Electric Mobility

Reuters

Sep 22, 2019, 5:37 PM

Amazon Orders 100,000 Electric Delivery Vans From Rivian To Go Carbon Neutral By 2040

Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos on Thursday pledged to make the largest U.S. e-commerce company net carbon neutral by 2040 and to buy 100,000 electric delivery vans from a start-up, as employees and consumers around the world plan protests to address climate change. Cutting emissions is a challenging goal for Amazon, which delivers 10 billion items a year and has a massive transportation and data centre footprint. "We know we can do it and we know we have to do it," Bezos said.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 20, 2019

  Polarity Smart Bikes Unveils Electric Bike Range; Prices Start At Rs. 38,000

  Pune-based Polarity Smart Bikes has unveiled its new range of electric bikes. The start-up has introduced its offerings across two categories - Sport and Executive.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Sep 20, 2019

  2020 Honda CR-V Facelift Unveiled Globally; Gets A New Hybrid Version

  Honda has finally pulled the wraps off the 2020 Honda CR-V facelift. This particular model is the US-spec version, and in addition to refreshed styling, new features and upgraded engine options, the CR-V now also comes in an electric-hybrid variant.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 19, 2019

  Tata Tigor EV With Extended Range Could Be Launched Next Week

  Tata Motors has confirmed that it will launch the Tigor EV with extended range next week and it could be available for private buyers as well. There are no details available on pricing as yet.

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  Shubham Parashar | Oct 4, 2023

  Tata Nexon EV And Altroz EV To Be Launched With The Ziptron Powertrain Technology

  Tata Motors is all-set to take its EV game ahead with its latest EV powertrain technology. The Ziptron will power a range of Tata's future EVs and carandbike can confirm that the first two models will be the electric iteration of the Altroz and Nexon. The Company will launch its first EV based on the Ziptron EV tech in 2020 and the next will follow in 2021. The Ziptron tech uses lithium-ion cells which provide a minimum drive range of 250 kms on a single charge.

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  Shubham Parashar | Oct 5, 2023

  Tata Motors Reveals New Electric Vehicle Powertrain Technology Ziptron

  Tata Electric Vehicle:The company has christened the new powertrain Ziptron and it will power the company's future electric vehicles. The first electric car to get this new powertrain technology will be launched in India in the fourth quarter (Q4) of the 2020 financial year.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 18, 2019

  Why Asia's Biggest Economies Are Backing Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars

  Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) have been upstaged by electric vehicles, which are increasingly becoming a mainstream option due to the success of Tesla Inc'sluxury cars as well as sales and production quotas set by China.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 17, 2019

  Hero Cycles Joins Hands With Yamaha To Launch Lectro Electric Bike

  The Lectro EHX20 is powered by an electric motor designed and developed specifically for the electric bike.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 17, 2019

  IIT Kharagpur Students Develop New Electric 3-Wheeler

  In a bid to reduce vehicular pollution, a team of 50 students from IIT Kharagpur has developed an electric vehicle.

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