Electric Mobility News

Speaking at the 62nd SIAM Annual Convention, Anurag Jain, Secretary, Department for Promotion of Industry, and Internal Trade said some global auto brands are willing to enter India but are looking for the right local partner.

Minister for Road Transport and Highways said that the country was seeing double and triple-digit growth in sales across segments in the EV space.

Honda's primary focus will still be on petrol powered commuter motorcycles, Atsushi Ogata, president MD & CEO, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, said.

Taiwanese battery maker ProLogium Technology Co has shortlisted four European countries - France, Germany, Poland and the United Kingdom - for an $8 billion solid-state lithium battery plant, consulting firm Accuracy said.

Israeli startup StoreDot has shipped production-ready samples of its fast-charge electric vehicle battery cells to strategic partners and potential customers as it moves closer to a planned 2024 production date, the company said.

Auto parts supplier Aptiv Plc said it would acquire a majority stake in a unit of Italy' Intercable for 595 million euros ($605.71 million), allowing the U.S. company access to technology used in electric vehicles (EVs).

The VinGroup-backed carmaker also announced its intent to export 5,000 VF 8s to the US, Canada, and Europe as early as December 2022.

Honda's global two-wheeler electrification plan includes bring as many as 10 new EVs to the market by 2025 across different segments. The company expects about one million electric motorcycle sales in the next five years.