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Vingroup the biggest conglomerate of Vietnam announced on Sunday that it had started building a $174 million battery cell plant for its VinFast electric vehicles business. The company can own its battery supply chain. After this announcement, VinFast will become the country’s first fully-fledged domestic car manufacturer when its gasoline-powered models built under its own […]

Electric Scooters are now getting popular in India. Most people buy scooters for in-city rides. Now when prices of petrol are touching the sky, electric scooters are much cheaper. Several automobile brands are now launching e-scooters and also working to improve charging infrastructure across the country. Different state governments also recommend people buy electric vehicles […]

Last year, IDFC First Bank introduced fuel payments using FASTag balances for commercial vehicles users at HPCL retail outlets. Now the company has extended this partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) to facilitate fuel payments using FASTags for personal vehicle users. FASTag was launched for the payment of toll charges. Initially, adoption was slow […]

Skoda is launching its new entry-level sedan the All-New Skoda Slavia in India. It is built on the India-specific MQB AI 2.0 India platform. The price of Skoda Slavia has not been confirmed yet but is expected to be in between ₹ 10-15 lakhs. Skoda Slavia is probably a replacement for the Skoda Rapid that […]

Delhi Government has come with good news for citizens who own old diesel vehicles. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot on Thursday announced that diesel vehicles older than 10 years can be retrofitted with electric kits by approved testing agencies. Then these vehicles can continue running on roads beyond 10 years. This is a big relief […]

Last year, Delhi Government introduced Electric Vehicle Policy 2020 that includes a Rs 1.5 lakh subsidy on electric cars initial 1,000 units. Now after providing the subsidy to 1000 units, the government has stopped offering subsidies on electric cars. Kailash Gahlot, transport minister of Delhi, reportedly confirmed it and said that the initial subsidy has […]

The Tata Punch scores 5-Star in global NCAP for adult safety and 4-star for child safety. It went thru all standard tests performed by GNCAP. These tests included the front offset deformable test as well as the side impact test. Tata Punch scored 16.45 points out of 17 in adult safety. It scored 40.89 points […]