Electric Vehicle

India’s first public EV charging plaza goes live in New Delhi

RK Singh, minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, has inaugurated India’s first public EV (Electric Vehicle) charging plaza at Chelmsford Club in New...

LG Chem plans to start producing batteries for Tesla vehicles in Korea

South Korea’s LG Chem plans to start producing batteries for Tesla vehicles at a domestic factory this year after the U.S. electric carmaker raised...

Hyundai and LG Chem plan EV battery cell manufacturing JV

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor and LG Chem are considering establishing an electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing joint venture in Indonesia, Reuters reported. The news...

Mitsubishi to buy plant from Sharp to boost EV business

Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric has agreed to buy part of a plant in western Japan from Sharp to meet demand for power management chips used...

Germany offers incentives for cheap electric cars

Germany has offered incentives for cheap electric cars and for hybrid vehicles, providing a boost to Volkswagen’s electric push while staggered taxes for polluting...

Connected services for EVs will reach $378 mn: ABI Research

Subscriptions of connected services for consumer and commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs), such as charging-station locator, eco-routing, and EV telematics, will grow 270 percent from...

BYD to supply EV batteries to automaker Ford Motor

China-based electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD will supply EV batteries to automaker Ford Motor, a document on the website of the Ministry of Industry...

Volkswagen invests 2.1 bn euros in two Chinese electric vehicle players

Volkswagen said it will invest 2.1 billion euros in two Chinese electric vehicle players as part of its strategy to enhance business in China,...