Electric Cars News

Tata Motors Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Maharashtra to support the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy in accelerating the adoption of Electric Vehicles in Maharashtra.

Ameya Naik shares his opinion regarding the reports from Government officials about the unsatisfactory performance and mileage of the Tigor Electric Vehicles (EV) and what EV makers in India need to do.

The new Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Plug-In Hybrid version, which comes in the petrol avatar, will be positioned below the T8 Hybrid Excellence.

The India centre will be allowed to function autonomously in their respective regions and will have various divisions for planning, finance, products and customer experience.

State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd's (EESL) procurement of electric cars from Mahindra Electric and Tata Motors was seen as a big push towards electric mobility in India. The cars sourced were to be used by government officials in place of conventional vehicles. However, the move seems to have not gone down well with senior government officials, who have refused to use electric cars for daily use. According to a report in Live Mint, a government source who didn't wish to be named said that the senior officials have cited poor performance and low range of the electric vehicles, as one of the reasons to refuse using the electric cars.

Audi will now unveil the e-tron Electric SUV in the US instead of at the Audi Summit in Brussels due to the arrest of CEO Rupert Stadler in the VW diesel emissions scandal.

Through Roadmap E, the VW Group aims to manufacture 40 new locally produced electric vehicles in the next 7 or 8 years.

In the wake of Audi CEORupert Stadler's arrest a few days ago over the 'Dieselgate' Scandal, the German luxury automaker that was due to hold its annual 'Audi Summit' in August 2018 has postponed the annual event. The 2018 Audi Summit was also where the brand new all-electric Audi e-Tron SUV was supposed to make its official (and long awaited) global debut. Incidentally, the Audi e-Tron SUV will also be the first all-electric production car from the German luxury automaker and Audi has already received thousands of pre-bookings for the SUV even before an official debut.In a communiqu sent by the automaker, an Audi spokesperson said, "Today, we decided to cancel the Audi Summit on August 30 and 31, 2018, in Brussels due to organizational reasons. The Summit will take place on a later occasion in the United States."