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Ashok Leyland gears up for Electric Vehicle onslaught, lines up four products for rollout in 2019edit
Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group flagship, is betting big on the electric vehicle (EV) front. The company is gearing up to launch at least four EV products in 2019, including a bus, a light commercial vehicle (LCV), a last-mile connectivity product and a medium vehicle.
Industry
The charging conundrum: What will win the consumer? Charging or Swapping?edit
The world is moving towards electric mobility. Governments are coming out with ambitious targets, companies are investing in technology and capabilities, newer businesses are looking for a share of the pie and organisations are publishing reports that prove the rationality of this inevitable shift.
Honda Motor to roll out electric vehicles in India by 2023-24: Reportedit
Carmaker Honda Motor is planning to introduce an electric vehicle in the Indian market by 2023-24, sources told The Economic Times. India is an integral part of the Japanese company’s global electric vehicle rollout plan, which will take form in 2019 with China.
Government Plans To Set-Up EV Charging Panels At Fuel Stationsedit
In a bid to support the sales of electric vehicles (EV) in India, the Power ministry is looking into a new electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure policy which will allow individuals to set up charging stations for commercial use as informed by RK Singh, Power & Renewable Energy minister.
Future of electric vehicles in India is not cars but two-wheelers and public transportedit
Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India’s carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. As many as 14 of the world’s top 20 most-polluted cities are in India, according to a 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report.
International
Electric vehicles will cut transportation demand for oil by 2040, says IEAedit
Electric vehicles and more efficient fuel technology will cut transportation demand for oil by 2040 more than previously expected, but the world may still face a supply crunch without enough investment in new production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.