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Government legislation across the EU declaring a fundamental shift away from internal combustion towards fully electric vehicle powertrains has presented vehicle manufacturers with complex challenges regarding materials, battery and joining technology. With the need for… Continue Reading

A new fabrication technique could allow solid-state automotive lithium-ion batteries to adopt nonflammable ceramic electrolytes using the same production processes as in batteries made with conventional liquid electrolytes. The melt-infiltration technology developed by materials science… Continue Reading

In November last year, the EV maker announced that its prototype Mark 1 e-scooter achieved an ARAI (Automotive Research Association of India)-certified range of more than 230 km with a developed-in-house 4 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery… Continue Reading

Under this, Andhra Pradesh will set up 400 charging stations in 73 locations across the state. Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and Tirupati will be declared model electric mobility cities with phase-wise goals to adopt electric vehicles, charging… Continue Reading

Delhi government on Thursday decided that all vehicles hired by its departments will switch to electric mode within six months. The step was taken to promote the adoption of electric vehicles by setting an example.… Continue Reading

Electric vehicles are becoming more and more common on the road, but when they’re parked in the driveway or garage there are still some kinks to work out when getting them charged up. Sure, there… Continue Reading

Flipkart has committed to 100% electric mobility in its logistics fleet and will deploy more than 25,000 electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, on Tuesday, announced that it has partnered with Mahindra… Continue Reading

Welcome to SHIFT Basics, a collection of tips, explainers, guides, and advice to keep you up to speed with mobility tech. I’ve been watching a lot of electric vehicle restomod videos on YouTube lately. There’s something quite… Continue Reading

The revival of General Motors' (GM) Hummer marque has continued with the unveiling of the Hummer EV SUV, which will arrive in 2023 as an 800hp-plus rival to the Rivian R1S. Joining a closely related Hummer pick-up… Continue Reading

Hyundai says it's the first major electric-car maker to offer bi-directional charging, which means owners can power electronic devices from the car battery. Hyundai Motor Co. is pitching its new Ioniq 5 as being able… Continue Reading

Your ride from the Delhi Metro station to your locality promises to be a comfortable, air-conditioned experience, apart from being environmentally friendly. From March, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation will start inducting low-floor, AC electric minibuses… Continue Reading

New Delhi: Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group, on Wednesday inaugurated Rajasthan’s first EV Experience Centre, Modi E-Mart Auto India, in Jaipur. The Experience Centre was inaugurated by Pratap Singh… Continue Reading

LUCKNOW: The city will soon get a research centre of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and a manufacturing unit for electric vehicles. This was announced by Lucknow MP and defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday after he inaugurated the Tedhipulia flyover.… Continue Reading

New Delhi: From retrofitting cars into electric vehicles (EV) to researching on batteries and setting up charging stations on the campus, IIT Delhi is putting its best foot forward in promoting the technology. The institute’s Centre for Automotive Research and Tribology (CART) has… Continue Reading

New Delhi: BP has joined BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG to drive forward the transition to electrification, the companies said in a joint release. Under their agreement, BP will become a 33.3% partner alongside BMW Group and Daimler Mobility AG… Continue Reading

The vehicles derive electricity from a fuel cell powered by hydrogen, instead of drawing it from only a battery; if successful, the initiative could help India reduce its carbon footprint India is preparing to test… Continue Reading

The surge in electric vehicles across the world is now quite real as most carmakers are now switching to EVs and strategising their future goals based on it. But some concerns still persist, like setting… Continue Reading

Aluminium-Air batteries What if you no longer had to plug your electric vehicle (EV), which uses expensive and heavy Lithium ion batteries, into an electrical socket for charging? What if there was a much lighter, cheaper and greener battery that… Continue Reading

Volvo Cars is only going to sell electric vehicles by 2030, the Swedish firm has said. It will phase out all car models with internal combustion engines by then, including hybrids. The carmaker is also… Continue Reading

With more and more car manufacturers focusing their efforts on making EVs, it is only a matter of time before we have an EV in every segment and by every major company. The year 2021… Continue Reading

Following in the steps of Hyundai Ioniq 5 which received nearly 24,000 reservations in one day, Kia has also managed to create a massive buzz in its home market of South Korea and informed it… Continue Reading