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Friday, November 1, 2024
TopicElectric vehicle

Topic: Electric vehicle

BMW isn’t feeling the ‘electric’ shock. A strategy is paying off in this soft EV market

BMW hasn’t felt the need to push electric vehicles onto its customers, unlike its German luxury vehicle rivals.

The BaaS effect—How MG’s battery plan can make Windsor an attractive pick for EV buyers

With many more electric cars on the way, the Maruti Suzuki eVX and Hyundai Creta EV in particular, the EV space is getting interesting.

As Indians buy cheaper products, smaller packs, FMCG sector takes a hit

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

EV lifespan is getting shorter. They are becoming like smartphones

Unlike electric vehicles, internal combustion engine cars undergo only minor cosmetic and other changes over the years. Their lifecycle is better than that of EVs, and customers are well aware of it.

India needs an emissions-based vehicle tax system to boost newer technologies

Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava said that hybrid vehicles are cleaner than BEVs. An EREV or PHEV may be cleaner than a mild hybrid, but none of them are zero-emissions like a BEV.

‘Zomato delivers on EV, delivers on time’—lazy tagline that fumbled a brilliant ad

While hits and misses are part of the trade, Zomato—for the most part— has a finger on the pulse.

Tariff hike vs lower import duties — US, India take different routes to boost domestic EV production

While US is seeking to protect its manufacturers by slapping high import tariffs, India is promising lower tariffs but only if foreign investors invest within a set timeframe.

Automobile sales soar 13% in February, EV push drives growth in 2-wheeler sales

The three-wheeler market witnessed a significant 24% growth, with EVs constituting 53 percent of this growth, said the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Cement industry’s new ‘EV’ – A new low-carbon tech is here

Concrete and cement account for approximately 7% of global CO2 emissions, and if no action is taken, this number could grow dramatically.

Toyota’s solid-state batteries can solve EV problems big time. But I have my doubts

South Korean companies LG Chem and Samsung and Chinese manufacturers BYD and CATL, promise that the first generation of solid-state batteries will begin production by 2024.

On Camera

16th BRICS Summit was about building dollar-free world order. India can use it to expand trade

For New Delhi, a USD-free system is not an immediate priority nor an existential necessity to unconditionally support the China-Russia agenda.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.