Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles, a part of the Mahindra Group, on Tuesday slashed the price of its electric car e2o by up to Rs 1.7 lakh by introducing a scheme under which a consumer pays a rental fee for the battery.
'It says, we are not just an overseas player -- we are Kia India and here for good'
The Frankfurt Auto Show has a glittering showcase of cars from manufacturers across the globe.
The programme being outlined under the aegis of the ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises is part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan 2020.
Suzuki and Toyota are in talks for electric mobility and MSI would continue to access technology from its parent.
Electric mobility in India is touted to be the way to the future, but implementation of large-scale projects to bring infrastructure for charging is still lacking.
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Mahindra Reva tops the Fast Company rankings of India's most innovative companies.
M2M refers to technologies that allow wireless and wired systems to communicate with other enabled-devices.
Mahindra Reva has developed technologies that will be seen for first time in its new car, NXR.
In the automobiles sector, some recent products such as Mahindra's XUV 500, the Reva electric car and (arguably) the Tata Nano have breathed life into that possibility.
And what if all this happened so fast and so extensively that we never quite had the opportunity to call the broker and say 'Sell'?
BMW also unveiled its electric car i3s and hybrid vehicle i8 Roadster along with a slew of other top-end models at the Auto Expo 2018.
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A variant of the e2o could be exported to the Middle Kingdom, Europe next year.
The e2o, an all-electric, four-seater passenger car, will be the first model under the Mahindra Reva stable to be launched.
In a world increasingly plagued by both global warming and rising oil prices, electric-powered cars could be possible solution.
To boost the sagging sales of electric vehicles, the government on Wednesday approved the extension of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)'s subsidy scheme to incentivise sales of electric cars and two-wheelers in the country.
The logic of deregulation was that the consumer was protected no matter what the price of crude. But now the reverse has happened. The government is protected no matter what the price of crude, observes Aakar Patel.
The companies behind the project said their goal is to turn around the usual route of transport innovation by focusing on the highway rather than the vehicles which use it.
One moment you can find access to certain parts of the town very difficult while the very next minute you may also run into a security personnel or police officer who is escorting you till your destination even if you just ask for the way.
A hybrid electric vehicle combines a conventional internal combustion engine propulsion system with an electric propulsion system.
Hopes to launch full-size SUV MG Gloster by Diwali 2020, and have four products in the market in one-and-a-half years of its operations in India.
The promoter-brothers, distant cousins to IndiGo's Rahul Bhatia, are eyeing Air India's ground handling subsidiary to augment their aviation services business even as they make a big play in EVs.
The car entails a Rs 0.50/km cost vs Rs 4.5/km, diesel Rs 2.7/km and CNG Rs 2.12/km.
Chinese players form a major part, around 20 per cent of the auto expo this year, despite a slowdown in the Indian automobile sector in the last one year. Over two dozen top officials from various companies were planning to participate in the event, besides a group of journalists.
Ourtuts.com came up with a list of 25 stunning concept car designs.
Students have designed two types of light weight, eco-friendly and low-cost cars.
JLR is developing its own autonomous car technologies, which could one day trickle into Tata's more affordable people carriers.
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has been the frontrunner in taking initiatives for promotion and adoption of electric vehicles.
The comparison to Iron Man is common.
Mahindra & Mahindra is in talks to buy a majority stake in Pininfarina.
Globally there are about 850 million vehicles, on average 13 people in 100 have a car.
Mercedes-Benz' C200 CGI is a phenomenal engineering work.
The tangled chargers could soon be a thing of past, as Japanese scientists have developed a system that would allow you recharge your mobile phones and laptops wirelessly.
Morgan Stanley Sales & Trading, US, believes the stock is better value for money than others and has a upside as high as 73 per cent. A slowdown in the economy has hit demand and led to a fall in overall consumption in an auto market which till recently was one of the fastest growing in the world.
Osaka, 20, shot to international fame on Saturday when she defeated 36-year-old American Serena Williams at Flushing Meadows to become the first Japanese player to claim a Grand Slam singles crown.
Trump has repeatedly blamed countries like India and China for not doing enough on climate change, labelling them as regions with air that is impossible to breathe.
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