buy in India: Mahindra, Tata and Moreedit
Now that the Diwali is over, Pollution has once again become the talk of the town and the capital region of Delhi-NCR is the one suffering the most. With air pollution reaching critical condition, government and citizens are looking for ways to counter and reduce the pollution menace. While factors like crop burning and cold weather play a major role in elevating pollution levels, we as a citizen can’t do anything about them.
Industry
India’s Electric Vehicle Revolution Takes Off, Public Transport Options Finally Get Priorityedit
The National Capital Region (NCR) of India has been experiencing ‘hazardous’ levels of air pollution over the last few weeks. While this is majorly being accredited to the cumulative effect of farmers of Punjab and Haryana burning paddy and the ongoing festivities involving bursting firecrackers, there is another, permanent factor in this equation.
Competition
Ford buys Spin electric scooter company: Enhances its Smart Mobility Armedit
Ford says that the number of mobility options available to people has risen dramatically in recent years. In some situations, people use multiple forms of transportation during a single trip. The fast-paced, often experimental mobility sector requires businesses to keep up with agile and adaptable customers.
All charged upedit
The start-up venture, Twenty Two Motors, co-founded by Parveen Kharb and Vijay Chandrawat, plans to focus on developing advanced connected electric vehicles and revolutionise the urban commuting, by providing mobility solutions in India. The technology used by the company is artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled and its features include lithium ion storage, internet of things (IoT) and advanced electric power trains with smart features.
International
eMotorWerks and EO Charging partner to deliver UK’s and Europe’s smartest home electric vehicle chargeredit
eMotorWerks, a subsidiary of Enel’s advanced energy services global business line Enel X and a leading provider of intelligent and cloud-connected smart-grid charging solutions, and EO Charging, one of the UK’s leading domestic and fleet EV charging manufacturers, have partnered to launch the UK’s and Europe’s smartest home charger.
Electric Vehicles: Charging into the futureedit
Audi’s e-tron all-electric SUV is state of the art as far as electric vehicle technology is concerned. But for all its glamorous looks and sci-fi tech, it’s the e-tron’s battery and charging system that will determine its eventual success.
Chinese electric cars are coming to Canada, but you can’t have one yet: Don Pittisedit
The Chinese are coming. After years of predictions that made-in-China electric-car technology was poised to dominate the global market, the country’s battery-powered cars will be driving on Canadian streets in a few months’ time.
Volkswagen reportedly planning to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23,000edit
Volkswagen intends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros ($22,836) and protect German jobs by converting three factories to make the Tesla rival, a source familiar with the plans said.
E-scooter company Lime confirms it’s ‘going into electric cars’edit
E-scooter company Lime is trying to get into the very industry it’s working to limit — cars. “[We’re not] here to build companies for a year or two. It’s about building a platform. Lime is going into electric cars and diversifying. Our long-term view is over many form factors and vehicle types,” Caen Contee, Lime co-founder and VP of marketing, said during a panel at the annual Web Summit tech event in Lisbon, Portugal.