Electric Mobility
car&bike Team
May 10, 2019, 4:19 PM
Panasonic switched its focus to corporate clients such as automakers a few years ago to escape price wars in lower-margin consumer electronics.
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car&bike Team | May 9, 2019Germany Gets Its First Electric Highway For Hybrid TrucksGermany has opened its first test route for overhead line hybrid trucks (OH trucks) or simply put an electric highway.1 min read
car&bike Team | May 9, 2019Hyundai Announces New Smart Mobility Plan India With Focus On Electric, Clean & Connected CarsHyundai Motor made its way in India two decades ago and has been one of the most aggressively expanding manufacturers with the second largest market share. While the company has been largely known for its conventional vehicles, the Korean automaker is now looking to diversify its offerings in the country with electric and connected vehicles in the future. That's exactly what Hyundai India's new corporate campaign - 'Once Upon A Time Hyundai was a Car Company' - outlines its focus on electric, clean and connected cars for the future. From a conventional car maker, Hyundai is now positioning itself as a Smart Mobility Solutions company with a multi-pronged approach.1 min read
car&bike Team | May 8, 2019Lyft Loss Widens To $1.1 Billion, Unveils Waymo PartnershipLyft said Tuesday its loss in the past quarter widened to $1.1 billion in the ride-hailing giant's first financial report as a public company, as it announced it was teaming up with former Google car unit Waymo on autonomous taxis.1 min read
car&bike Team | May 5, 2019Fast Chargers For Electric Vehicles Installed At Parliament HouseElectric Vehicles have been on Government's agenda for long and all possible measures are being taken for its adoption. AC and DC fast chargers for electric vehicles have been installed at the Parliament House to charge the electric vehicles supplied to the government as part of the EESL tender. Snehlata Shrivastava- Secretary General of Lok Sabha inaugurated the charging stations along with flagging off the recently supplied Tata Tigor electric and Mahindra eVerito. Senior officials from Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) were also present at the inauguration.1 min read
car&bike Team | May 5, 2019Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Calls For Adopting A Public Transport Centric Approach In Traffic-Choked CitiesAddressing public and Metro officials on the 25th Foundation Day Event Of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in New Delhi, M Venkaiah Naidu- Vice President of India called for adopting a public transport-centric approach to decongest traffic-choked cities. The Vice President applauded the operation of Delhi Metro and said that Metro rails are a major part of the infrastructure in a developing country and are required in other cities as well. He was also concerned about the shift from the use of public transport to private vehicles and said it was undesirable. According to a study, Delhi Metro has helped in shifting about seven lakh vehicles from the roads of Delhi, thereby reducing congestion.1 min read
car&bike Team | May 3, 2019Asia In Charge Of Electric Car Battery ProductionEurope is looking catch up with the Asian Markets, with France and Germany saying on Thursday they would form an alliance to develop next-generation batteries in a bid to counteract Asia's dominance.1 min read
car&bike Team | May 3, 2019Mahindra e2o Plus To Be Phased Out SoonMahindra Electric will be soon end the production of its fully-electric hatchback, the Mahindra e2o Plus. A company spokesperson told us that the main reason for phasing out the model is because the car doesn't meet the new safety norms that will come into play later this year in October 2019. Furthermore, Mahindra Electric is already working on a new electric hatchback - KUV Electric, which is slated to be launched later this year. Also, considering the low volumes of electric cars in the personal segment, the carmaker doesn't want two e-hatchbacks in the same space. Having said that, the company will continue to produce the e2o Plus for export markets like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.1 min read
car&bike Team | Apr 30, 2019EV Battery Maker LG Chem Sues SK Innovation, Alleges Trade Secret TheftElectric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Chem said it has sued its South Korean peer SK Innovation in the United States for alleged theft of trade secrets.1 min read
