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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicElectric vehicles

Topic: electric vehicles

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.

India’s EV market needs affordable options. New Tata Punch EV tries to fill the gap

When it comes to ‘affordable’ electric vehicles, there is one simple issue. Either the cars feel too cheap or they don’t have ‘enough’ range.

More automation, more screens—what Indian cars will look like in 2026

Automakers this year are expected to roll out cars in India that are smarter, safer, and electric.

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Why CAFE 3 norms are fuelling the case for hybrids

A recent study showed that Indian car buyers would prefer to bring home a hybrid vehicle over an EV or a petrol car this festive season.

Rahul Gandhi loves the EV ‘decentralised’ power analogy. Too bad it’s wrong

According to Gandhi, power becomes decentralised when each wheel is independent. But the last thing you want in a car is a wheel doing its own thing, especially at speed.

Everyone wants a used BluSmart EV. It’s Delhi’s biggest fire sale

BluSmart’s collapse has flooded thousands of EVs into Delhi’s resale market. Reels promise Rs 50,000 bargains, sellers are swamped, and complaints get a blunt ‘take it or leave it’.

Outdated tech, low investment, limited private presence push India to import copper—think tank report

The country must explore and extract more copper, as large resources and reserves lie unexplored and hence not mined, says Centre for Social and Economic Progress

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.