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Topic: EVs

Army to procure 423 e-motorcycles, plans to ‘gradually convert’ its other vehicles to electric ones

In Request for Information issued Monday, government has specified that it will invite responses for e-bikes only from Indian Original Equipment Manufacturers.

EV sales have taken giant leap forward. But here’s why US is doubling down on oil production

What's happening in the fossil fuel industry is an example of the 'green paradox'—extract resources as quickly as possible when faced with the threat of future decreased market value.

India must not let China become for EVs what Saudi is for oil

What is the point of a 120kmph road if I can’t drive at least that fast. EV ecosystem must evolve in India.

Foxconn targets India, Thailand for production of their new small battery-powered car

Foxconn at present produces only a small number of EV's and has set an initial target of gaining a 5% share of the global market by 2025.

I spent 6 weeks with Hyundai IONIQ 5 EV. Here’s how it behaves—highways to city traffic

Hyundai IONIQ5 provides an impressive average of almost seven kilometers per unit of electricity, costing only Rs 1.2 per kilometer on city roads.

Why make buses electric when no one uses them? Delhi’s EV roadmap is hotly contested

Civil engineering professors, climate researchers and transport specialists pushed for behavioural changes and not just structural changes at an event that laid out Delhi's EV roadmap.

Toyota to market next-gen battery EVs from 2026 developed by new EV-focused unit BEV Factory

Toyota seeks to sell 1.5 million EVs annually by 2026 and 3.5 million, or about one-third of its global volume, by 2030.

EVs are duping you about carbon emissions. Govt should let diesel cars run longer

We shouldn't treat the automotive industry like fast fashion. Although carmakers agree that emissions are a problem, manufacturing vehicles is a major problem too.

Maruti Suzuki bats for graded tax structure to boost sales of all vehicles using cleaner fuel, not just EVs

Speaking at a select media roundtable in Goa, Maruti Suzuki's Shashank Srivastava says EVs are projected to account for only about 17% of cumulative new vehicle sales in India by 2030.

Ford, Vale Indonesia, Huayou sign deal for $4.5 billion EV battery material plant

The HPAL located in Pomalaa, Indonesia where Vale operates a nickel mine, is SAID to produce 120,000 tonnes a year of materiaL that is used in batteries for EVs.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.