Electric Mobility News

Ather Energy is one of the first auto companies in India to design and build its scooters and charging infrastructure locally.

Panasonic switched its focus to corporate clients such as automakers a few years ago to escape price wars in lower-margin consumer electronics.

Germany has opened its first test route for overhead line hybrid trucks (OH trucks) or simply put an electric highway.

Hyundai Motor made its way in India two decades ago and has been one of the most aggressively expanding manufacturers with the second largest market share. While the company has been largely known for its conventional vehicles, the Korean automaker is now looking to diversify its offerings in the country with electric and connected vehicles in the future. That's exactly what Hyundai India's new corporate campaign - 'Once Upon A Time Hyundai was a Car Company' - outlines its focus on electric, clean and connected cars for the future. From a conventional car maker, Hyundai is now positioning itself as a Smart Mobility Solutions company with a multi-pronged approach.

Lyft said Tuesday its loss in the past quarter widened to $1.1 billion in the ride-hailing giant's first financial report as a public company, as it announced it was teaming up with former Google car unit Waymo on autonomous taxis.

Electric Vehicles have been on Government's agenda for long and all possible measures are being taken for its adoption. AC and DC fast chargers for electric vehicles have been installed at the Parliament House to charge the electric vehicles supplied to the government as part of the EESL tender. Snehlata Shrivastava- Secretary General of Lok Sabha inaugurated the charging stations along with flagging off the recently supplied Tata Tigor electric and Mahindra eVerito. Senior officials from Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) were also present at the inauguration.

Addressing public and Metro officials on the 25th Foundation Day Event Of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in New Delhi, M Venkaiah Naidu- Vice President of India called for adopting a public transport-centric approach to decongest traffic-choked cities. The Vice President applauded the operation of Delhi Metro and said that Metro rails are a major part of the infrastructure in a developing country and are required in other cities as well. He was also concerned about the shift from the use of public transport to private vehicles and said it was undesirable. According to a study, Delhi Metro has helped in shifting about seven lakh vehicles from the roads of Delhi, thereby reducing congestion.

Europe is looking catch up with the Asian Markets, with France and Germany saying on Thursday they would form an alliance to develop next-generation batteries in a bid to counteract Asia's dominance.