India will come up with a new policy to attract electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and encourage greater investment in the sector, the commerce minister said on Wednesday. Piyush Goyal’s comments come as US EV maker Tesla continues talks with Narendra Modi’s administration on the possibility of building a factory in India. Reuters last month reported […]
iPhone 15 series of smartphones was launched on Tuesday with a handful of noteworthy hardware upgrades over the company’s previous models. At its ‘Wonderlust’ launch event, Apple announced a new feature that expands the functionality of the ‘Emergency SOS via satellite’ feature that was introduced with the iPhone 14 series of smartphones last year. Dubbed […]
Tata Motors, India’s biggest electric carmaker, is testing its electric vehicles in some global markets where it could look at a potential launch if the experiment succeeds, its managing director told Reuters. The tests are in early stages and based on how the cars perform, Tata may need to make some changes to the product […]
Volkswagen-owned Audi’s India unit said on Friday that any potential cut down on electric vehicle (EV) import taxes would help the German carmaker experiment better with models and pricing in the world’s third-largest car market. “If we get a window of three to five years where the government is able to reduce the duties, it […]
German luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India on Friday announced the extension of its electric vehicle charging network to the customers of other brands as it looks to accelerate faster adoption of electric vehicles in the country. The carmaker also launched the top-end EQE 500 4MATIC electric SUV at an introductory price of Rs 1.39 crore […]
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility has recently introduced its new brand identity, TATA.ev, and the company has also incorporated this identity into the facelift version of the Nexon EV. The company has included “gadgetisation” and digitalisation into the new Nexon EV. Gadgets 360 got a chance to sit down with Vivek Srivatsa, Head of Marketing, Sales, and […]
Indian electric scooter maker Ather Energy will accelerate new model launches at home and test export markets, its chief executive told Reuters, raising new money to boost growth after the government lowered subsidies for the vehicles. India’s electric scooter market is small but growing, with e-models accounting for 5 percent of total scooter and motorcycle […]
India’s Ola Electric plans to file regulatory papers for its up to $700 million (roughly Rs. 5,815 crore) IPO before the end of October as the e-scooter maker fast-tracks its listing move, three people with direct knowledge said. Backed by investors including Singapore’s Temasek and Japan’s SoftBank, Ola Electric was valued at $5.4 billion (roughly […]
Tesla has drawn up plans to make and sell battery storage systems in India and submitted a proposal to officials seeking incentives to build a factory, two people aware of the plan said, as Elon Musk continues a push to enter the country. Tesla has been in talks about setting up a new electric vehicle […]
Apple has been launching its regular slate of products — most recently the iPhone 15 series, the Apple Watch Series 9, the Apple Watch Ultra 2, and a refreshed pair of AirPods Pro — without noticeable hitches, but its long-gestating, ambitious electric vehicle faces an uncertain future. Riddled with repeated delays and development problems, the […]