Suzuki caught flat footed in Indian EV race

As India appears to be focusing on pure electric vehicles in a shift away from supporting hybrid vehicles Suzuki CEO , Toshihiro visualizes the future.

As the industry shifts towards EVs (electric vehicles), when it comes to India, our volumes are so large that I worry that we could be caught flat-footed if there was a sudden shift towards electrification” Suzuki CEO , Toshihiro said.

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NITI Aayog proposes 135 EV charging pods in Delhi

NITI Aayog on 10th Nov 2017 released a proposal to develop electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Delhi, especially in the Gurgaon-IGI-South Delhi-Noida corridor.
This will make the actual roll out easier and faster and also save cost on the deployment.
The planning process is… based on a five-step process;

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Why Tata NANO Car FAILED?

Many people think that the Nano did not sell because it was called the “cheapest” car. This is not true. Nano had good response and did well till year 2012 after which sales dropped.

Nano is an unique vehicle. Nano has features that other vehicles can never… Continue reading

India sets record for single largest purchase of electric vehicles!

Energy Efficiency Services, a state-run agency set a record of largest single-order of electric vehicles in the world when it floated a tender floated for 10,000 EVs.

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Tata Motors, President, Passenger Vehicle Business Unit (PVBU) Mayank Pareek at the launch of “Tigor” in New Delhi on March 29, 2017. (Photo: IANS)

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Rally for Rivers… make that missed call today!

Rally for Rivers… everybody who drinks water must make that call to 8000980009

Sadhguru speaks about the dire need to… Continue reading

Tiago vs Nano, Alto, Kwid, WagonR, Celerio, i10, Swift, Ignis, KUV100

Let’s compare the 10 best selling cars of India The Tiago, Nano, Alto, Kwid, Celerio, Wagon-R, KUV100, Grand i10, Ignis & Swift. The comparison will also be a car buying guide for… Continue reading

Gadkari’s threat to the Automobile Industry… unprecedented!

…especially considering the minister doesn’t own or use a single electric vehicle nor has he called any tender for installing charging stations!  Those who stay in glass houses should not throw stones…

… Honorable Minister please install charging stations before issuing threats…. and give 20 year tax free status to EV car makers. This will put India in the lead position globally.

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Coming up…Mother of all car comparison – Tiago vs Nano vs Alto Vs Kwid Vs Celerio vs WagonR Vs KUV100 Vs i10 Vs Swift Vs Ignis

Coming Soon… to our YouTube Channel… for all our petrol head fans…

Tiago vs Nano vs Alto Vs Kwid Vs Celerio vs WagonR Vs KUV100 Vs i10 Vs Swift Vs Ignis

Coming Soon... Tiago vs Nano vs Alto Vs Kwid Vs Celerio vs WagonR Vs KUV100 Vs i10 Vs Swift Vs Ignis

Coming Soon… Tiago vs Nano vs Alto Vs Kwid Vs Celerio vs WagonR Vs KUV100 Vs i10 Vs Swift Vs Ignis

Ashok Leyland & IIT Madras Battery Venture

Ashok Leyland has partnered with IIT Madras to carry out research and development (R&D) activities for strengthening battery engineering and related sub-parts, especially for electric vehicles. IIT Madras is the first institution to set up such an initiative to develop the electric mobility ecosystem in India with industry participation. Ashok Leyland will sponsor the Centre of Battery Engineering (CoBE) at IIT Madras.
The Head of Electric Vehicles and e-Mobility Solutions at Ashok Leyland, Karthick Athmanathan, said that with this initiative in battery engineering… the company would be a participant in India’s aggressive push to stay ahead of the curve as far as electric mobility is concerned.

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JSW to roll out Electric Car by 2020

JSW Energy a company with net profit of 2.17 billion rupees for the quarter ended June 2017 is now embarking upon the journey to build electric cars, batteries and charging infrastructure in India as a part of its diversification plans to drive future growth.

It plans to invest up to 40 billion rupees ($623 million) over the next few years and expects its first electric car to be rolled out by 2020. In a welcome break it is the first non-automotive company in India to not only build electric car but batteries and charging infrastructure too.

JSW, is on the lookout for … 

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