Industry
Can Ebikes For Delivery Become The New Normal For India?edit
When it comes to logistics and ecommerce, India has shown an ever-growing appetite for greater innovation and quicker services. But that comes at a cost. As the number of deliveries increase so do the vehicles on the road and that’s where India needs to balance ambition with change to meet its various national and international policy objectives.
Auto sales decline 15.93% in April: SIAMedit
The auto industry in India continues to be in the grip of falling sales. With all segments registering negative growth, overall sales fell 15.93% in April to 2,001,096 units from 2,380,294 a year ago, according to data released by industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Monday.
India’s crude import will increase: Reportedit
India’s crude import bill will grow fatter despite numerous measures by successive governments to reduce its dependence on crude. A Moody’s report on Monday said that “India’s oil and gas consumption will support its investments in refining capacity and upstream production, but crude imports will keep growing amid stagnant production”.
EV push on shaky ground, government should look at other clean energy alternativesedit
With India’s electric vehicle (EV) push replete with uncertainties, the focus seems to be shifting again to readily available clean fuels to run the country’s growing transport industry. The Indian Auto LPG Coalition (IAC), the apex body for the Auto LPG sector in India, has once again urged the government to relook at its singular push for EVs, even as cleaner and immediately deployable gaseous fuels like Auto LPG continue to face policy discrimination.
Competition
BMW i3S: Living with an electric caredit
We have driven a number of electric cars over the years. Very few in India – actually just the one and its derivatives over the years in India and a wide variety of electric cars overseas. So when we got the opportunity to not only do a test drive of another electric car but also live with it, experience and use it for wide ranging commuting requirements, we grabbed the opportunity with both hands.
These Companies Are Cutting Down Platinum To Make Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Affordableedit
With efforts to take petrol and diesel engines off the road, primary alternatives being brought into use comprise of plug-in lithium-ion battery powered electric cars and Hydrogen fuel cells.
Tata Power and MGL join hands to foray into e-mobility and other servicesedit
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, and city gas distribution company Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to foray into emerging e-mobility business, explore synergies of operation in integrated customer services and other value-added services of common interests, Tata Power said today.
International
The Real Reason You’re Not Driving an Electric Caredit
It seems every major carmaker these days is thinking about electric vehicles in some capacity. At one of the world’s largest auto shows in Shanghai this year, several manufacturers boasted their snazzy concept cars and talked up imminent launches.
Mercedes want to abandon combustion engines by 2039edit
German giant Mercedes-Benz said on Monday it wants to stop selling traditional combustion engine cars by 2039 and plans for its new vehicles sold worldwide by that time to be carbon-neutral.
Amsterdam’s Largest EV Charging Network to Run on REedit
Vattenfall and the City of Amsterdam, have together launched Flexpower, the largest public smart charging network for electric vehicles in Amsterdam. Operated by Vattenfall, a total of 456 charging stations with 912 charging points – a third of all charging stations for electric cars in the city – have been upgraded and connected in the Flexpower smart charging network.