EU lawmakers give nod for ban on new fossil fuel cars

The European Parliament formally approved a law to effectively ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union from 2035, aiming to speed up the switch to electric vehicles and combat climate change. The landmark rules will require that by 2025 carmakers must achieve a 100% cut in CO2 emissions from

UP to become manufacturing hub for e-vehicles

Uttar Pradesh has taken a leapfrog in the field of electric vehicles. Several cities in the states such as Kanpur, Lucknow, Noida, Ghaziabad, and Meerut are aggressively looking at manufacturing e-vehicles and lithium batteries. Union Minister for Road, Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said having 25 per cent of the total registered EV in India,

Can EVs reach price parity with petrol and diesel cars in Europe?

One of the big selling points of electric cars is that, despite the current increases in energy prices, they are cheaper to run than fossil-fuelled cars but the higher purchase price is the biggest deterrent to sales. New car buyers opting for an electric model are still paying a large premium over a similarly sized

Are EVs not good for environment because of lithium mining?

One of the biggest concerns people have with electric vehicles and the shift to electrification in the transport industry is lithium – a type of metal that is essential in batteries. Our dependence on lithium, the potential of running out, and the reliability of lithium are often the backbone of arguments surrounding electric vehicles not

Maruti to launch EVs with higher range

Maruti Suzuki appears to be finally stepping-up focus in EV segment. India’s largest carmaker will reveal its first all-electric model, codenamed YY8, at upcoming 2023 Auto Expo. It will be the company’s hero concept for 2023, on the same lines as Future-S was in 2018 and Futuro-e in 2020. Maruti YY8 will be manufactured at

EVs are far more competent than hydrogen

Decarbonizing energy and other industries globally using hydrogen will require investment of almost $15 trillion between now and 2050 according to European Transitions Commission. More than $2 trillion of investment would be required in equipment and infrastructure to sustain the accelerating global momentum towards establishing hydrogen as a competitive element of a net-zero carbon emissions

Plug Power to get 75 hydrogen-powered trucks from Nikola

Nikola Corp said that it would sell up to 75 hydrogen-powered trucks over three years to fuel-cell technology developer Plug Power Inc. Nikola Corp, an Electric vehicle (EV) maker is looking to capitalize on tax incentives provided by the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to lower costs of adopting EVs for commercial purposes. Plug Power

Maruti Suzuki prefers to produce hybrid-powered vehicles than EVs

Maruti Suzuki India considers to go for manufacturing vehicles powered by hybrid technology, natural gas and biofuels. The company prefers to use hybrid technology to produce vehicles in push towards a cleaner future than electric vehicles (EVs). The ace auto maker in India which sells every other car on the nation’s roads, believes EVs aren’t

Price parity for EVs, flex-fuel vehicles will be achieved on par with petrol cars: Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said efforts are being made to help EVs and flex-fuel vehicles (FFV) achieve price parity with petrol and diesel vehicles within a year’s time. Speaking at what India thinks today global summit, Gadkari said that the aim of the government is to bring prices of EVs and FFVs to the same

Labor promises Australia-wide EV charging network

Federal Labor has promised to ‘fill the gaps’ in Australia’s electric vehicle charging network, announcing a plan to fund new fast-chargers along some of Australia’s major highways. Addressing the official launch of the Labor election campaign in Perth, Labor leader Anthony Albanese said the expanded network would allow Australians to “drive an electric vehicle across