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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicElectric vehicle

Topic: Electric vehicle

Endeavour & Sierra returning, a dozen new EVs to be launched—2025 looks promising

First 3 months of 2025 will see many car launches, particularly from carmakers who lost their way in the Indian market & are now taking their last, vital shot at relevance.

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.

On Camera

Air India crash report shows an institutional reform of AAIB and aviation ministry is in order

The civil aviation ministry could have recognised the enormity of the Air India crash and prepared the AAIB and its investigating team for its sensitivities.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.