PMPML chairman implements changes: HoDs take charge of depots, interact with passengers, address issues for improved service. New local transport body chairman and managing director Sachindra Pratap Singh has brought about a slew of changes in the functioning of Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML). The developments include cancelling Saturday leave of all HoDs, giving…
Mack piloted Mack Connect with several customers before the launch. New Delhi: Mack Trucks Wednesday launched Mack Connect, a comprehensive fleet management portal enabling customers to digitally access information about the Mack-powered trucks in their fleet. Mack made the announcement during the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition (MC&E), Oct 14 to 17,…
The company has a current capacity of 20 lakh units per annum at its factory. Ola Electric is ramping up production of its e-scooters and is parallelly expanding capacity at its factory in Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu to meet future demand, company Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said on Saturday. The company, which launched its…
The progressing expansion of the electric vehicle market and huge expectations about future growth have prompted massive EV-related investments in the U.S. Aside from new EV factories and a small tsunami of EV battery factories, there is also a significant wave of new EV charging equipment factories coming right now, an analysis of Department of Energy…
Last year, the company retailed around 12,000 units. Piaggio Vehicles appointed 11 dealership network across Tamil Nadu following the launch. Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd, the subsidiary of Italian automaker Piaggio & C. SpA, has sold about 26,000 units of its electric three-wheelers this year. The Indian subsidiary had retailed about 12,000 units last year, Amit…
The Energy Department announced on Thursday that it had made $2 billion in grants and $10 billion in loans available to auto companies to convert existing factories that build gas-powered cars and trucks into plants that produce hybrid and electric vehicles. The money, provided under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, is aimed at maintaining jobs…
In October, the Norwegian car market once again noted a significant 29 percent year-over-year decrease, dropping new registrations down to 8,925. Because of that, the year-to-date result of 104,424 is now deeper into the red at -9.4 percent year-over-year. Despite the fact that people are buying a lower number of new cars, the market is…
In September, BYD set its fifth consecutive plug-in electric car sales record, further approaching a level of 300,000 units a month. According to the company’s report, last month, BYD passenger plug-in car sales amounted to 286,903 (including 13,156 Denza premium EVs), which is 43 percent more than a year ago. The overwhelming majority of BYD sales…
A pair of Rivian employees driving a stock R1T won this year’s Rebelle Rally, the women-only 1,600-mile off-road course where GPS navigation is forbidden. This is the first time in the history of the event that an all-electric vehicle won in the 4×4 class, which is the main category of the competition, followed by the…
Franco-Italian automaker Stellantis plans to invest €1.5 billion to acquire approximately 20% of Chinese EV startup Leapmotor, making Stellantis a significant shareholder. The deal also outlines the formation of Leapmotor International, a 51/49 Stellantis-led joint venture that has exclusive rights for the export and sale, as well as manufacturing, of Leapmotor products outside Greater China. This…
