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(Image courtesy: Wired) I was reading a well researched news item on Business Standard titled “Electric vehicles likely to remain niche segment in near future“. What I liked about this news item was that, going beyond just saying what stops EVs from growing, it had presented three scenarios each with a different market share for EVs […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Volkswagen, until recently the world’s second most valuable car company by market cap (it was overtaken by Tesla in Feb 2020) is really preparing to take on Tesla in the electric vehicle arena. And why not? With electric vehicles being projected as being the dominant road transport technology, why would a 80 year old firm […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The EV Next team had been to the Auto Expo 2020 at Noida. We spent two days scouring all the halls (there were 10+ halls) for the latest in autos and electric vehicles in particular. And as a report in the Hindu BusinessLine says, the show overall was a bit underwhelming, especially compared to the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Tesla is on a roll. Literally and also figuratively. The company’s recent share price movement, adding billions to Elon Musk’s wealth overnight, and the company’s recent announcements and launches, have put the company firmly on the electric vehicle track again. There have also been recent items of the company raising more capital. It will be […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Electric bicycles are not exactly new for Hero Cycles. The company had been toying with this category even before the EV fever caught on in the Indian market, though with mixed success. Come 2020, the company seems to have resolved that it will make serious attempts at the electric bicycle segment once more, as witnessed by […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Tata Motors has every reason to think big on electric vehicles. In addition to the company being a leader as an Indian auto OEM, the Tata Group companies (Tata Power, Tata Chemicals, Tata AutoComp) provide a rich and powerful EV ecosystem for Tata Motors to flourish and add value to the Indian and even international […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Hyundai is a big name in the Indian car sector. The company sells the most number of cars in India after Maruti Suzuki. In fact, the company could be selling close to 7 lakh (0.7 million cars) in India for 2020, a large number indeed. The company’s plans for electric vehicles are also revving up. […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Ather Energy is not exactly a household name in the Indian auto sector, not yet at least. But in select circles the company has been able to make a mark. The company is mainly known for its electric scooters, with the launch of its Ather 450X last year, to good reviews. The startup has now […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →It’s already being acknowledged that for cars, the fleet segment is most likely the growth driver for the electric vehicle sector. In this context, Uber and Ola have been making the right noises since 2019 about a significant portion of their fleets going electric. Recently, Uber has taken it one step further and announced that […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →The Hero Group, run by the Munjals, have all the reason to start putting considerable focus into electric vehicles. Two of the group’s companies – Hero Electric and Hero Cycles – are leaders in segments that are likely to see significant adoption of electric vehicles in the short and medium term. The company is also […]
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