The launch of the new R&D testing center comes when India is witnessing an encouraging response to vehicle electrification, especially the two-wheeler segment. New Delhi: Mahle Electric Drives India (MEDI) has inaugurated a state-of-the-art Research and Development Testing Center at its manufacturing plant in Coimbatore/Tamil Nadu. The newly opened facility is poised to play a…
Amara Raja’s clients such as Maruti Suzuki have also boosted production as semiconductor supplies improved. India’s Amara Raja Energy & Mobility on Tuesday reported a jump in second-quarter profit, as improved demand for its products helped offset higher expenses. The Amaron battery maker’s consolidated net profit after tax came in at 2.26 billion rupees (USD…
Electric Two-Wheeler Sales Data: October 2023 In the world of electric two-wheelers, something remarkable happened last month. The sales of these eco-friendly rides surged by a whopping 17%. And the total for last month? A staggering 74,252 units, a significant leap from September month’s 63,706. What’s even more exciting is that some industry players managed…
StoreDot, the developer of extreme fast charging (XFC) battery technology, has confirmed that its silicon dominant battery cells have successfully passed an extended set of charging profile tests. The results show that consecutive extreme fast charging conditions did not degrade StoreDot’s cells, even after 1000 consecutive XFC cycles – a result that proves the unique…
Trucks traveled on HVO100 biofuel for over 386,000km, from a total distance traveled of 460,000 km, and 35% of all generator fuel used was HVO100.2. New Delhi: The Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team, working together with PETRONAS and logistics partners, saved 339 tCO2e and reduced race and hospitality trucks and generator emissions by 67% through HVO100…
MAN Truck & Bus has launched sales of the first heavy-duty electric truck in its corporate history, marking another milestone in the decarbonization of freight transport. 600 order inquiries have already been received. The first 200 units are scheduled to roll out to selected customers as early as 2024, before production at MAN’s Munich plant…
The circular said any deviation will be treated as violation of various provisions stipulated in the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and could even invite action under the Act. New Delhi: The Delhi government has directed that all buses coming to the national capital from Haryana will have to run on electric, CNG or BS-VI diesel,…
The new Mitsubishi Triton is joining the petrol-electric plug-in hybrid rush alongside the 2024 BYD ute and 2025 Ford Ranger PHEV. An all-new PHEV system is being developed for the new Triton, which debuts in Australia with an orthodox turbo-diesel engine next February. The new PHEV set-up is required because the existing design is for…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was the guest of the latest episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast that went live today, and he finally revealed some interesting things about the still-mysterious Cybertruck that’s due out in just a few weeks. “Half-dressed as the wizard of Australia,” by his own description, and donning a cigar in…
It’s the most-hyped electric vehicle debut of this decade. It has as many as 1 million reservations, if not more. It’s said to be a game-changer in the automotive world. And yet nobody who reserved a Tesla Cybertruck, and may own one in a month’s time, knows anything what they’re getting. CEO Elon Musk said…
