Electric Cars

car&bike Team

Aug 7, 2019, 1:52 AM

Tesla Reintroduces Unlimited Free Supercharging On Model S And Model X

The California based carmaker in a tweet has confirmed reintroducing the unlimited free charging scheme on the Model S and Model X. At present, Tesla owners in the US need to pay $ 0.28 (28 cents) per kWh or $ 0.13 (13 cents) to $ 0.26 (26 cents) per minute for using a supercharger. This means a full charge on a Tesla Model S through a supercharger would cost $ 19.5 which is over Rs. 1300 in Indian currency. The free charging service is available to Model S and Model X owners only and Model 3 owners will need to pay for the service.

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  Sameer Contractor | Aug 4, 2019

  Indian Army Adds Mahindra e-Verito EVs To Its Official Fleet To Reduce Carbon Footprint

  Keeping up with the central government's policies to switch to electric mobility, the Indian army has employed electric vehicles as part of its fleet. In partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), a Joint Venture of Central PSUs under Ministry of Power, the Indian Army will be using the EVs for the use of its officials in New Delhi with a total of 10 electric cars to be operated as part of the pilot project. The army will develop further on the initiative and increase the number of EVs in Delhi to in a bid to improve efficiency and minimise emissions.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Aug 4, 2019

  Tata Motors To Introduce Long Range Tigor EV For Private Buyers

  Tata Motors will be introducing a more powerful version of the Tata Tigor EV for private buyers this year. Currently, the car uses a 16.2 kWh battery, offering a range of 142 km on a single charge, but Tata is working on a more powerful version, which is expected to offer a maximum range of 200 km on a full charge. As of now, the Tata Tigor EV is only sold to fleet owners, and government organisations as part of the EESL tender, but with the introduction of long-range Tigor EV, Tata will start selling the car to private buyers as well.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Oct 4, 2023

  Tata Motors To Introduce Its Next Electric Car By End Of FY2020

  Tata Motors will be introducing its next electric vehicle for the Indian market by the end of the financial year 2019-20. The carmaker recently announced its partnership with Tata Power to set up 300 fast chargers across 5 metros in India. Speaking to carandbike.com on the sidelines, Shailesh Chandra, President Electric Mobility Business & Corporate Strategy, Tata Motors, said that the company is currently working on electric vehicles focused towards private buyers, and will introduce a higher range Tigor EV a new model by end of this fiscal year.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 3, 2019

  VW's Electrify America To Work With Stable Auto For Automated Self-Charging facility

  The charging facility will allow self-driving EV fleets to charge with no operators around.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Aug 2, 2019

  Tata Motors And Tata Power Join Hands To Set Up 300 Charging Stations Across India By End Of FY 2020

  The new fast chargers will be provided and operated by Tata Power and the first 50 chargers will adhere to Bharat Standard of 15 kW units.

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  Sameer Contractor | Aug 2, 2019

  Tata Tigor EV Gets A Rs. 80,000 Price Reduction Under New GST Rates

  The government recently announced a reduction in GST rates on electric vehicles in a bid to push faster adoption of EVs, and this has prompted automakers to pass on the benefits to customers. The latest to join the cause is Tata Motors, which has announced a price reduction of Rs. 80,000 on the Tigor EV. The new GST rate for EVs stands at five per cent as opposed to the earlier 12 per cent, which has prompted the reduction in prices. The Tata Tigor EV was previously priced between Rs. 12.35-12.71 lakh, and will now be available from Rs. 11.58 lakh to Rs. 11.92 lakh (all prices, ex-showroom Mumbai).

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  car&bike Team | Aug 2, 2019

  Hyundai Kona Electric's Price Reduced; Now Priced At Rs. 23.71 Lakh

  Hyundai has reduced the price of the Kona from Rs. 25.3 lakh to Rs. 23.71 lakh on account of the government reducing the GST rates on electric vehicles. Hyundai has received about 152 bookings in 20 days for the Kona.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 2, 2019

  Audi e-Tron Revealed In India For The First Time; Launch In Late 2019

  Audi India finally took the wraps off the e-Tron for the public in India at the launch of its new dealership in Gurugram. The e-Tron is Audi's first fully electric model and is an SUV at that. It will be launched in India by the end of 2019.

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