Industry
Tap green cess instead of taxing cars to push EVs: Siamedit
Automobile manufacturers have requested the government’s policy think tank to tap into the green cess and additional road taxes imposed on certain types of vehicles to incentivize the sale of electric vehicles (EVs). The plea from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) follows a report by NITI Aayog proposing the concept of feebate prevailing in several countries in Europe and Canada to cross-subsidize electric vehicles by imposing more taxes on traditional diesel- and petrol-run vehicles.
Incentivising electric vehicles is fine but govt must act on clean power to begin withedit
India’s ambitious plans on electric vehicles, in a bid to curb pollution as well as reduce its import bill on oil, are well known. Now, as per a Times of India report, the NITI Aayog has recommended imposing a fee of up to Rs 12,000 on new petrol and diesel cars. Though, given two-wheelers account for nearly two-thirds of the petrol consumed in the country and the bulk of diesel is consumed by commercial heavy vehicles, taxing cars alone may not be the best way to discourage fossil fuels.
Competition
Mahindra XUV300 Electric Launch Details Revealededit
It was just yesterday that we got a glimpse of Mahindra’s latest entry into the subcompact SUV segment – the XUV300. While the company will make the XUV300 available with both petrol and diesel engine options, Dr. Pawan Goenka, Managing Director, Mahindra and Mahindra, said that the company is also planning to launch an electric variant of the car in 2020. Yes, the XUV300 will join the company’s growing fleet of electric cars in the country. The KUV100 electric will be launched in 2019 and come March 2020, the company plans to launch the electric variant of the XUV300.
Tata Motors partners with Zoomcar to deploy 500 EVsedit
Automobile major Tata Motors in partnership with Zoomcar flagged-off first batch of Tigor EV in Pune on Thursday. Under the partnership, both the companies are planning to deploy 500 units of electric cars in 20 cities of India over next year, a joint release said.
International
The Electric Vehicle Revolution Is Alive In Barbadosedit
The Caribbean island of Barbados is now one of the world’s top users of electric vehicles. Much the this is down to local entrepreneur Jo Edghill and her husband Simon Richards, the co-founders of Megapower. This Barbadian company has been pioneering electric vehicles (EVs) throughout the Caribbean region since 2013, after Jo returned from living abroad in Australia, China, England and Papua New Guinea to launch the company.
Hyundai to open car plant in Indonesia, to build EVs: Ministeredit
Hyundai Motor Co plans to start producing electric vehicles (EVs) in Indonesia as part of an around $880 million auto investment in the country, Industry Deputy Minister Harjanto said on Thursday. The Korean company, which together with affiliate Kia Motors is the world’s No.5 automaker, plans to build a factory in Indonesia with a capacity of around 250,000 units, including for electric cars, Harjanto told Reuters.
Welcome The Next-Gen Electric Car, One That Recharges Itself Through Solar Energyedit
As the world shifts towards electric-powered vehicles, there is a looming question that haunts each and every auto maker, which is ‘how to tackle the range limitations of the vehicles?’ Part of the reason for this are the long time duration required to charge the batteries of EVs. So naturally, alternatives to the ‘plug and charge’ concept have taken the centre stage of research in the field.