Exclusive: Nalinikanth Gollagunta to take charge as the CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Automotive Division

Exclusive: Nalinikanth Gollagunta to take charge as the CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Automotive Division Nalinikanth Gollagunta is set to take charge as the CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra’s automotive division from 4 April 2023. This is the new position that has been created by the company in order to ensure a sharper focus on… Continue reading Exclusive: Nalinikanth Gollagunta to take charge as the CEO of Mahindra & Mahindra’s Automotive Division

Saietta eyes e-drive exports from India to ASEAN, European markets

Even as the past six-odd months have seen a spate of technology MoUs, mergers and acquisitions between global EV component makers and Indian suppliers, the one between the UK-based Saietta Group and Gurugram-based Padmini VNA Mechatronics, inked in October 2022, is with a difference. While most of the other players will focus on making products for the… Continue reading Saietta eyes e-drive exports from India to ASEAN, European markets

Saietta eyes e-drive exports from India to ASEAN, European markets

Even as the past six-odd months have seen a spate of technology MoUs, mergers and acquisitions between global EV component makers and Indian suppliers, the one between the UK-based Saietta Group and Gurugram-based Padmini VNA Mechatronics, inked in October 2022, is with a difference. While most of the other players will focus on making products for the… Continue reading Saietta eyes e-drive exports from India to ASEAN, European markets

BPCL electrifies more than 5,000 kilometers highway stretches in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to promote EV growth

BPCL electrifies more than 5,000 kilometers highway stretches in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to promote EV growth Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has launched 19 electric vehicle Fast-Charging Corridors at 110 fuel stations along 15 highways in Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu.  The government-owned oil and gas company has launched 3 corridors with 19 fuel stations in… Continue reading BPCL electrifies more than 5,000 kilometers highway stretches in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu to promote EV growth

Volkswagen ID.2all EV to enter Indian market by 2026

Shortly after Volkswagen globally unveiled the ID.2all – its smallest electric vehicle – passenger car CEO Thomas Schafer, in conversation with Indian media, said that the electric hatchback holds good potential for India. He added that it cannot simply be a “transfer from Europe”, even if it’s built here. At the unveiling of the ID.2all, VW promised that the… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.2all EV to enter Indian market by 2026

Volkswagen ID.2all EV to enter Indian market by 2026

Shortly after Volkswagen globally unveiled the ID.2all – its smallest electric vehicle – passenger car CEO Thomas Schafer, in conversation with Indian media, said that the electric hatchback holds good potential for India. He added that it cannot simply be a “transfer from Europe”, even if it’s built here. At the unveiling of the ID.2all, VW promised that the… Continue reading Volkswagen ID.2all EV to enter Indian market by 2026

Solaris to supply hydrogen buses to Hamburg city

Solaris Bus & Coach, one of Europe’s leading bus and trolleybus manufacturers, has won a supply order for five Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. Hamburg, which is Germany’s largest port and commercial centre, will deploy these zero-emission buses with municipal operator Hamburger Hochbahn. The 12-metre-long buses are slated to roll out onto the streets of Hamburg by the second quarter… Continue reading Solaris to supply hydrogen buses to Hamburg city

Solaris to supply hydrogen buses to Hamburg city

Solaris Bus & Coach, one of Europe’s leading bus and trolleybus manufacturers, has won a supply order for five Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses. Hamburg, which is Germany’s largest port and commercial centre, will deploy these zero-emission buses with municipal operator Hamburger Hochbahn. The 12-metre-long buses are slated to roll out onto the streets of Hamburg by the second quarter… Continue reading Solaris to supply hydrogen buses to Hamburg city

Aptera Motors to integrate Openpilot ADAS in its solar EVs

California-based solar electric vehicle OEM Aptera Motors, which recently got approval for a $21 million (Rs 174 crore) grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to add capacity to accelerate scaled manufacturing of the Aptera zero emission vehicle (ZEV). Aptera has today announced that it will integrate the ‘Openpilot’ driver assistance system in its solar electric vehicles.… Continue reading Aptera Motors to integrate Openpilot ADAS in its solar EVs

Aptera Motors to integrate Openpilot ADAS in its solar EVs

California-based solar electric vehicle OEM Aptera Motors, which recently got approval for a $21 million (Rs 174 crore) grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) to add capacity to accelerate scaled manufacturing of the Aptera zero emission vehicle (ZEV). Aptera has today announced that it will integrate the ‘Openpilot’ driver assistance system in its solar electric vehicles.… Continue reading Aptera Motors to integrate Openpilot ADAS in its solar EVs