Zypp Electric partners with Zomato to deploy 1 lakh e-scooters

Zypp Electric, an EV-as-a-service platform, has partnered with Zomato to deploy 1 lakh e-scooters for last mile deliveries. Zypp Electric, which recently secured USD 25m in Series B funding, aims to achieve more than  1 core deliveries for Zomato via EVs by 2024.  This association is a part of a larger plan of Zomato to go… Continue reading Zypp Electric partners with Zomato to deploy 1 lakh e-scooters

Inside the industry: EV makers discreetly follow Tesla price cuts

Tesla stole the headlines with its price reductions at the turn of the year, but all the evidence is that almost everyone is following suit – albeit more discreetly. Why? The cauldron of EV issues keeps bubbling. The energy crisis and relentless negativity about the charging infrastructure provide the base. Crashing – or, more fairly,… Continue reading Inside the industry: EV makers discreetly follow Tesla price cuts

Construction Equipment manufacturers seeks unified emission norms for all machines

Construction Equipment manufacturers seeks unified emission norms for all machines Despite the fact that export opportunities to many matured export markets appear to be opening up for Indian construction equipment (CE) manufacturers, the industry lobbying body, the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (ICEMA), expressed its displeasure with the partial implementation of emission norms in its… Continue reading Construction Equipment manufacturers seeks unified emission norms for all machines

Mahindra Last Mile Mobility breaks ground on new EV plant in Zaheerabad

Mahindra Last Mile Mobility (LMM), a part of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), had the ground-breaking ceremony for a new manufacturing unit at its existing plant in Zaheerabad, Telangana yesterday. The ground-breaking follows the announcement of M&M’s Rs 1,000 crore investment in Telangana that M&M had announced on February 10, 2023. With this new facility, the… Continue reading Mahindra Last Mile Mobility breaks ground on new EV plant in Zaheerabad

Mahindra Bolero sells over 100,000 units in FY2023, over 1.4 million since CY2000

Mahindra Bolero sells over 100,000 units in FY2023, over 1.4 million since CY2000 Mahindra & Mahindra has announced that its hardy SUV, the Bolero has recorded its best-ever sales in a fiscal, crossing the 100,000-unit mark in FY2023. Cumulative sales of the Bolero, since its introduction in 2000, total over 1,400,000 units, which is a… Continue reading Mahindra Bolero sells over 100,000 units in FY2023, over 1.4 million since CY2000

NAWA to showcase ultra-strong advanced composite tech at JEC World

NAWA Technologies, a pioneer of revolutionary nanotechnology enabling ultra-strong, virtually unbreakable multifunctional composite material products, will be presenting its game-changing technology at leading international composites show, JEC World, in Paris from April 25-27.    The proprietary and revolutionary Vertically Aligned Carbon Nano Tubes (VACNT) technology is claimed to enhance the performance of next-generation advanced composite… Continue reading NAWA to showcase ultra-strong advanced composite tech at JEC World

Brose targets speedy growth in China, displays innovative concepts at Auto Shanghai

Brose targets speedy growth in China, displays innovative concepts at Auto Shanghai Automotive supplier Brose is aiming to achieve further growth in China, in particular with local OEMs. The company is showcasing innovative concepts for new mobility experiences at this year’s Auto Shanghai, underway from April 18 to 27. The family-owned company connects mechatronic products… Continue reading Brose targets speedy growth in China, displays innovative concepts at Auto Shanghai

UK company reveals 6WD EV battery fire response truck

A British company has developed a new system for fighting EV battery fires that promises to be more efficient and faster than existing measures. The Coldcut Cobra system, developed by Prospeed Motorsport in York, uses abrasive material suspended in water that’s injected into the battery casing at 300bar – more than 100 times the pressure of… Continue reading UK company reveals 6WD EV battery fire response truck

Report: UK could ban young drivers from taking passengers

New drivers aged under 25 could be banned from taking other under-25s as passengers during their first year on the road as part of a new ‘graduated driving licence’ scheme. The proposed licence structure, first reported by The Times, would prohibit new drivers aged under 25 from carrying passengers also aged under 25 in the first… Continue reading Report: UK could ban young drivers from taking passengers

Michigan woman wins Chevy contest of $100,000 and new Trax to help clean Great Lakes

Michigan environmental activist Meag Schwartz has won a General Motors contest that pays $100,000 and gives her three-months use of the new 2024 Chevrolet Trax subcompact SUV, the automaker said Monday. Schwartz was named the “Lead Dream Chaser” as part of the Fast Trax Your Future contest, which Chevrolet announced in January. The money and… Continue reading Michigan woman wins Chevy contest of $100,000 and new Trax to help clean Great Lakes