Currently, road tax on a passenger vehicle in India goes upto 20 per cent of its ex-showroom value! EV buyers will stand to save between 6 to 20 per cent on the ex-showroom value of their car. Getting a Rs 10 lakh EV in Delhi-NCR can get cheaper by around Rs 75,000 thanks to free […]
L.A. to Vegas and Back by Electric Car: 8 Hours Driving; 5 More Plugged In
LOS ANGELES: You’ve heard it many times, from automakers, the energy industry and government officials: Electric vehicles are the cars of the future, essential to the fight against climate change. Yet that grand vision may founder on something most drivers take for granted: the pit stop. Most electric cars need to be plugged in after […]
China’s ordering safety checks after a series of electric car fires
A recent series of fires in China affecting prominent electric vehicle makers like Tesla and NIO has made authorities nervous—the last thing they want to see is people losing confidence in electric cars in an already slowing auto market. Yesterday (June 17), China issued an order (link in Chinese) to electric car companies to carry […]
30 Reasons To Buy An Electric Car … Today!
My increasingly good friend Paul Fosse wrote an article yesterday giving 5 reasons to buy a Tesla before July 1. At the end of the article, he linked to a 2016 article of mine that I had forgotten about. It’s a simple listicle but it’s actually one of my favorite articles. So, thanks to Paul, […]
Bankruptcies and slowdown hang over China’s electric car market
EV start-ups face elimination as Beijing slams brakes on sales with subsidy cuts They have billions of dollars in funding, backing from China’s biggest tech companies and the world’s largest electric vehicle market at their doorstep. But Chinese EV start-ups face a struggle to survive in the face of intensifying competition and subsidy cuts. Although […]
Delhi: Electric car out of charge? Now, book your slot on app?
NEW DELHI: Power minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said fast-charging and swappable batteries for all electric vehicles are the future of environment-friendly transportation in Delhi. Jain, who inaugurated discom BSES’ first smart public electric vehicle charging station at South Extension-II market, said these stations would act as top-up point. People can book their slots through […]
Charging an electric car in America is about to get a little less painful
As electric vehicle charging infrastructure grows, a nagging complexity has popped up. Each electric vehicle charging networks has its own system with memberships. For an EV owner, that translates into a handful, or more, of standalone apps or RFID dongles used to activate and pay for charging. ChargePoint and Electrify America have reached an agreement that […]
Electric Cars: Rivals Are Teaming Up, It’s All About the ‘Jesus Battery’
Well, early adopters may have paid top dollar. But these days you can get one for $35,000 or less from Chevy, Nissan, Ford … and now even Tesla! Now that they’re more accessible, electric vehicles (EVs) are in high demand. Automakers are eager to meet it – but first, they’ve got to cut their OWN […]
VW announces plans to install 36,000 electric car charge points in Europe by 2025
The Volkswagen Group is announcing a significant expansion of its investment in electric car charging infrastructure with plans to install 36,000 electric car charge points in Europe by 2025. Over the last few years, they have already participated in the deployment of some charging networks, like Ionity, but the German automaker now plans to expand […]
GM Claims It Can Sell Affordable Electric Cars That Are Profitable
You only need to look at Tesla to realize that making money building and selling electric cars is tough duty. Tesla has lost money in almost every quarter since it started in business, even though its larger cars sell for $80,000 or more and its new midsize Model 3 costs up to $50,000 in top […]