Canada’s first lithium-ion electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant is coming to Windsor, Ont., as part of a $4.9-billion joint-venture deal between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, government officials confirmed Wednesday.Premier Doug Ford along with federal and municipal officials confirmed on Wednesday that Windsor, Ont., will be home to an important electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant.…Continue Reading

Canada’s first emissions reduction plan will be tabled in the House of Commons in two weeks. But the minister in charge says it won’t include specific details on how to meet the federal government’s sales targets for zero-emission cars and trucks over the next decade.Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is given a demonstration of an electric…Continue Reading

Oben Electric secures additional $1 million in seed round from GVK Power, others

Chennai: Two-wheeler EV startup Oben Electric on Monday said it has raised an additional $1 million in funding from Krishna Bhupal, Board Member GVK Power & Infra, Shajikumar Devakar, Executive Director IIFL Wealth and other investors. The company received $1.5 million in December 2021 led by We Founders Circle (WFC). The startup has now been…Continue Reading

Electric Two-Wheelers’ Sales Jump 132% In 2021: SMEV

Electric two-wheeler (E2W) sales in India increased by 132 per cent in 2021 on a year-on-year basis, said the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV).Total sales of E2W, including high-speed and low-speed ones, during the period under review rose to 233,971 E2W as against 100,736 units sold in 2020. The industry body pointed out…Continue Reading

China-made electric vehicles should not be sold in India: Modi govt to Elon Musk

Union minister Nitin Gadkari claimed on Friday that Tesla has been told not to sell vehicles made in China in India and to instead make them here. He also encouraged the Elon Musk-led firm to export automobiles made in India. Gadkari went on to say that Tata Motors’ electric automobiles are no less good than…Continue Reading