Central govt says 5.9 mn tonnes of lithium reserves have been found in J&K. Lithium's a key component in EV batteries & will ultimately help India achieve net zero emissions by 2070.
No import duty on machinery required to manufacture lithium-ion cells for batteries used in EVs, specific budgetary allocation for scrapping & replacing old govt vehicles.
With total sales of 50,000 electric cars to date, India's Tata Motors dominates the country's EV market and has outlined plans to launch 10 electric models by March 2026.
An array of manufacturers expected to focus on displaying their electric prowess this year, but visitors may be left wanting with some notable luxury manufacturers skipping the expo.
Kushan Mitra and ThePrint's Sajid Ali took the Audi e-tron 55 Quattro from Delhi to the foothills of the Himalayas to find out whether an electric vehicle can go on a holiday.
In this edition of ThePrint 'Off The Cuff', R.C. Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India, speaks to Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta & Associate Editor Yuthika...
Complaints were made against 12 EV manufacturers, including Avon Cycles, for violating guidelines under the 100 billion rupees programme, Minister for Heavy Industries said.
Increasingly, lenders have stepped in where equity funding has slowed amid global market volatility. But instead of helping startups, they end up extracting a pound of flesh that outlasts the crisis itself.
Rural ownership of motor vehicles jumped from 19 percent in 2011-2012 to 59 percent in 2023-2024, while urban rose from 40 percent to 68 percent during the same time period, study by two members of PM-EAC says.
At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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