The GST Council, set up by the Indian Government has reduced the GST rate on lithium-ion batteries for electric cars from 28 per cent to 18 per cent. Although this reduction is not as drastic as predicted earlier, the 10 per cent rate in reduction of GST on these batteries will help reduce the overall price of electric vehicles in India.
Kia Motors recently launched the new all-electric version of the Niro Crossover EV in South Korea, ahead of the cars impending Paris Motor Show debut. The Niro EV will go on sale in Europe towards the end of this year, post its Paris Motor Show debut in October 2018.
The electric, driverless race car navigated the famous 1.16 mile course at the Goodwood estate using artificial intelligence and the run is the first in the history of Goodwood to be completed by a race car that has no human driver in the car.
MINI has released a pair of exclusive detail design sketches as an initial preview of its first fully-electric model. The first one is of the new grille, while the second one is of the new alloy wheels.
A partially camouflaged test mule of MINI's upcoming electric car was recently spotted while charging up. The latest spy images also give us a closer look at the cabin of the new Electric MINI, and images tell us that both from the outside as well inside, the car will share visual similarities with the standard 3-Door hardtop MINI.
Skoda will launch its first electric SUV, to be called Skoda eRS Electric SUV will be the first in line for electrification. Similar to the vRS versions of its models, the upcoming SUV will be on the same lines and will mostly carry the eRS badge.
