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What is Electric Vehicle

An electric vehicle (EV) is one that operates on an electric motor, instead of an internal-combustion engine that generates power by burning a mix of fuel and gases. Therefore, such as vehicle is seen as a possible replacement for current-generation automobile, in order to address the issue of rising pollution, global warming, depleting natural resources, etc. Though the concept of electric vehicles has been around for a long time, it has drawn a considerable amount of interest in the past decade amid a rising carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of fuel-based vehicles.
 
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Trump move against EV support would hurt competitors more than Tesla: Musk

Former President Trump, the Republican candidate supported by Musk, has been critical of the Biden administration's EV policies and has said that he will "end the electric vehicle mandate" if he wins

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Updated On : 24 Jul 2024 | 9:48 AM IST

Maruti's first EV with a range of 550 km set to be launched by March 2025

While Maruti Suzuki retains a dominant market share in the petrol-powered affordable cars segment, given the size and range of the vehicle, the eVX is unlikely to be as affordable as Tata's Tiago EV

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Updated On : 08 Dec 2023 | 1:49 PM IST

India's electric vehicle revolution has already begun, says Nitin Gadkari

Union minister of road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari spoke to Nivedita Mookerjee in a fireside chat to talk about the road ahead for EVs

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Updated On : 20 Jul 2023 | 9:21 PM IST

Future-ready: India has huge, untapped demand for electric mobility

The sector faces a raft of challenges straddling funding, uneven growth, and differences in demand projection between automakers and other industry players

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Updated On : 20 Jul 2023 | 8:43 PM IST

Need for subsidy to come down as manufacturing gains scale: Nitin Gadkari

In the backdrop of Elon Musk-owned Tesla stepping up its India engagement, Gadkari said he was hopeful of Tesla entering the country

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Updated On : 19 Jul 2023 | 11:31 PM IST

Epsilon looks to charge up India production capacity from 200 to 10,000 TPA

This capacity increase is part of Epsilon's commitment to invest Rs 9,000 crore in India

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Updated On : 07 Jul 2023 | 12:25 AM IST

Govt's battery swapping policy for EVs faces resistance from industry

Finance Minister Niramala Sitharaman first talked about the battery-swapping plan in her budget speech in February 2022

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Updated On : 04 Jul 2023 | 1:00 PM IST

Electric vehicle makers in talks with Centre on battery decoupling policy

The EV industry seems to be geared up for the change

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Updated On : 02 Jul 2023 | 7:53 PM IST

Japan-based Musashi forays into Indian EV market with Rs 70-cr investment

Musashi will collaborate with BNC Motors for expansion into the EV market

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Updated On : 16 Jun 2023 | 7:25 PM IST

Tamil Nadu eyes $6 bn investment in EVs, 150,000 jobs in five years

This comes after the state attracted nearly Rs 24,000 crore in investments in this space, creating almost 48,000 jobs during the pandemic period

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Updated On : 16 Jun 2023 | 4:35 PM IST

Ignition of change in electric vehicle battery ecosystem in India

Manufacturers are gradually emerging in a business dominated by assembly operations

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Updated On : 14 Jun 2023 | 7:17 PM IST

Ola Electric expanding fast, to cross 1,000 experience centres this year

As part of that strategy, the SoftBank-backed electric vehicle company on Saturday opened its 500th experience centre (EC) in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir

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Updated On : 13 May 2023 | 6:08 PM IST

Hyundai signs deal with Tamil Nadu for Rs 20,000 cr investment in EV space

To pump in the amount over 10 years, install EV charging stations in next 5 yrs

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Updated On : 11 May 2023 | 5:13 PM IST

FAME subsidy row: Centre to return Rs 800 cr to ex-factory price defaulters

The remaining Rs 287 crore will be released once the companies submit the details of the requirements, sources said

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Updated On : 08 May 2023 | 10:38 PM IST

FAME and fortune

Controversy highlights hazards of subsidy-led manufacturing

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Updated On : 01 May 2023 | 9:53 PM IST

Taiwanese firm Gogoro eyes India as hub for making electric two-wheelers

The top 50 cities where Gogoro wants to operate account for 25 per cent of all the two wheelers - around 60 million

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2023 | 9:02 PM IST

FAME 3.0: Centre will take a call only if funds in surplus, say officials

Concerns regarding strict domestic value addition (DVA) clauses in the scheme have been addressed in the SOPs

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Updated On : 27 Apr 2023 | 8:06 PM IST

JSW Group in talks with MG Motor, BYD India for electric vehicle push

MG Motor India unveiled its compact EV Comet, which has a range of 230 km per charge, last Wednesday

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Updated On : 24 Apr 2023 | 10:26 PM IST

A breakthrough in EV battery tech

Sodium-ion battery offers a potential low-cost alternative to lithium-ion battery for India and presents an opportunity to achieve energy independence

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Updated On : 20 Apr 2023 | 10:05 PM IST

EV sales on the rise in March; industry needs policy clarity, says FADA

The industry body says while EV segment as a whole grew by 157% during FY23, govt policy should be clear on how much manufacturers can get and how to encash on the subsidy

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Updated On : 05 Apr 2023 | 6:24 PM IST