COMSOL aids optimisation of EV components with Multiphysics simulation

COMSOL – the Multiphysics Simulation enabler – has determined means to optimise EV components such as electric motors, batteries, e-powertrains – using its Multiphysics tools to help companies operating in these areas to fastrack product development and reduce cost of physical prototyping. In a recent webinar session hosted on Autocar Professional on March 23, COMSOL… Continue reading COMSOL aids optimisation of EV components with Multiphysics simulation

Gentari receives first batch of Tata Ace EVs from 5,000-unit order

Clean energy solutions provider Gentari has received the first 100 Tata Ace EVs from its bulk order placed with Tata Motors last year. In 2022, Gentari, through its affiliated entity Amplus Power Supply, had signed an MoU with Tata Motors for purchase of 5,000 Tata Ace EVs over three years. The MoU includes delivery of 1,000… Continue reading Gentari receives first batch of Tata Ace EVs from 5,000-unit order

Gentari receives first batch of Tata Ace EVs from 5,000-unit order

Clean energy solutions provider Gentari has received the first 100 Tata Ace EVs from its bulk order placed with Tata Motors last year. In 2022, Gentari, through its affiliated entity Amplus Power Supply, had signed an MoU with Tata Motors for purchase of 5,000 Tata Ace EVs over three years. The MoU includes delivery of 1,000… Continue reading Gentari receives first batch of Tata Ace EVs from 5,000-unit order

Mazda joins Japanese consortium for biomass-based next-gen auto fuels

Mazda Motor Corporation has joined the Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile Fuels (Research Association’), taking the membership to seven participating companies, all of them Japanese. The Research Association was established on July 1, 2022 to study ways to optimise the process of producing fuel. The six members at the time were… Continue reading Mazda joins Japanese consortium for biomass-based next-gen auto fuels

Daimler Truck and Siemens to build integrated digital engineering platform

Siemens Digital Industries Software and Daimler Truck AG have announced a new collaboration to implement a state-of-the-art digital engineering platform. The new platform is to be built using the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio of software and services, which will enable Daimler Truck to explore a future of commercial vehicle innovation and the efficient product development and… Continue reading Daimler Truck and Siemens to build integrated digital engineering platform

Vehicle exhaust filters do not remove ‘ultrafine’ pollution: new study

Filters fitted to vehicle exhaust systems to remove particulate matter pollution have limited impact on ultrafine particles, new research shows. Airborne particles from vehicle emissions are a major contributor to air pollution levels. Exhaust filters designed to mitigate this pollution have been a legal requirement in new cars since 2011, and in heavy duty vehicles… Continue reading Vehicle exhaust filters do not remove ‘ultrafine’ pollution: new study

Amara Raja Batteries’ EV battery receives safety certificate

Amara Raja Batteries, the industrial and automotive battery company has cleared the AIS-156 Amendment 3, Phase 2, and received the ARAI certification for its electric vehicle (EV) batteries and off-board chargers. In September 2022, the Government amended the EV battery testing standards and implemented the Amendment 3 of AIS-156 in a phased manner with Phase… Continue reading Amara Raja Batteries’ EV battery receives safety certificate

Amara Raja Batteries’ EV battery receives safety certificate

Amara Raja Batteries, the industrial and automotive battery company has cleared the AIS-156 Amendment 3, Phase 2, and received the ARAI certification for its electric vehicle (EV) batteries and off-board chargers. In September 2022, the Government amended the EV battery testing standards and implemented the Amendment 3 of AIS-156 in a phased manner with Phase… Continue reading Amara Raja Batteries’ EV battery receives safety certificate

Citroen C3 Aircross to make global debut in India on April 27

Citroen has just announced the global unveiling of an all-new SUV in India on April 27. While the French carmaker has not given out any specific details, it says that the SUV has been entirely designed and engineered here in India. As we already know, Citroen’s next product for India will be a midsize SUV based… Continue reading Citroen C3 Aircross to make global debut in India on April 27

Updated Honda Activa 125 priced at Rs 78,920; now OBD-2 compliant

Honda has steadily been updating its products to meet the new BS6 Phase II emissions deadlines that come into effect in just a few days on April 1, 2023. The latest model to be updated is the Activa 125, which now gets a new H-Smart variant like the smaller (but hugely popular) Activa 6G. Prices for the Honda Activa 125 start at Rs… Continue reading Updated Honda Activa 125 priced at Rs 78,920; now OBD-2 compliant