Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) will introduce its first electric scooter by March 2024, the company’s President, Managing Director and CEO, Atsushi Ogata, said at a press conference in New Delhi today. According to Ogata, “We are locally developing our electric two-wheelers in close coordination with Honda’s teams in Japan and we aim to… Continue reading Honda Activa EV to arrive by March 2024
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Honda Activa EV to arrive by March 2024
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) will introduce its first electric scooter by March 2024, the company’s President, Managing Director and CEO, Atsushi Ogata, said at a press conference in New Delhi today. According to Ogata, “We are locally developing our electric two-wheelers in close coordination with Honda’s teams in Japan and we aim to… Continue reading Honda Activa EV to arrive by March 2024
GreenCell Mobility appoints Devndra Chawla as new CEO
Devndra Chawla, former MD and CEO of Spencer’s Retail and Nature’s Basket, has been appointed as the new CEO of Everstone-backed GreenCell Mobility. In his role at GreenCell, Chawla will work both with government agencies and the business-to-consumer retail travel market where GreenCell has introduced electric buses in inter-city market space. GreenCell which is preparing… Continue reading GreenCell Mobility appoints Devndra Chawla as new CEO
Citroen eC3 bookings open ahead of launch
Citroen has opened bookings for the recently revealed eC3 for a token amount of Rs 25,000. Interested buyers can book the EV from Citroen dealerships or through the brand’s official website. The eC3 is an electric version of the C3 high-riding hatchback and comes in two variants – Live and Feel. It will be available in showrooms from February. Powertrain, range… Continue reading Citroen eC3 bookings open ahead of launch
Citroen eC3 bookings open ahead of launch
Citroen has opened bookings for the recently revealed eC3 for a token amount of Rs 25,000. Interested buyers can book the EV from Citroen dealerships or through the brand’s official website. The eC3 is an electric version of the C3 high-riding hatchback and comes in two variants – Live and Feel. It will be available in showrooms from February. Powertrain, range… Continue reading Citroen eC3 bookings open ahead of launch
After Bengaluru, VIDA commences Jaipur deliveries from its experience center
India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero Moto Corp’s electric foray VIDA has commenced customer deliveries of the VIDA V1 scooter from its Jaipur experience center after the maiden delivery was made from its Bangalore experience center a few weeks ago. The company is expected to start the Delhi NCR deliveries after the Jaipur leg is over. Vida is… Continue reading After Bengaluru, VIDA commences Jaipur deliveries from its experience center
After Bengaluru, VIDA commences Jaipur deliveries from its experience center
India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero Moto Corp’s electric foray VIDA has commenced customer deliveries of the VIDA V1 scooter from its Jaipur experience center after the maiden delivery was made from its Bangalore experience center a few weeks ago. The company is expected to start the Delhi NCR deliveries after the Jaipur leg is over. Vida is… Continue reading After Bengaluru, VIDA commences Jaipur deliveries from its experience center
‘Our Mt Fuji’: Toyota has a mountain to climb on software
If you were to pick a company whose approach to automotive engineering ran directly counter to the software world’s ‘move fast and break things’ philosophy, then it would have to be Toyota. After all, this is a company whose strategic plans are measured in decades, not months. But Toyota also can’t ignore the march toward the… Continue reading ‘Our Mt Fuji’: Toyota has a mountain to climb on software
Editor’s letter: was Britishvolt’s collapse inevitable?
Britishvolt’s demise is a sad story, but the events of 17 January 2023 felt like an inevitable conclusion to a long-running saga. Fundamentally, it had no customers. What good is a gigafactory building batteries if there are no cars being built on the same island to put them in? That absence of customers is a reflection… Continue reading Editor’s letter: was Britishvolt’s collapse inevitable?
Greatest road tests ever: Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon
The 156 saloon was Alfa Romeo‘s best car in years. Three years later, we were treated to the handsome and tidy-handling 156 estate. To adapt the saloon’s chassis for estate car use, the floorpan, roof, pillars and damper attachments were strengthened, while revised rear doors and a re-profiled bumper helped to create a beautifully cohesive… Continue reading Greatest road tests ever: Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon