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Thursday, December 4, 2025
TopicElectric Cars

Topic: Electric Cars

From China, US to Norway — 2020 was a good year for electric vehicle sales

After years of efforts, 2020 may well have been the year we reached a tipping point in the adoption of electric vehicles, according to new research.

Israeli firm develops electric car batteries that can charge in 5 minutes

StoreDot says rapid charging batteries could overcome range and charging anxiety, a critical barrier to mainstream EV adoption.

The road to an Apple Car runs through China

China’s electric-vehicle component industry is booming and likely to find a place in every potential car champion. Even Elon Musk had to finally turn to China for Tesla's production.

Three lessons to ensure self-driving cars have a safe, efficient future

Maximising the promise of self-driving cars will require a collaboration with technologists and regulators.

Why hybrid cars are grabbing more road than electrics

Automakers are finding the cost of electric vehicle tough to digest, especially after Covid. Hybrids are one compliance solution, if not necessarily the technology transition.

Battery fires put BMW and Ford on the back foot just as electric vehicles take off

A flaw affecting a plug-in hybrid SUV in Europe will keep Ford from complying with tougher emissions standards this year. BMW and Hyundai are recalling tens of thousands of cars.

The planet is ready for cars to go electric, but our power systems may not be

Countries have already started banning petrol cars, but we need to ensure there is enough infrastructure to handle an increasing number of electric vehicles.

Resale value of existing electric vehicles sinks as battery technology improves

The lower prices of the latest electric cars is cutting existing owners out of the resale market, but it also doesn't bode well for new owners.

E-mobility is the best solution for both climate and economic crises

Transport accounts for 23 per cent of global energy-related greenhouse emissions. But existing electrification technology could cut down these emissions by 2050.

A million-mile battery from China could power your electric car

Contemporary Amperex Technology, which can produce a battery that lasts 16 years, is a potential boon for automakers trying to sway drivers to their EV models.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.