Monthly Archives: December, 2020
COVID won’t stop switch to EVs: By Mike Scott
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact across the economy, and the automotive sector is no exception. Consultancy BCG forecasts that “automotive sales...
Hero MotoCorp names global mobility expert Michael Clarke as COO
Hero MotoCorp on December 1 appointed global mobility expert Mr Michael Clarke to the newly-created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) with the additional...
Castrol India appoints Deepesh Baxi as CFO
Castrol India Limited announced on December 1 that Mr Deepesh Baxi will succeed Ms Rashmi Joshi as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Wholetime Director,...
Srinivasan is CTO at Ampre
Ampere Electric, a wholly-owned electric mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton, announced on December 7 that Mr Thiruppathy Srinivasan will be joining as Chief Technology...
VW to pursue sweeping transition to EVs: A Bloomberg report
German automaker Volkswagen is determined to take its dominance in the automotive world and extend it to the space of electric vehicles. While uncertainties owing...
EVs on world roads may hit 10-million milestone this year despite COVID blow: IEA REPORT
The number of electric cars on the road is expected to reach almost 10 million this year, as sales grow this year despite the...
BloombergNEF report Global EV sales likely to fall 18 per cent in 2020
The global sales of electric vehicles are projected to fall by 18 per cent to 1.7 million units in 2020 with the coronavirus crisis...
Volvo’s full range of electric trucks to be available in Europe next year
Next year, road transporters in Europe will be able to order all-electric versions of Volvo’s heavy-duty trucks. Volvo Trucks will offer a complete heavy-duty range...
Mahindra Electric MD & CEO Mahesh Babu sees an opportunity in this crisis
The unprecedented crisis has made people realise the importance of using zero-emission vehicles thereby opening an opportunity to accelerate the transition towards sustainable mobility,...
Synchronised efforts needed, says Okaya Director Anshul Gupta in an interaction
The need of the hour is to create well co-ordinated and synchronised efforts for scaling up manufacturing, infrastructure development and an integration of service...