Xiaomi CEO teases price of company’s first car, showrooms begin displaying vehicle

Xiaomi’s CEO said on Monday his goal for the firm’s first electric vehicle was that it would be the “best looking, easiest to drive and smartest car” priced below 500,000 yuan ($69,424), as the Chinese electronics maker gears up for orders this week. The company will on Thursday evening announce its official price range and … Read more

electric vehicles: India aims for 30 percent of all vehicle sales to be electric by 2030: Care Edge Ratings

An analysis by Care Edge Ratings shows that the demand for vehicles powered by traditional fuels is progressively shifting towards those that utilise alternative fuels. The share of petrol vehicle sales, as a percentage of total vehicle sales, has recorded a significant decline, decreasing from 86 percent in 2020 to 76 percent in 2023 while … Read more

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti to broaden portfolio as hybrids outsell EVs: Shashank Srivastava

Shashank Srivastava, Senior Executive Officer (Marketing and Sales), Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, says: “We could expect the month to end around the 375,000 mark for the industry, that should be about 11% growth over last year. March being the last month of the financial year, we are expecting industry sales to be about 42,35,000 or … Read more

Ferrari Insists Its EVs Will Be Louder Than Tesla’s

Ferrari CEO Benedetto Vigna says the automaker’s future electric vehicle will not be quiet like other EVs. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. Italians are traditionally not quiet people. Growing up in New Jersey and living amongst them means I have first-hand knowledge of this fact. Vigna intends to carry the tradition forward. … Read more

EVs Can Be Fun And I’m Tired Of Hearing Otherwise

Photo: Steve DaSilva / Jalopnik I love electric cars. I love electric bikes, too. I don’t love them for their efficiency, their maintenance cost-savings, or their practicality, though — I love them because they’re fun. Ed Begley Jr. On The Past And Present Of Electric Vehicles Now, not every EV is fun. This, I admit. … Read more

India approves EV policy; investment, localisation key

New Delhi: India on Friday approved the electric vehicles (EV) policy mandating a minimum investment of Rs 4,150 crore or around $500 million. and allowing investors three years to set up local manufacturing for EVs with domestic value addition (DVA) of 25% by the third year and 50% by the fifth year. “The policy is … Read more

Hyundai: We will continue to strengthen our presence in the Indian market, says Hyundai Motor India MD Unsoo Kim

Korean auto major Hyundai said it will continue to make strategic investments towards increasing production capacity, setting up new manufacturing units, introducing new products and technologies to strengthen its presence in the Indian market. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director, Hyundai Motor India, said, India is a “focal” market for the company. “As we look forward to … Read more

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti bets big on SUVs amid rising demand

Maruti Suzuki India is gearing up for a strong SUV push with at least six out of ten new models planned for the next three years starting FY25 being sports utility vehicles (SUVs), reinforcing the Japanese carmaker’s strong intent to sharpen focus on the vehicle body type amid a rapid shift in buyer preference. The … Read more

2024 Honda Prologue From Every Angle

Photo: Andy Kalmowitz / Jalopnik The 2024 Honda Prologue is an all-new electric crossover from Honda that is, in essence, meant to hold down the fort until Honda can build its own electric vehicles. You see, this thing says “Honda” on the outside, but underneath, it’s 100 percent a General Motors Ultium-platformed vehicle. That means … Read more

EV shift could prevent thousands of premature deaths in kids, report claims – National

Switching to electric vehicles by 2050 could prevent thousands of premature deaths, along with millions of asthma attacks and respiratory illnesses in children in the United States, reveals a new report. The American Lung Association (ALA) released the report Wednesday advocating for a widespread transition to zero-emission vehicles and electricity, emphasizing the substantial health improvements … Read more