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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter to adopt phased rollout of E2Ws, eyes to cover 50% market in first year

Honda Motorcycles & Scooters India, which launched its first set of electric two-wheelers in India on Wednesday, will adopt a phased roll out of its electric scooters across the country, rather than an aggressive country wide roll out in the initial stage. The automaker aims to cover 50% of the domestic electric two-wheeler market within… Continue reading Honda Motorcycle & Scooter to adopt phased rollout of E2Ws, eyes to cover 50% market in first year

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter to adopt phased rollout of E2Ws, eyes to cover 50% market in first year

Alt Mobility raises Rs 83 crores in series A Funding led by Eurazeo and Shell Ventures

Alt Mobility, a commercial electric vehicle leasing and asset management company, has raised Rs 83 crore in a Series A funding round led by Eurazeo, a European venture capital and private equity fund. Existing investors, including Shell Ventures, Twynam Earth Fund, and EV2 Ventures, also participated in the round. Alt Mobility currently operates a… Continue reading Alt Mobility raises Rs 83 crores in series A Funding led by Eurazeo and Shell Ventures

H2-ICE vehicles to hit roads in 2-3 years, says ARAI’s Dr. Sukrut S. Thipse

India is gearing up for a hydrogen-powered introduction in its commercial vehicle segment, with the Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (H2-ICE) technology poised to hit the roads in the next two to three years. Dr. Sukrut S. Thipse, Senior Deputy Director at the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and Head of the Engine Development Lab,… Continue reading H2-ICE vehicles to hit roads in 2-3 years, says ARAI’s Dr. Sukrut S. Thipse

Hyundai Creta and Mahindra Scorpio lead Top 10 midsize SUVs in April-October

India’s utility vehicle market, which currently has 70 models comprising SUVs and MPVs and spanning mind-boggling 870 variants, continues to benefit from unabating demand particularly for compact SUVs (below 4000mm length) and midsize SUVs. Of the estimated wholesales of 2.42 million passenger vehicles (up 1% YoY), UV sales of 1.56 million units (up 13%) accounted… Continue reading Hyundai Creta and Mahindra Scorpio lead Top 10 midsize SUVs in April-October

Tata Punch and Maruti Brezza in close fight for compact SUV supremacy

Small is big in the Indian SUV market, if one goes by the sales of the compact SUV models. In the first seven months of FY2025, this extremely popular sub-segment of the utility vehicle industry clocked wholesales of an estimated 796,575 units in April-October 2024 (up 13% YoY). This constitutes 51% of the total UVs sold (15,69,297… Continue reading Tata Punch and Maruti Brezza in close fight for compact SUV supremacy

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter charges electric 2W market with Activa E, QC1

After a long wait, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India has finally made its debut in the Indian electric two-wheeler market with the launch of two electric scooters – the Activa E and the QC1, one for personal commute primarily, and the other focused on budget customers. The Japanese two-wheeler maker is the only major traditional two-wheeler… Continue reading Honda Motorcycle & Scooter charges electric 2W market with Activa E, QC1

We aim to create a new category with BE 6e and XEV 9e, says Rajesh Jejurikar

To accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, Mahindra & Mahindra has launched its Electric Origin SUVs BE 6e and XEV 9e at disruptive prices, to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles, undercutting mainstream internal combustion engine vehicles by Rs 1.5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh on the road. Launching the vehicles in Chennai on Tuesday,… Continue reading We aim to create a new category with BE 6e and XEV 9e, says Rajesh Jejurikar

Mahindra BE 6e and XEV 9e: What sets these built-from-scratch EVs apart?

Mahindra & Mahindra today unveiled the BE 6e and the XEV 9e, the first two of its ‘Born Electric’ EVs. It has strived to set them apart from many of the EVs in the market that share their core design elements with their traditional, petrol- or diesel-based counterparts. But does building these models from the ground… Continue reading Mahindra BE 6e and XEV 9e: What sets these built-from-scratch EVs apart?

Ola Gig electric scooter launched at Rs 39,999

Ola has launched its first B2B-oriented electric scooter in India, and it is available in two variants. The Gig is priced at Rs 39,999, while the Gig+ is priced at Rs 49,999. Ola Gig design, range, top speed details The new Ola Gig has been designed to be a commercial two-wheeler and, as such, it… Continue reading Ola Gig electric scooter launched at Rs 39,999