Electric Mobility News

Speaking at the 60th Annual Convention of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) today, Prakash Javadekar, Minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, said that the government's new battery policy could help boost demand for electric vehicles in India.

Electric two-wheeler start-up Ather Energy targets sales of one million units in the next five years, and scaling up operations across 100 cities.

The government has passes a tender of ,2500 electric buses and is trying to procure maximum units from Indian electric bus manufacturers.

American SUV marque, Jeep has officially unveiled the plug-in hybrid version of its iconic off-road SUV, Wrangler. It will be called the Jeep Wrangler 4xe and it joins the fast-growing list of electrified cars from the company, which currently includes Jeep Grand Commander PHEV, Renegade 4xe and Compass 4xe models.

Ather Energy will begin deliveries of its electric scooters in Delhi-NCR November 2020 onwards. The focus of the company will be on expansion in India and Ather is poised for the same, with production beginning at its new plant from December 2020.

EESL will procure the Tata Nexon at Rs. 14.86 lakh each, Rs. 13,000 cheaper than its ex-showroom price of Rs. 14.99 lakh.

Hero MotoCorp holds a 34.58 per cent stake in Ather Energy, but could reportedly assume control with a larger investment. Ather's co-founder Tarun Mehta, however, had this to say.

As a pilot project for clean mobility EESL had ordered 10 KonaElectric SUVs in the year 2019.