Electric Mobility News

As per a draft policy framed by NITI Aayog, the government should give some benefits to electric vehicles such as free parking for three years, tolls waived off, designated parking spaces, green number plates and so on and so forth.

Detroit is the home to two of the largest automakers in the world and also one of the global spiritual homes for the automobile in general. The Detroit Auto Show, also known as the North American International Auto Show, is possibly the most important auto show in the subcontinent and gives a chance for global and American automakers to showcase some of their newest and most cutting edge metal in front of the world's media. And this year, as with every year in the recent past, the list of global debuts and concept cars from almost every relevant manufacturer gives as all something to look forward to. So here are some of the most important launches and concepts we will see at the 2018 Detroit Auto Show!

The new fuel cell EV is the newest edition to the Hyundai's eco-vehicle portfolio and it will help to fulfill Hyundai's vision to offer clean mobility to the world.

The company says it will start building the car in China in 2019, with sales likely to start in the US and Europe sometime in 2020.

In many countries, high prices of battery-driven cars, limited ranges between recharging and long charging times discourage buyers.

The Government had announced that India will be moving to an all electric car fleet by 2030 and car manufacturers are getting ready to meet the deadline

The Audi Q2 is the German automaker's smallest compact SUV. Placed below the Q3, the Q2 with its crossover like design was launched last year with good responses especially from growing markets like China. And to appease the Chinese auto buyer even further, Audi has recently announced plans to launch a longer wheelbase version of the Q2 specially for the China domestic market. To make it an even more interesting proposition though, Audi seems to be preparing an all electric version of the long wheel base Q2 to be sold specifically in China. China is the largest electric car market in the world and last year sold over 3.86 lakh units witnessing a 50 per cent growth over the year before!

In a heavy push towards greener vehicle production and reduced emissions, the Chinese government has banned the production of 553 cars, mainly sedans for failure to meet a certain pre-described fuel economy figure. The announcement was made by the China Vehicle Technology Service Centre and includes cars from several global automakers like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, General Motors and Volkswagen. The list also includes cars that do not meet certain new emissions standards that have been recently prescribed for cars in China. The list of banned cars has not been completely revealed though, although most on the list are said to be of the sedan body style. The ban on production has come into effect on January 1, 2018. Incidentally, in 2017, the sale of electric vehicles in China has grown by over 50 per cent to over 3.36 lakh units a year and is expected to grow even further this year.