Electric Mobility
car&bike Team
Jun 11, 2018, 4:01 PM
India is one of the largest importers, and in 2017 it imported nearly $150 million worth lithium-ion batteries.
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Cyrus Dhabhar | Jun 10, 201810000th Tesla Supercharger Inaugurated, Located in CanadaTesla has officially inaugurated its 10000th supercharger. Located in Belleville, Ontario in Canada, the supercharger was thrown open to public use on June 9, 2018. The Tesla Supercharger will support all three models that Tesla currently offers, the entry level Model 3 sedan, the larger Model S sedan and the Model X SUV. The Tesla supercharger will also support the upcoming Tesla Roadster 2 and the recently teased Model Y Compact SUV/ crossover that is due for a public reveal sometime next year and production / delivery in 2020. The Tesla supercharger however does not support the Gen 1 Tesla Roadster.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jun 8, 2018Italian Volt Unveils Lacama For The ReunionItalian Volt unveiled a customised electric motorcycle unveiled at The Reunion, an event dedicated to scramblers, cafe racers and classics.1 min read
Cyrus Dhabhar | Jun 8, 2018Almost 23 Per Cent Of Tesla Model 3 Reservations In The USA Cancelled So FarThe Tesla Model 3 is possibly the most talked about car in the last few years. When launched in 2016, the demand on the car was so high that in just a couple of days it saw over 3.25 lakh reservations and in just a month of bookings opening, the number was up to over 4 lakh! Currently, the Tesla Model 3 bookings are hovering around the 4.5 lakh units globally with the United States accounting a major chunk. That said, according to reports, over one fourth of all bookings for the Model 3 in the United States have now been cancelled!1 min read
car&bike Team | Jun 8, 2018eMotion Surge Electric Motorcycle: All You Need To KnowHere is everything that you need to know about the eMotion Surge electric motorcycle.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jun 8, 2018Ather 340 And Ather 450; What Is The DifferenceWe list out the differences between the two newly launched Ather electric scooters.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jun 8, 2018General Motors Partners With Honda To Develop Next Gen Electric BatteryA partnership between GM and Honda is not new. Both the companies have already formed the industry's first manufacturing joint venture to produce an advanced hydrogen fuel cell system by 2020.1 min read
car&bike Team | Jun 7, 2018Zero Motorcycles Unveils New LogoUS-based electric motorcycle company Zero Motorcycles has revealed its new company logo. This is the electric motorcycle company's third logo, which commenced operations little over a decade ago. Comprising 'Z' and '0' in a what looks like a numerical '0', the new logo is very much in-line with what traditional auto manufacturers logos have looked like and brings a sharper, sleeker and futuristic appeal for the company.1 min read
Cyrus Dhabhar | Jun 7, 2018New Quadricycle Vehicle Category Approved By Indian GovernmentA new category of small vehicles - Quadricycles, has been approved by the Indian government and in particular the Ministry Of Road Transport and Highways. This new category, which will mainly be used to classify small four wheeled personal vehicles (or commercial vehicles) will have to pass a list of emissions, crash and other norms which will be laid down by the government and the Automotive Research Association Of India - ARAI. The first vehicle to be launched under this new category will be the Bajaj Qute. Bajaj Auto has heavily lobbied for this particular class of vehicle as until now, there was no such special category in India like the ones in Europe and in other countries around the world. The government has made no indication as to what GST rate will be applied to register these vehicles or whether they will have special registration plates like the new green plates on electric vehicles.1 min read
