Toyota has said in recent years that electric vehicles (EVs) will play a greater role in reducing emissions but other solutions should be used, like its successful hybrid or slow-selling hydrogen vehicles. Toyota Motor Corp will aim to make all its global factories carbon neutral by 2035, a senior executive said on Friday, pulling forward […]
EV Charging Points Could Be as ‘Iconic’ As Red Phone Boxes
The Department for Transport (DfT) is seeking to recruit designers for EV charging points, prompting hopes that they will become icons of British design like red telephone boxes and the London Underground map. DfT’s Office for Zero Emission Vehicles is offering a contract valued at £200,000 for designers for the development of a “iconic, functional […]
State-Run CESL to Supply EVs to Goa, Kerala and Andhra
Under the agreement to be signed on Saturday, the vehicles would be supplied by the Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) unit, the company said A file photo of an electric vehicle charging station. The pact includes setting up charging infrastructure. State-run Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) will supply 30,000 electric two-wheelers to Andhra Pradesh, Kerala […]
HDFC Bank to Give Loans for EVs, Solar Rooftops as Part of Strategy For Carbon Neutrality
The bank plans to turn carbon-neutral over the next 10 years. In terms of operations, the bank plans to decrease absolute emissions and energy consumed in from the current level of 315,583 million tonne CO2 emissions, increase rooftop solar capacity in large offices and convert 50 percent of its total sourced electricity to renewable energy. […]
Hyundai’s IONIQ 5 Can Charge Other EVs, Allow In-Car Payment, and Charge Ultra-Fast
Hyundai is also developing an in-car payment system for its new EV. This will bring in-car credit card payment capabilities to IONIQ 5 customers. Hyundai is developing an in-car payment system for its new EV. Hyundai introduced its electric vehicle IONIQ 5 that can be charged from 10 – 80% in less than half hour, […]
Swappable EV Batteries as a Solution to Faster Adoption of Electric Mobility
EVs are significantly costlier than conventional diesel/petrol and gas vehicles. This hike in prices is due to the batteries. As per estimates, batteries make up for 20% to 50% of their cost. Electric vehicles (EVs) are the clean-tech solution to environmental pollution. With the rise in global warming, the time has come for the mass […]
Electric 3-Wheelers Likely to Account for 30% of New Sales by 2025: ICRA
Globally, EVs now account for 4.4 per cent of new car sales during CY2020 and their share is likely to cross 5 per cent level this calendar year, as per ICRA. The penetration levels in cars and trucks, however, are likely to remain low in the medium-term The electric two and three-wheelers volume are expected […]
Hyundai Aims to Sell One Million EVs Per Year by 2025
The move will result in a 50% reduction in models powered by fossil fuels, one of the people said, adding the strategy was approved by top management in March. PARIS/SEOUL: Hyundai Motor Group will slash the number of combustion engine models in its line-up to free up resources to invest in electric vehicles (EVs), two […]
Italy Set to Construct its First Stretch of Inductive Motorway For EVs
Automaker Stellantis will also be part of this project. This 1,050-metre asphalt ring will be located between Brescia and Milan with 1 MW power running through.About 14 companies are coming together to execute this plan. Italy is all ready to get its first stretch of inductive motorway for electric vehicles that will push the country […]
Upcoming Electric Cars – Mahindra & Tata Motors
India is ready to embrace the electric vehicles, as most of the automakers are readying their EVs for our market. Home-grown passenger vehicle manufacturers are also planning to introduce multiple new electric vehicles in the next couple of years. It is expected that EVs will account for close to 20-30% of total passenger vehicle sales […]