Altmin Private Limited has become the first Indian company to secure a project listing under the US-led Mineral Security Partnership (MSP), a 14-nation initiative focused on critical mineral supply chain security. The listing, officially confirmed in August 2025, covers Altmin’s lithium refining project. The Ministry of Mines submitted Altmin’s lithium refining proposal to the MSP… Continue reading Indian Battery Materials Company Altmin Becomes First from India Listed Under Mineral Security Partnership
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Hyundai Motor India’s EV Charging Network Reaches 119 Stations, Reduces CO₂ Emissions by 1.6 Million kg
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has installed 119 public EV fast charging stations as of August 2025, as part of its plan to deploy 600 stations across the country. The company reports that its charging network has dispensed 2.3 million units of clean energy and prevented 1.6 million kg of tailpipe CO₂ emissions. The charging… Continue reading Hyundai Motor India’s EV Charging Network Reaches 119 Stations, Reduces CO₂ Emissions by 1.6 Million kg
Qualcomm and Google Cloud Partner to Integrate AI Agents in Automotive Systems
Qualcomm Technologies Inc. and Google Cloud announced Monday an expanded collaboration to help automakers deliver agentic AI experiences in vehicles by integrating Google Cloud’s Automotive AI Agent with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Digital Chassis solutions. The partnership combines Google’s Gemini models with Qualcomm’s automotive technology to enable automakers to build multimodal, hybrid edge-to-cloud AI agents. The collaboration… Continue reading Qualcomm and Google Cloud Partner to Integrate AI Agents in Automotive Systems
Bolt.Earth and Youdha Form Partnership to Expand Home EV Charging Infrastructure
The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) focused on expanding charging infrastructure for Youdha’s three-wheeler vehicles, specifically targeting the brand’s L5 category vehicles manufactured by parent company Zuperia Auto. Under the agreement, Bolt.Earth and Zuperia Auto plan to deploy 2,000 home charging units by March 2026. The partnership aims to address infrastructure gaps in… Continue reading Bolt.Earth and Youdha Form Partnership to Expand Home EV Charging Infrastructure
Made-in-India Suzuki eVitara scores four-star EURO NCAP crash test rating
The made-in-India Suzuki eVitara born-electric SUV is gearing up for its European debut, and ahead of its arrival, it has achieved a four-star rating in the latest EURO NCAP crash test evaluations. The report released by Euro NCAP states that in the frontal impact test at 50 kmph, the eVitara’s structure performed impressively. The shell… Continue reading Made-in-India Suzuki eVitara scores four-star EURO NCAP crash test rating
Wild Hyundai Concept Three previews Cupra Born rival for 2026
The Hyundai Concept Three previews a new compact electric hatchback that will go into production next year. A star of the Munich motor show, the Concept Three will spawn a model expected to be called Ioniq 3 in production, although the Ioniq 2 and Ioniq 4 names also remain possible, execs told Autocar. The five-door hatchback… Continue reading Wild Hyundai Concept Three previews Cupra Born rival for 2026
Polestar urges Europe not to postpone 2035 ICE car ban
Polestar has urged the European Commission (EC) not to roll back on its commitment to ban the sale of non-electric cars by 2035 ahead of crunch talks this Friday. Automotive industry leaders will meet EC president Ursula von der Leyen on Friday to try to secure a relaxation of the CO2 rules, and only Polestar and sibling… Continue reading Polestar urges Europe not to postpone 2035 ICE car ban
Skoda “exploring all powertrain options” for radical next-gen Octavia
Skoda boss Klaus Zellmer says that the production version of the Vision O estate concept will be offered primarily as an electric vehicle – but that the firm “will explore all options” in terms of other powertrain options if regulations allow. The new model is due to arrive early in the next decade, and while… Continue reading Skoda “exploring all powertrain options” for radical next-gen Octavia
Cupra eyes fresh growth with expanded line-up and new markets
Cupra’s growth plans will focus on both broadening its model range and expanding into new markets, according to interim CEO Markus Haupt. Next year, it will launch the new Raval electric hot hatch, shown in near production form at the Munich motor show, on the Volkswagen Group’s MEB Entry platform. It will be the brand’s… Continue reading Cupra eyes fresh growth with expanded line-up and new markets
2026 Renault Megane to be reinvented with “hot hatch” look
Renault will give the Megane a radical “hot hatch” facelift next year, in an effort to revive the EV’s stark downturn in sales. The current Megane launched in 2022 as one of the first of Renault new-age electric cars. While successful at first, after four years sales have dipped rapidly: down 67% (to 10,082) in… Continue reading 2026 Renault Megane to be reinvented with “hot hatch” look