Activa e, QC1 to be viable even if govt withdraws EV incentives: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter IndiaHMSI launched two electric scooters, Activa e and QC1. Bookings open in January 2025. Deliveries begin in February 2025. The scooters have ...
27 Nov, 2024, 11.57 PM IST
Centre charges up EV space with PLI approvalsThe approvals on Wednesday are likely to help the companies partially offset losses they are incurring in manufacturing EVs due to low volu...
23 Aug, 2024, 01.11 AM IST
Ola becomes only EV maker to secure PLI certification for four electric scootersOla Electric's S1 X 3 kWh and S1 X 4 kWh scooters received certification for the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme. The company is n...
21 Aug, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh CM lays foundation, launches power projects worth Rs 6,600 crAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy inaugurated and initiated the construction of several power projects worth Rs 6,600 cro...
28 Nov, 2023, 06.25 PM IST
Suzuki unveils hydrogen scooter, the Burgman Hydrogen; reveals Burgman electricSuzuki has announced the unveiling of its first hydrogen scooter, the Burgman Hydrogen, at the 2023 Japan Mobility event. The automaker is ...
05 Oct, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
Green fuel will end need for petrol in India after five years, says Nitin Gadkari"With full faith I want to say that petrol will vanish from the country after five years. Your cars and scooters will either be on green hy...
09 Jul, 2022, 01.59 PM IST
Cost of EVs to be at par with petrol-run vehicles in 2 years: Nitin GadkariReplying in the Lok Sabha on the Demands for Grants for Road Transport and Highways Ministry, 2022-23, Gadkari emphasised the need to shift...
22 Mar, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
Bioethanol can change the face of rural economy and rural India, says Gadkari at ET GBS 2022ET spoke to Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport and Highways on current government projects and initiatives around alternative fuel,...
22 Mar, 2022, 12.56 PM IST
Electric scooters may get costlier as FAME incentives taper off: CrisilThe brisk adoption of EVs is likely to continue now due to better cost economics, availability of multiple models, and feasibility of home-...
03 Mar, 2022, 11.09 AM IST
All charged up & nowhere to go: Electric vehicle firms rue high PLI qualification levelWhile appreciative of the scheme, electric vehicle (EV) makers say they would not qualify if the criteria remains the same for everyone. Mo...
30 Sep, 2021, 06.50 AM IST
India committed to clean energy-based economy: Nitin GadkariThe road transport and highways minister further said India is shifting its public transport fleet to green fuels like bio-CNG, ethanol, me...
22 Sep, 2021, 11.18 PM IST
Yamaha to grow two-wheeler sales by a fifth in local market in 2021Yamaha Motor India Group Chairman Motofumi Shitara told ET that with lockdown restrictions easing and the vaccination drive gaining pace, t...
21 Sep, 2021, 09.35 PM IST
Auto sector, drone PLIs: Green light for new-age techThe cabinet approved production linked incentive (PLI) schemes to the tune of ₹26,058 crore for the automobile and ancillary sectors, clear...
16 Sep, 2021, 07.09 AM IST
What a 5th floor kitchen of a Bengaluru apartment tells you about India's electric vehicle storyAccording to a Reuters report, the union government has re-drawn a plan to give $8billion to car makers which use petrol, with added benefi...
11 Sep, 2021, 02.48 PM IST
Higher subsidy for electric performanceIn a welcome move, the Centre has increased the incentive for electric two-wheelers by 50% to ₹15,000 per kWh, so as to make, say, e-scoote...
18 Jun, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
Auto Expo 2016: Buses and trucks drive onto the environment bandwagonHowever, very few auto companies have attempted to launch electric, hydrogen, hybrid or biofuel-powered vehicles other than CNG, LPG or mic...
05 Feb, 2016, 04.07 PM IST
- Electric cars take on hybrids at Tokyo show
Futuristic concept cars, ultra-efficient hybrids, zero-emission electric vehicles and even a hydrogen-powered scooter jostled for the limel...
21 Oct, 2009, 11.43 AM IST