Electric Mobility
car&bike Team
Jul 8, 2019, 3:22 PM
E-scooters touted as zero-carbon urban transport are flooding city streets worldwide, but just how green they are remains an open question.
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car&bike Team | Jul 6, 2019World's First Quad-Copter Race Held At Goodwood 2019; Airspeeder Mk II RevealedCome 2020 and we will see a full-fledged quadcopter racing series happening with 5 teams and 10 pilots. All participants will be flying the Airspeed Mk II quadcopter, which was also revealed at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jul 6, 2019Audi e-tron Scores 5-Star In Euro NCAP Crash TestsThe Audi e-tron is the company's first ever fully electric SUV and it was recently previewed in India. Audi scored 5-stars in Euro NCAP's latest round of crash tests and scored 91 per cent for adult occupancy protection.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jul 6, 2019Lotus' First All-Electric Hypercar To Be Called EvijaIn May Lotus confirmed a maximum of 130 examples will be built at its factory in Hethel, Norfolk, in tribute to its Type number.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jul 6, 2019Budget 2019: Electric Vehicles To Get More AffordableThe NDA 2.0 government made some major announcements for pushing electric mobility in India as part of the Union Budget 2019. While the Indian auto sector did not witness any dramatic changes in tax norms, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recommended reducing the GST rate on electric vehicles from the current 12 per cent to five per cent in a bid to push the sale of EVs in the country. In addition, there will be an income tax deduction of Rs. 1.5 lakh on the interest paid on the loans taken to purchase electric vehicles. The push for EV purchase is expected to boost sales for the alternate fuelled vehicles, which has been a major agenda for the government since the previous term.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jul 5, 2019Union Budget 2019: Electric Two-Wheeler Manufacturers Welcome AnnouncementsThe electric vehicle segment in the Indian auto sector has welcomed the announcements to give tax incentives on loans for EVs, as well as GST reduction on electric vehicles.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jul 5, 2019Union Budget 2019: Govt Proposes Rs. 1.5 Lakh Income Tax Reduction On Loans On EVsThe government has offered exemption of income tax worth Rs. 1.5 lakh on loans taken for buying electric vehicles.1 min read
PTI | Jul 5, 2019India's First highway Corridors For E-Vehicles Expected By March 2020India's first highway corridors with charging stations for electric vehicles are expected to come up along the Delhi-Jaipur and Delhi-Agra highways by 2020, an official said. The combined stretch of the corridors on the Yamuna Expressway (between Delhi and Agra) and the National Highway 48 (between Delhi and Jaipur) will be 500 km, and 18 charging stations will be setup near toll plazas on the two routes, the official said. The e-corridors are proposed to be the first under the Ease of Doing Business Programme (EODB) of the Advance Services for Social and Administrative Reforms (ASSAR), a private entity which is supported by the central government, an official engaged in the project said.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jul 6, 2019Jaguar Land Rover To Build Electric Cars In The UKCar manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover said Friday that it will make electric cars at its central England plant, securing thousands of jobs in a major boost to post-Brexit Britain.1 min read
