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Sunday, July 20, 2025
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Topic: Electric vehicle

Army to have electric buses, cars & bikes at peace stations, laying of infrastructure underway

Around 25% of light vehicles, 38% buses and 48% bikes in selected Army units and formations will be changed to electric vehicles.

‘Poor charging infrastructure, high prices’ — what’s putting the brakes on India’s 2030 EV target

Two-wheeler electric vehicles faring well, but long charging duration & expensive batteries may dent govt’s ambitions, says Indian Venture and Alternate Capital Association report.

Indian cars no longer dependent on foreign designs. Maruti promises to boost it further

As the world’s third-largest car market after China and the US, India could also become a hub for enhanced design and engineering facilities.

Toyota to invest Rs 4,800 crore to make electric vehicle parts in India

The Japanese carmaker signed a memorandum of understanding with Karnataka and expects the investment to generate around 3,500 new jobs in the country.

Electric scooters catching fire show high cost of India’s green goals

The govt has pledged to adopt new standards to tackle the fires, which are likely caused due to thermal inefficiencies in lithium-ion batteries and exacerbated by hot weather.

India’s EV battery race is led by newbie scooter maker that gets more state support than RIL

Ola Electric is getting 40% of the total capacity covered by $2.4 billion in battery incentives as India aims to keep Chinese technology & raw materials away from the nascent sector.

Bengaluru-based electric scooter startup to invest up to Rs 2,500 crore in new plants

Simple Energy is building an initial facility with the capacity to produce 10 lakh scooters a year. It aims to open a second plant by 2023 and make 1.25 crore scooters annually.

UK to extend 750 million pounds for green projects in India, commits new funds for EVs

This is part of UK's India Green Guarantee to the World Bank, announced at COP26. UK has also committed 210 million pounds to fund green projects in developing countries.

Ola’s new e-scooter factory is women-only, aims to build 10 million two-wheelers by 2022

The e-mobility business is expected to make its debut next year with the vision to provide the world 'clean mobility, a carbon-negative footprint, and an inclusive workforce'.

Tesla to start exporting made-in-China Model 3 sedans to Europe

Tesla's Shanghai factory opened for local deliveries at the start of this year. It will start shipping cars to more than 10 countries, including Germany, France & Switzerland.

On Camera

Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

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.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

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.