Xiaomi, With $10 Billion Investment Pledged, Wins China Approval to Make Electric Vehicles

[ad_1] Xiaomi has won the approval of China’s state planner to manufacture electric vehicles (EVs), said two people with knowledge of the matter, marking a major step towards the smartphone maker’s goal of producing cars by early next year. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), which regulates new investments and production capacity in China’s … Read more

Eicher Partners With Amazon to Deploy Electric Trucks for Middle, Last-Mile Deliveries

[ad_1] Eicher trucks and buses, a division of VE Commercial Vehicles, on Wednesday said it has entered into a collaboration with Amazon for electrification of the middle-mile and last-mile delivery operations of the e-commerce major in India. Under the collaboration, the company is aiming to introduce up to 1,000 zero-emission electric trucks across various payload … Read more

Foxconn’s EV Platform Targets India, Thailand for Production of New Small Electric Car

[ad_1] Foxconn’s venture attempting to build a standardised electric vehicle platform is targeting India or Thailand for the production of a small battery-powered car under development, the unit’s chief executive said. The Taiwanese company’s EV platform unit Mobility in Harmony (MIH) would be willing to work with its parent or another company to build the … Read more

Volkswagen in Talks With Tesla to Adopt Its EV Charging Standard, Following Ford and General Motors

[ad_1] Volkswagen is in talks with Tesla to adopt its North American Charging Standard (NACS) technology, while the German automaker’s charging network unit Electrify America has already agreed to use the system. The announcement comes as a slew of automakers and charging equipment makers choose Tesla’s charging design on concerns of losing out on customers … Read more

Hero Plans to Expand Its Electric Two-Wheeler Range, Focus on Bolstering Premium Segment Presence

[ad_1] Hero MotoCorp is gearing up to expand its electric two-wheeler range while upgrading its existing sales infrastructure to enhance premium play as part of its future growth plans, according to its newly appointed CEO Niranjan Gupta. Outlining the company’s three priorities in the mid-term, he noted that it would focus on bolstering its presence … Read more