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Diego Graffi explained that the platform used by the RS150 and Touno 150 are dated and cannot be upgraded for want of being price competitive in India.
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All-electric vehicles accounted for 7.5 percent of new car sales in Europe in April through June, against 3.5 percent during that period last year.
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During FY21, the third-largest two-wheeler brand in India sold more vehicles outside India for the first time. Its exports of 2.05 million units were higher than the 1.91 million units sold within India in FY21. Company set to enter four new overseas markets.
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The company is evaluating the full spectrum of possibilities in micro- mobility to performance motorcycles on the electric platform.
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The Ola scooter will be powered by an electric motor that is rumoured to be capable of speeds crossing 80 km/h. Additionally, the scooter is also said to be capable of a total range of close to 130-140 km on a single charge.
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CMD Baba Kalyani says the automobile industry is beginning to see tectonic shifts that may cause stress to part of Bharat Forge's business
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Rajasthan last week became the 16th state in the country to come out with an EV policy that will subsidise customers of electric vehicles by offering to reimburse SGST (State Goods and Service Tax) besides a one-time incentive based on the battery capacity.
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The limited batch of vehicles manufactured between June 21 and July 2, 2021, were fed with contaminated fuel.
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Bookings for the Ola electric scooter began on July 15 at just Rs 499.
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Till today, the Chetak was only available in Pune and Bengaluru and Nagpur is the latest city to have the scooter.
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The Harley-Davidson Sportster S was unveiled earlier this week and while many speculated it would be called the Custom 1250, the company announced the name just days before the launch.
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Here is a complete look at what has made headlines in the automotive space this week
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Tata Power also said the partnership will play a strong role in encouraging EV owners to charge their EVs across various petrol pumps.
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Toshihiro Mibe's comments reflect the pressure on the global auto industry to share technology and costs to meet demands for cleaner vehicles. He has assumed the top role at Japan's second-largest automaker at a time of a growing shift in automobile technology to electric vehicles (EVs) and autonomous driving.
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The company said that a 50 percent of battery capacity could give you about 75 km suggesting that the total range could be around the 150 km-mark.
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The customers buying the SUV in this year will receive two chargers a 11kW compact charger and an additional wall-box AC charger that can be set up at the customers preferred location, Audi India said in a release.
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Three of India’s top electric two-wheeler makers, who control more than 85 percent of the domestic market, have seen their retail numbers grow by 1.5-2 times in the last few weeks
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Out of the 21 operational EV chargers, 4 are 15 to 50kW DC fast chargers. These are said to be capable of charging EVs from 0 to 100 percent in just 45 minutes.
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June 2021 saw sales of the electric SUV increase to 650 units, the highest since its launch in January 2020.
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Total sales of passenger vehicles, two and three-wheelers and quadricycle rose to 1.32 million units in June as against 1.14 million units sold in the year-ago period in the domestic market
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The announcement came a day after M&M launched the new SUV built on third generation chassis shared with Scorpio and Thar, with the Mahindra mHawk engine.
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Singh said another target laid down in the new policy was to establish one gigawatt of battery manufacturing capability in the state.
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The lawsuit by union pension funds and asset managers alleges the celebrity CEO strong-armed Tesla's board of directors into depleting the company's assets with the $2.6 billion all-stock deal for SolarCity.
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Hero Electric MD Naveen Munjal says that while the family pact allows them to enter any business segment, there is a strong non-compete clause for brand usage
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Mumbai airport's cargo facilitated the movement of approximately 360 tonnes of automobiles, handling over 180 cars between April 2020 and May 2021. Prior to COVID-19, pharma goods had the largest share of airport shipments at 26 percent while automobiles had 23 percent.
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With the emergence of electric cars and automated vehicles, upskilling and reskilling are important to ensure that auto company employees are appropriately trained to work in an industry that’s increasingly using artificial intelligence and machine learning
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On Monday in the Delaware Court of Chancery, the Tesla CEO will testify about the $2.5 billion deal in a shareholder lawsuit that alleges that Tesla’s acquisition was rife with conflicts of interest, overlooked SolarCity’s fundamental weaknesses and unsurprisingly failed to produce the profits Elon Musk had promised.
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The new colours along with the black replacing the chrome are all finished in matte giving the bike a more rugged look overall. The icing on cake is the insignia that takes centre stage on the fuel tank.
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Along with the launch of an electric two-wheeler this year, Hero MotoCorp will explore new business models such as EV batteries and charging networks apart from battery as a service and vehicle as a service.
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Hero Electric will invest at least Rs 700 crore to raise annual production capacity to more than 1 million units over the next four years form around 75,000 units per year presently
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We already know a lot about the bike thanks to the teaser images. For example, the bike is designed as a that of a sports cruiser. It gets a low-slung stance, fairly forward-set footpegs and handlebars that are also set at a slight reach.
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Teased at the Stellantis’ EV Day on Thursday, the RAM pickup shows a very aero-friendly design and a promise by the company to be ‘customer-first.
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Here is the complete list of all the major new breaks during the week in the auto space
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The company, which had launched Maruti Suzuki Smart Finance in limited cities in December 2020, said it is now available across India for customers of both ARENA (mass market car retail chain) and NEXA (premium cars outlet).
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Thousands of workers are being maimed every year because of accidents at automotive factories, and many more will be victims of such incidents because companies do not seem to have adequate policies for occupational safety, Safe in India Foundation says.
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The Safe in India Foundation says manufacturing design thinking in India’s auto sector must include worker safety as a critical factor and not just a small cost of production
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Managing Director Naveen Munjal is betting on strong growth in sales of electric two-wheelers in the country, which has encouraged the company to invest at least Rs 700 crore in new plants, and plan new models.
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Tata Motors has launched all-new Dark Editions of the Altroz, Nexon, Nexon EV and the Harrier. The new cars do not get any mechanical changes, but new all-black paint schemes on the outside as well as the inside.
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Increased dependency on software prods auto majors Mercedes-Benz, Volvo and Continental to send more R&D work to India
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Stellantis said it is targeting more than 70 percent of sales in Europe and over 40 percent in the United States to be low-emission vehicles - either battery or hybrid electric - by 2030.
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The new ADVs get a host of upgrades for the new model year, most of which are on the tech features side.
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Due to the shortage JLR is forced to give priority to production of high-margin models even as efforts are on to source the chips from companies that are not the regular suppliers of JLR.
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Cars and SUVs maintained good demand as customers continued to show keenness in vehicles for observing social distancing and safety of their families
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JLR expect the chip shortages to have no impact on the product launch schedule or on the capital expenditure plan for the year
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Tata Motors has already lost 30,000 units in the June quarter only preceded by a loss of 7,000 units in the March quarter
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We expect some level of shortages to continue through to the end of the year and beyond, Tata Motors has said
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The company’s new facility at Solar Park, UK, is expected to produce 8,000 high-end premium motorcycles every year. The 1,200cc, 200bhp Norton V4 SS model will be the first product to be launched after Norton’s takeover by TVS.
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Previously code named Mark2, Simple One, will be the debut offering from the company.
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Charging infrastructure expansion has been a central hurdle to the mass adoption of battery-powered vehicles.
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Founded in 2012, SolidEnergy Systems (SES), which was spun off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, develops anode-free lithium metal batteries.
