It’s adios for the Santro. Hyundai will discontinue the production of the iconic hatchback at its Tamil Nadu plant. Launched first in 1998, the first-gen model was on sale till 2014. Again four years after that, Hyundai brought back the Santro as an Eon replacement. Pricey but key features missingHyundai reintroduced the Santro in 2018 at a starting price of around… Continue reading Hyundai discontinues production of Santro
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Fisker and Foxconn partners to produce Fisker Pear in Ohio
Fisker Inc, the California based creator of sustainable electric vehicles and advanced mobility solutions announced production of their second vehicle, the Fisker Pear, at Foxconn’s factory in Ohio. Followed by the Fisker Ocean, that’s slated to get into production starting November 17, 2022 in Austria, the Fisker Pear is the second vehicle by the company… Continue reading Fisker and Foxconn partners to produce Fisker Pear in Ohio
Ford finally bids adieu
Ford is in the news and, once again, for all the wrong reasons. The company has gone back on its intent to manufacture electric vehicles in India for overseas markets as part of the Centre’s production-linked incentive scheme. In the process, it did not quite cover itself in glory with this fickle approach. Ford will… Continue reading Ford finally bids adieu
Ford drops India plans for EV exports
Ford has withdrawn its application from the Centre’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for export of electric vehicles. Consequently, the company will not use any of its existing facilities in India for this purpose. Speculation was rife that the Maraimalainagar plant near Chennai would be the right for EV manufacturing since reports have been doing the… Continue reading Ford drops India plans for EV exports
New UK company to build niche EVs
Watts will build a Porsche 356-inspired electric sports car at Cornwall, south west England Three automotive firms have joined forces to create “a new powerhouse in low-volume EV design, engineering and manufacturing” with headquarters in Cornwall and the West Midlands. The new company, Watt EV Holdings Ltd, is made up of Cornish firm Watt Electric… Continue reading New UK company to build niche EVs
Hella makes components for automated EV charging
Hella has developed an intelligent system components for the automated charging of electric vehicles. The electronic charging lid actuator (eLA) makes the tank cap intelligent and thus supports robot-assisted charging processes. Innovative light components intuitively visualise the status of the battery and charging mode and set additional design accents. The company claims that customer-specific functions… Continue reading Hella makes components for automated EV charging
Jonathan Carrier: ZipCharge has a strong role to play in a decentralised energy future
Co-founders Jonathan Carrier (left) and Richie Sibal (right) at The British Engineering Excellence Awards 2022. Is ZipCharge planning to enter the Indian EV market?India is now playing catch up and there’s been a significant level of investment and commitment by the government towards accelerating electrification by incentivising investment towards manufacturing batteries, and towards buying EVs.… Continue reading Jonathan Carrier: ZipCharge has a strong role to play in a decentralised energy future
Crayon Motors gives EV users a helping hand
Crayon Motors, which manufacturers electric two-wheelers, has introduced nationwide road assistance for its line-up of vehicles. The organisation has partnered with Global Assure, a provider of health, wellness, and travel service to achieve this. As part of the company’s efforts to promote electric mobility, all vehicles dispatched from their plant from March 10 onwards will be able… Continue reading Crayon Motors gives EV users a helping hand
Tata Motors joins other OEMs in increasing prices
Tata Motors announced a price increase across its passenger vehicles range, to partially offset the rise in input costs. The price increase which comes into effect beginning today has a weighted average increase of 1.1 percent , depending on the variant and model, the company said in a statement. The development comes days after Maruti Suzuki which… Continue reading Tata Motors joins other OEMs in increasing prices
UK PM inaugurates JCB facility
JCB inaugurated its newest factory in India and the UK prime minister, Boris Johnson was at hand to do the honours. The Vadodara plant entailed investment of 100 million pound and will fabricate parts for global production lines. Also at hand was JCB Chairman Lord Bamford who was present at the of its first factory… Continue reading UK PM inaugurates JCB facility