Gas price surge hits hard — commuters feel the pain as costs may rise even moreGas prices in the United States are rising quickly and putting pressure on commuters. Many workers are spending more money on daily travel ...
01 Apr, 2026, 06.03 PM IST
PM E-Drive reset: Centre tightens deadlines, caps incentives for electric two and three wheelersNew rules are in place for the PM E-DRIVE scheme. Electric two-wheelers registered by July 31, 2026, and electric three-wheelers by March 3...
28 Mar, 2026, 11.25 AM IST
Electric bike sales decline 50% in April amid subsidy changesElectric two-wheeler sales in April dropped by 50% due to subsidy changes. Ola Electric led with 33,000 units sold out of the 64,000 total ...
02 May, 2024, 04.59 PM IST
Okaya launches e-bike 'Disruptor' at Rs 1.59 lakh; Running cost to be 25 paisa/kmFerrato, a premium brand of Okaya EV, launches the "Disruptor" electric bike at Rs 1.4 lakh (after subsidy) in Delhi, offering a running co...
02 May, 2024, 04.43 PM IST
FAME scheme rejig boosts funds for e-Bus, e-Bike segmentsThe Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) II has been altered to provide more support for electric buses and two-wh...
21 May, 2023, 07.24 AM IST
Government to issue notices to debar more companies found violating FAME-II norms: Official"We have received reports that some other companies have also violated the FAME-II guidelines. We will be issuing them notices similar to t...
17 May, 2023, 08.13 PM IST
E-bike startup GearHead Motors raises Rs 6 crore in fundingThe fresh funds will be used to expand the startup’s operations pan India of high-quality electric bikes to accelerate growth in electric v...
02 Jan, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Probe if Hero Electric, Tunwal violated localisation norms: Directorate of Revenue IntelligenceDRI has written to the National Automotive Board, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, saying the EV makers may have violated...
16 Sep, 2022, 10.57 AM IST
Svitch MotoCorp to invest Rs 100 crore in electric bike projectThe e-motorbike will be priced at around Rs 1.65 lakh on which a subsidy of Rs 40,000 will be given as per the government mandate, the comp...
01 Jun, 2022, 01.31 AM IST
Why the govt needs to promote electric bicyclesWhile the government has come up with EV subsidy programs, it is FAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicle) that has faci...
20 Jan, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Rajasthan govt's EV policy to hasten electrification, make e-bikes more affordable: Revolt MotorsRevolt Motors welcomes the Rajasthan EV Policy 2021, wherein customers of electric two wheelers will get incentives based on battery capaci...
19 Jul, 2021, 02.10 PM IST
Maharashtra EV Policy to accelerate electric vehicle adoptionAs per the Policy, the state government targets to achieve 10 per cent penetration of EVs as new vehicle registrations by 2025, as well as ...
14 Jul, 2021, 11.35 AM IST
Revolt Motors slashes price of electric bike RV400 by Rs 28kThe RV400 comes with a 3KW motor powered by a 72V 3.24 KWh lithium-Ion battery that can churn out a top speed of 85km/hr. The bike comes wi...
17 Jun, 2021, 03.32 PM IST
Electric two-wheeler sales contract 5% in 2020, prompt industry to ask for changes in EV policySMEV has pointed at inadequacies in the centre’s Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Electric and hybrid vehicles (FAME-India) scheme for la...
06 Jan, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Electric Vehicles body seeks to delink localisation from subsidy incentivesBesides, for availing incentives, the manufacturer would have to have minimum 50 per cent local content in the vehicle.
09 Apr, 2019, 03.27 PM IST
Now, hybrid vehicles too under FAME II incentives umbrellaUniform incentive of ₹10,000/kWh will be extended to all electric vehicles, including hybrids.
18 Feb, 2019, 07.10 AM IST
Bikes next only to diesel trucks in pollution, but get free rideSeveral studies have shown that motorcycles could be worst polluting vehicles after diesel trucks entering Delhi from other states.
11 Dec, 2015, 12.02 PM IST