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  • Electric two-wheeler sales cross 1 lakh mark in May as subsidy cut sparks buying rush June 05, 2023 05:29 PM IST

    Electric two-wheeler sales cross 1 lakh mark in May as subsidy cut sparks buying rush

    Sales rose 147 percent year on year to hit a record of 104,845 units in May, as the government announced a subsidy reduction effective June 1

  • E2W companies brace for marginal hit on numbers post cut in subsidy May 31, 2023 07:18 PM IST

    E2W companies brace for marginal hit on numbers post cut in subsidy

    However, players say the segment should learn to live independent of subsidies. They point out that customers are now increasingly opting for EVs over ICE vehicles.

  • Karnataka transport department seizes illegal electric scooters in Bengaluru May 04, 2023 06:39 PM IST

    Karnataka transport department seizes illegal electric scooters in Bengaluru

    While OEMs and rental companies claim that these scooters have a speed of under 25 km/h and that they are exempted from regulations, officials say that the vehicles can easily attain speeds above 50 km/h.

  • Electric two-wheeler sales skid in April 2023 on subsidy withdrawal; Ola Electric bucks the trend May 02, 2023 05:51 PM IST

    Electric two-wheeler sales skid in April 2023 on subsidy withdrawal; Ola Electric bucks the trend

    As many as 14 E2W manufacturers are reportedly under the government’s scanner for allegedly claiming FAME-II subsidies in violation of minimum localisation norms

  • Ola Electric & TVS drive E2W sales to 85,802 units in March April 03, 2023 01:38 PM IST

    Ola Electric & TVS drive E2W sales to 85,802 units in March

    With the sustained demand for electric two-wheelers, industry analysts reckon that the market is set to expand further in the coming months.

  • 6 e-cars across price points on Ola’s drawing board March 17, 2023 12:27 PM IST

    6 e-cars across price points on Ola’s drawing board

    Ola is a contender in the cab and electric two-wheeler markets. But cars are an entirely different ballgame in the world’s most competitive market, which has humbled MNCs with decades of experience

  • Hero Electric looks for a sales uptick with the rollout of next-gen Optima and Nyx March 15, 2023 04:50 PM IST

    Hero Electric looks for a sales uptick with the rollout of next-gen Optima and Nyx

    The company is keen to regain lost market share, having slipped to fourth position from being the third-largest player.

  • February E2W sales: Ola retains top spot, TVS outsells Ather to grab second position March 02, 2023 02:57 PM IST

    February E2W sales: Ola retains top spot, TVS outsells Ather to grab second position

    The total number of electronic two-wheelers sold last month was almost double the number of units sold during February 2022 at 35,709 units, and just a notch above 64,595 units sold in January 2023.

  • Two-wheeler sales cross 1 lakh mark in 45 days this year, but industry body SMEV not impressed February 20, 2023 12:31 PM IST

    Two-wheeler sales cross 1 lakh mark in 45 days this year, but industry body SMEV not impressed

    Industry body the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles feels the number of two-wheeler electric sales for this year are underwhelming and could have been much higher. 

  • Will continue to use Hero brand name for E2Ws: Naveen Munjal, MD of Hero Electric December 05, 2022 02:13 PM IST

    Will continue to use Hero brand name for E2Ws: Naveen Munjal, MD of Hero Electric

    The company has no plans to get into manufacturing batteries to power electric two-wheelers, preferring to leave that to specialists that spend thousands of crore rupees on research and development every year.

  • Zypp Electric aims to deploy 2 lakh scooters by December 2025 November 07, 2022 05:53 PM IST

    Zypp Electric aims to deploy 2 lakh scooters by December 2025

    The Gurugram-based start-up, which provides e-scooters for last-mile deliveries, is looking to expand to Mumbai, Pune, Jaipur, Hyderabad, Calcutta, Chennai, and Ahmedabad, among others. It is in the final stages of raising Series B funding of $25-30 million

  • Electric two-wheeler sales breach 75k mark in October, industry body cautiously optimistic November 01, 2022 04:40 PM IST

    Electric two-wheeler sales breach 75k mark in October, industry body cautiously optimistic

    Industry observers say the surge is largely on the back of multiple product rollouts, enhanced production capacity, wider range of options and the festival season demand

  • Not easy for India to go from ICE vehicles to EVs: Pawan Munjal October 08, 2022 03:35 PM IST

    Not easy for India to go from ICE vehicles to EVs: Pawan Munjal

    However, Munjal, the CMD of Hero MotoCorp views the company’s relative weakness in the domestic two-wheeler market as an opportunity to scale nationally and globally

  • Hero MotoCorp's Vida branded electric scooters launched at Rs. 1.45 lakh October 12, 2022 12:37 AM IST

    Hero MotoCorp's Vida branded electric scooters launched at Rs. 1.45 lakh

    The Vida-branded e-scooters, which have been developed at the Hero Global Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) in Rajasthan, in association with Hero Tech Centre in Germany, will be available in three cities – Delhi, Bangalore, and Jaipur.

  • 7-year-old boy dies after electric scooter battery explodes in his home in Maharashtra October 03, 2022 12:49 PM IST

    7-year-old boy dies after electric scooter battery explodes in his home in Maharashtra

    The police have filed a case of accidental death. "Prima facie, the battery exploded due to excess heating," an officer said.

  • Govt extends timelines for implementation of new EV testing norms September 27, 2022 08:46 PM IST

    Govt extends timelines for implementation of new EV testing norms

    The government had earlier mandated new EV testing norms from October 1, 2022

  • Ather expects monthly e-scooter sales to hit 10K units starting October this year September 23, 2022 10:38 PM IST

    Ather expects monthly e-scooter sales to hit 10K units starting October this year

    The electric two-wheeler maker said sales are climbing because of pent-up demand

  • Hero MotoCorp To Launch Its 1st Electric Vehicle Next Month October 07, 2022 12:28 PM IST

    Hero MotoCorp To Launch Its 1st Electric Vehicle Next Month

    In a regulatory filing, the company said that "a new era in mobility is about to begin" alluding to an event under its Vida brand on October 7, 2022.

  • Apollo Tyres launches EV-specific tyres for cars, scooters August 01, 2022 03:39 PM IST

    Apollo Tyres launches EV-specific tyres for cars, scooters

    The Apollo Amperion range of tyres are targeted at the electric passenger vehicle segment, and the WAV range are meant for two-wheelers. Both products will be rolled out from the company’s facilities in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

  • Rajiv Bajaj takes a dig at mushrooming growth of EV startups June 10, 2022 06:24 PM IST

    Rajiv Bajaj takes a dig at mushrooming growth of EV startups

    Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj on Friday questioned the underlying manufacturing process of electric vehicles in the wake of their rapid rise and a string of fire accidents in recent years.

  • 40 electric scooters of Jitendra EV loaded in truck catch fire in Nashik April 11, 2022 01:59 PM IST

    40 electric scooters of Jitendra EV loaded in truck catch fire in Nashik

    40 electric scooters of Jitendra EV caught fire after being loaded in a transport container in Nashik, reported CNBC-TV18

  • Is the scorching summer heat responsible for battery fires in electric scooters? April 07, 2022 01:15 PM IST

    Is the scorching summer heat responsible for battery fires in electric scooters?

    Are India’s challenging climatic conditions to be blamed for the recent spate of battery fires? The truth is far more complex, according to experts.

  • Ola incident | Why do lithium-ion batteries catch fire? March 30, 2022 10:09 AM IST

    Ola incident | Why do lithium-ion batteries catch fire?

    A primer on how lithium-ion batteries work and what factors can increase the risk of flammability.

  • Watch: Ola scooter goes up in flames in Pune, worried Twitter users seek answers March 27, 2022 10:43 AM IST

    Watch: Ola scooter goes up in flames in Pune, worried Twitter users seek answers

    Ola has said that it is investigating what caused the fire. The company added it is in touch with the vehicle’s owner, who is safe.

  • Ola Electric appoints former LG Chem Power CEO Prabhakar Patil to board March 16, 2022 05:29 PM IST

    Ola Electric appoints former LG Chem Power CEO Prabhakar Patil to board

    Ola Electric is looking to build its own cell technology and manufacture Li-ion cells in India at scale, group CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has said