India to invest in exploring lithium, cobalt mines in Australia

New Delhi: India has committed to jointly invest $6 million with the Australian govement to explore lithium and cobalt mines in Australia over the next six months, in a bid to firm up supplies of key minerals needed to boost electric vehicle plans. The Indian govement said Tuesday that India's KABI...

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Suzuki Motor to invest Rs 10,440 cr for EV production in India

New Delhi: Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gujarat to invest approximately 150 billion yen (approximately Rs 10,440 crore) for the local manufacturing of electric vehicles (BEV) and BEV batteries. The MoU was signed on March 19, 2022 a...

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Gadkari launches India's 1st green hydrogen fuel-cell EV Toyota Mirai

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday launched India's first hydrogen-based advanced fuel cell electric vehicle, the Toyota Mirai, saying this is the first project of its kind in India aimed to create an ecosystem for such vehicles in the country. Speaking at the event, Gadkari said the hydroge...

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Oben Rorr electric bike launched in India at a price of Rs 99,999

Banglore-based startup Oben Electric has launched its first electric bike starting at Rs 99,999 (ex-showroom). Customers interested in getting the car can reserve the electric bike through the official website of Oben electric company with a reservation amount of Rs 999. Deliveries of the new Rorr e...

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Tata Power partners Enviro to install EV charging points in Gurugram

Gurugram: Electric vehicle charging infra provider Tata Power has collaborated with Enviro, the facility management wing of real estate developer Vatika Group, to install 59 EV charging points on its property. EV chargers will be installed at 18 locations of the Vatika Group in the city. These char...

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Electric two-wheeler startup Yulu to raise $100 million to expand business model

Mumbai: Electric two-wheeler startup Yulu plans to raise up to $100 million to expand its business model and grab a larger pie of the growing last-mile mobility segment. Yulu, which has created the country's largest battery as a service network with 3 million battery swaps till date, will expa...

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MG Motor India introduces MG Charge initiative; to install 1,000 fast chargers

In a bid to boost India's charging infrastructure, MG Motor India has announced a new project called MG Charge. By this initiative, the carmaker aims to meet the challenge of installing 1,000 AC fast chargers in residential areas in 1,000 days. Type C electric vehicle chargers are expected to suppo...

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Tata Elxsi partners with Renesas Electronics to develop solutions for electric vehicles

Tata Elxsi and Renesas Electronics Corporation on Thursday announced their collaboration on a state-of-the-art design center in Bangalore that will develop targeted solutions for electric vehicles (EVs). The Next Generation Electric Vehicle Innovation Center (NEVIC) opened in January this year. Wit...

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Simple One electric scooter range goes up to 300 km with new battery option

Simple Energy has announced the option to add an additional battery pack with the One electric scooter that drives its range to over 300km on a single full charge. Buyers can opt for the option of an additional battery pack during the final payment of their electric scooter. Simple Energy has a...

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