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Thursday, July 30, 2026
TopicElectric vehicles

Topic: electric vehicles

1.7 million lives could be saved if India goes all-electric by 2045, says ICCT report

The International Council on Clean Transportation's India analysis is based on its global study of the health benefits of zero-emission transport through 2050.

Sri Lanka has embraced plug-in hybrids. Should India follow?

While the power and fuel situation in India is nowhere as bad as it was in Sri Lanka, there have been a lot of power cuts across the country this summer, with the electricity grid experiencing record-breaking demand.

Why mandating EVs for gig workers can be a policy mistake

Regulations that do not understand the sector’s functioning and impose unnecessary costs will stifle its growth potential.

Why the new Tata Tiago EV doesn’t need a bigger battery

This is not a long-distance cruiser. And because the battery pack is smaller, ergo lighter, the Tiago EV doesn’t feel heavy to drive. It feels nice and dynamic, like a small hatchback should.

Delhi B&B blaze latest in series of fires that point to city’s unsafe housing conditions—global media

The country's dichotomy is in focus as world media reports the devastating Malviya Nagar blaze. On the other hand, Khavda Renewable Energy Park, Gujarat, grabs eyeballs as well.

BMW, Kia, XUV owners are fighting for EV chargers. Green goals vs RWA & red tape

NCR condo residents are fighting RWAs and fire departments for the right to charge EVs. Some are writing to DMs, others have gone to the Supreme Court—‘plan to switch to diesel.’

MG Cyberster, another EV in town that redefines performance. But I miss the drama of ICE

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N is the only EV I have driven where the fake engine sounds have been done decently.

India’s EV shift isn’t about policies anymore. Now, it’s driven by cost

In March, sales of electric passenger vehicles touched an all-time high of 22,490 units of 4,40,144 passenger vehicles sold, thus crossing the important 5% mark for the first time.

VinFast MPV7 can be price warrior against Kia, Ertiga. It’s the features list that’s worrying

Lack of features needs to be urgently addressed in a tech-obsessed country.

India’s oil and gas vulnerability runs on diesel trucks

A slow shift away from diesel could complicate India’s refinery economics, as petrol demand peaks by 2032 and then begins to decline.

On Camera

Bar exam to bench, how are Indian women lawyers doing?

Merely mandating a quota without addressing systemic issues will not ensure that women in India thrive and rise in the legal profession.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.