Electric Cars News

The New Nissan Leaf was launched last year and has already received quite a bit of praise from all over the world. An affordable all-electric offering, the Nissan Leaf is available in multiple variants, all fitted with a 40 kWh battery that offers 378 kms of range. While the more powerful version gets a standard DC quick charger fitted, for the lower powered version, the DC quick charger can be added as an optional extra. The DC quick charger can charge the battery up from zero to 80 per cent in just over half an hour, making longer trips possible. However, according to new information that has come to light, it seems that the number of times the Nissan Leaf's battery can undergo a quick charge in a short amount of time is restricted by the Japanese automaker. This issue has now officially been christened 'Rapidgate'.

Audi dropped yet another teaser of the e-Tron Vision Gran Turismo ahead of its official unveil on April 9.

NITI Aayog proposes formation of six committees that will look in to different aspects required to create a sustainable ecosystem for EVs in India.

Sanjeev Gupta's GFG Alliance will build EV plants as part of his worldwide push into the auto supply chain.

Strom Motors is now set to unveil its new electric car this week on April 8. The new Strom R3 is a small, three-wheeled, compact electric vehicle that comes in a reverse trike configuration. The Strom R3 will be offered in three variants - R3 Pure, R3 Current and R3 Bolt and a range of up to 120 km.

It would take around 15 months to retool the company's plant in Cologne but said it would not be worth the investment if sales of electric cars reached only 30,000 or 40,000 vehicles a year.

In total, EESL will be procuring 20,000 electric vehicles by March 2019 and are investing around Rs 2,400 crore for buying them.

The government of India has decided to increase the amount for supporting electric vehicles in India to Rs. 8,730 crore or $ 1.3 Billion, under the FAME II scheme.