Electric Mobility

PTI

Mar 28, 2019, 9:06 PM

Standalone Metro Systems Not Effective, Need Shared Mobility & Electric Vehicles: Venkaiah Naidu

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Thursday stressed on the need of adopting shared mobility and electric vehicles to meet increasing demands of transportation and said standalone metro systems are not effective as they require a holistic approach. Delivering a keynote address at the launch of ''Electric Mobility Forum'' of research organisation WRI India, Naidu also suggested for a comprehensive mobility plan to meet the need of cities for a period of 30-40 years. "Standalone metro systems are not effective and need a holistic approach. Globally, the mobility sector is acquiring new paradigms. Shared mobility, electric vehicles, bicycles, connected vehicles are taking the centre stage and India must also follow the same," he said.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 27, 2019

  GoZero Electric Bikes Launched In India, Prices Start At Rs. 29,999

  The GoZero Myle is more suited for daily commute and is powered by a 300 Wh battery which gives it a range of 45 kms whereas the GoZero One which is the flagship model is for trekking and off-road purpose and is powered by a 400 Wh battery which gives it a range of 60 km. Being designed to go off-road, the One also gets fatter rubber with slightly more profiling and a tweaked front shock absorber. Moreover, the Myle gets 3 paddle assist modes while the One has five paddle assist modes. What all remain common in both these bikes are features like disc brakes, cruise control and the battery pack on both the bikes are swappable which means you can take them out and can plug it into the regular power sockets. It's similar to charging your phone.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 27, 2019

  Tesla Model 3 Outsells C-Class, 3 Series In Europe In February 2019

  February has not been a great month for carmakers in Europe as the market registered its sixth consecutive month of decline as 1.14 million vehicles were registered. This was largely because February marked a month of uncertainty for many of the bigger European markets, such as Spain and the Netherlands. However, according to a report by Jato, pure electric vehicles or BEVs showed a big growth in sales. Although their market share remained marginal at 1.9 per cent, their volume increased by a huge 92 per cent to 20,000 registrations. BEVs continued to gain traction in markets like Norway, where they counted for 40 per cent of overall registrations, and the Netherlands, where they counted for 7 per cent. Demand also increased by 81 per cent in Germany, which was the largest market for BEVs in February.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 27, 2019

  BMW Previews iX3, i4 and iNext EVs

  These are currently completing an intensive test programme. The drive and suspension components of these electric cars are being put to the test under extreme weather and road conditions. On the icy surfaces of frozen lakes, on snow and in the bitter cold, the electric motors, the high-voltage batteries and the power electronics of BMW eDrive technology as well as the suspension control systems will be put to the test in terms of durability and reliability.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 27, 2019

  Mercedes-Benz Is Evaluating The Feasibility Of Electric Vehicles In India

  The German carmaker is finally doing a feasibility study for the EQ range in India and is looking at it as a potential product in the future. "We do the feasibility studies because we have to think of the future. The feasibility study is done for our entire portfolio. And the same happens now for the battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, we look into which models could be appealing to the customers, we look into where we think is the momentum developing and based on that we also start assessing our options. So it's not that we wait and see, we look into the options by evaluating and that's happening right now," Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India told carandbike.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 28, 2019

  Automobili Pininfarina’s SUV PF1 Will Compete Against Ferrari, Lamborghini

  Pininfarina is not stopping there and its already embarking on its next project an SUV or as Automobili Pininfarina CEO, Michael Perschke likes to call a Sports Activity Vehicle

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  car&bike Team | Mar 25, 2019

  Oslo Becomes The First City In The World To Get Wireless Charging Systems For EVs

  From 2023 onward all taxis in Oslo will have to be zero emission and Norway wants all new cars to be zero emission by 2025. Among other nations, Britain and France have similar goals for 2040.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 22, 2019

  Electric Bike Brand GoZero Mobility To Enter Indian Market

  British brand GoZero Mobility will launch two electric bicycles in India on March 27, 2019.

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  car&bike Team | Mar 19, 2019

  Ather Energy Announces Strategic Tie-Up With Godrej Nature's Basket

  Ather Energy has signed an MoU with Godrej Nature's Basket for a pan-India association that will see the company set up its charging points at various outlets of the grocery and fresh-food store.

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