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Wednesday, September 24, 2025
TopicElectric vehicles

Topic: electric vehicles

For Indian buyers, Hybrids can be pitstop. EVs still the future

The gold standard for EVs in India will have to be established with the passenger cars. But the choices remain relatively limited, and expensive.

Byton, BYD, SAIC, Nio, XPeng—China’s electric car industry is locking horns with US’ Tesla

China’s electric car companies completely dominate the EV market and are eating into Tesla’s business. In 2021, China’s EV industry was worth $124 billion.

EVs ‘aren’t the answer’, Maruti Suzuki bets on hybrid technology, biofuels in clean shift

Maruti Suzuki India Chairman R.C. Bhargava said the ability to get green transportation in India is going to take time because of the nature of its electricity generation.

Vehicle owners, automakers not convinced by govt’s plan to recycle old cars, finds survey

Some 57% of 10,543 vehicle owners surveyed by LocalCircles say whether a car should be removed from service or not should depend on miles on the odometer rather than age.

You thought you’ll buy an EV to beat the chip shortage delaying car deliveries? Tough luck

The processing power, provided by the use of semiconductors, is required for battery management software that manages the cells in EVs to optimise the workings.

SubscriberWrites: EVs have to travel a long way to get perfect Green Tag. It is not completely emission free

Level of pollution caused by e-vehicles varies from country to country depending on factors like source of energy, policy on battery recycling, and mining process.

Saudi group to invest up to $220 million in India’s two-wheeled EV maker Greaves Electric

The group will initially pay $150 million for a 35.8% stake in the electric vehicle maker, part of Greaves Cotton, an Indian manufacturing and engineering company.

EV makers are losing their sheen. Turns out, making future-forward cars is kind of hard

Blame Covid or supply chains or geopolitics — the reality is, there aren’t many EVs on roads in 2022. Investors need to pressure manufacturers to produce — at scale, and soon.

‘Nothing wrong with scooter,’ Ola Electric claims rider was overspeeding in Guwahati accident

On 26 March, the rider of a newly-purchased Ola S1 Pro met with an accident. His father took to Twitter to claim the vehicle's 'regenerative braking' was faulty.

Why electric scooters are catching fire & should this really make you worry about EVs

E-scooters, being built by brands trying to make a name for themselves, are as safe as two-wheelers and cars that have internal combustion engines.

On Camera

UPSC Civil Services Exam has been reduced to a memory test. That’s not how you select officers

India’s civil services were once called the ‘steel frame’. But steel is forged in fire, not moulded in a coaching class. While dilution has made the exam easier, it has also made it harder to find the game-changers we need.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.