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...

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...

Ather Energy has been in limelight for almost two years now. Geographically, it has focussed mostly on Bangalore, and it makes sense.  Recently, it also expanded its footprint to Chennai. And even more recently, there has been news that the company plans to expand to four more cities in India....

The CEO of Mahindra Electric, Mahesh Babu recently mentioned in a discussion that the Indian electric vehicle industry needs stronger focus on technology. This of course cannot be denied. What is more important is to figure out what tech to focus on? Should the Indian industry focus all possible technologies...

Now, there's an interesting question: will cargo electric bikes eat SUVs? Many of you may not have expected a comparison to be drawn between these two vehicles, leave alone suggesting that David could defeat Goliath. But there it is. While this question was posed at TreeHugger and aimed at the...

Introduction It is well recognized that batteries will form a key component in a sustainable energy ecosystem. And batteries will play an even more pivotal role in the fast growing electric vehicle sector. What are the R&D and innovation efforts carried out in India for batteries? This post provides an overview. First,...

Tata Autocomp's senior management recently revealed how they plan to look at the fast growing electric vehicle industry and what products and solutions they plan to offer. The company is already a key player in the Indian auto ancillary sector. It had recently roped in a top management Tata Motors veteran...

I recently read a quote by Shailesh Chandra, President, e-mobility and corporate strategy @ Tata Motors in the Business Standard, "The personal segment is way larger than the fleet segment. Thus, even lower penetration there will unleash a different kind of potential for electrification". I'm presuming that he made the...

  by Narasimhan Santhanam  Audi's Plans for E-Mobility - EV Next This post is a part of EV Next's EV Perspectives. EV Next, a division of EAI, is a leading market intelligence & strategic consulting firm for the Indian e-mobility sector.   Get to know about 1000+ EV innovations from EVI2: EV Innovation Intelligence from EVNext    Introduction Audi...

by Narasimhan Santhanam This post is a part of EV Next's EV Perspectives. EV Next, a division of EAI, is a leading market intelligence & strategic consulting firm for the Indian e-mobility sector.   Get to know about 1000+ EV innovations from EVI2: Electric Vehicle Innovation Intelligence from EVNext    This post is part of a series titled...