Electric Mobility News

Ford would shift capital investment away from sedans and internal combustion engines to develop more trucks and electric and hybrid cars. Most of those savings will not show up on Ford's bottom line until 2019 and 2020.

A fan of speed in all shapes, forms and sizes, Sachin Tendulkar is known to be an avid driver both on the street and on the track. Having driven several race derived supercars on various race tracks around the world, Sachin's latest post has something along similar lines but with a very eco-friendly twist - while still promising to be loads of fun! Seen behind the wheel of a Go-Kart wearing the iconic number 10, the 'master blaster' seems to be excited about driving the electric go kart on a race track, probably one of the many Sky Karting tracks in the country. These electric cars might be new technology and might be looked down upon by the purists who prefer their blend of burning hot exhausts, loud engines and two stroke fragrances, but rest assured, these are quick enough to make anyone - including Sachin have a good time!

Ford's new 'Team Edison' will be in charge of developing electric mobility platforms and technology for future electric cars. Team Edison will also partner up with OEMs and tech partners from around the world for future tech.

The Nismo Concept version of the new Leaf has a sporty new exterior designed by Nismo, Nissan's motorsports and in-house tuning division.

In the next 18 months, GM will introduce two new all-electric vehicles based off learnings from the Chevrolet Bolt EV. They will be the first of at least 20 new all-electric vehicles that will launch by 2023.

As per EESL, Tata Motors quoted the lowest price of Rs 10.16 lakh, exclusive of GST in the competitive bidding. These electric cars are meant for usage by ministries and government departments, either through direct purchase from EESL or lease.

Honda will be showcasing a self-balancing electric motorcycle concept at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show. Named as the 'Riding Assist-e', the concept makes use of robotics instead of gyroscopes to keep the bike upright without any rider inputs.

While most business stories are about checks and balances, and which firm has the most numbers; there are times when business leaders do something out of the ordinary and set examples for a lot of us to follow. In this case, it is Mahindra Group - Chairman and Managing Director, Anand Mahindra congratulated competitor Tata Motors on Twitter on winning the bid for supplying 10,000 electric vehicles to EESL. The contract valued at Rs. 1120 crore is said to be world's largest single electric vehicle procurement. Interestingly, Mahindra as well as Nissan Motor applied for the same tender which was eventually awarded to Tata.