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 BY    AFZAL YOUSAF As we know, Corona virus pandemic has slowed down the Automobile segment along with all other segments worldwide, still automaker's work and plan to develop electric vehicles continues unabated. As per reports, almost 100 new electric models are set to debut by 2024 and this is a huge boost for those who looking for an alternate fuel vehicle in near future. Here you can see some of the most anticipated EV Models over the next couple of years. AUDI Q4 E-TRON Audi is bringing Electric version of iconic Q4 as Q4 E-Tron . As we know Audi is under  Volkswagen  group and Q4 E-Tron will be built on the Volkswagen MEB modular electric vehicle platform.  It will compete with the like of Tesla model Y, Volvo XC40 Recharge. Audi has not yet announced the driving range but as per reports, based on EU Test standard Q4 E-Tron has a range estimate of 280 miles. Approximate cost as per reports is $45,000. AUDI E-TRON GT   Audi's new flagship model...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF As world is in a broad shift towards electric vehicles, Ford is in top of the race by developing two dedicated EV Platforms. One for full size pick up trucks and SUVs and other for cars and smaller SUVs. As per Green car reports , Ford confirmed on 26 may 2021 that, they will debut the platform by 2025. Ford's Upcoming EVs likely includes an Electric Ford Bronco , Electric ford explorer 3 row SUV , Electric Lincoln Aviator 3 row SUV , Electric ford Ranger compact pickup truck among others. As per reports, Ford is also working on next generation Electric version of F-150 Lighting pickup truck along with full size SUVs. EVs launching between now and 2030 will be built on two new dedicated electric vehicle platforms and every vehicle Ford makes today comes from one of five architectures. Ford expects 40 % of its vehicles sold globally by 2030 will be battery-electric, so a single EV platform is not enough to handle it all, Ford CEO Jim Farley said....

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Union Budget 2021-22 was announced and Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the budget. As an EV Enthusiast, the biggest point we can take away from the finance minister's speech is the official announcement of Vehicle scrappage policy in India.  After the official announcement Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, shed some lights on highlights of the policy. More details of the policy is expected to be revealed in coming days. In this article, you can read key points of India's vehicle scrappage policy and how it boosts EV Sector . Key points of Vehicle Scrappage policy 1 .  As per vehicle scrappage policy, private vehicles which are over 20 years older and commercial vehicles over 15 years older will have to undergo fitness tests. 2 .  On Public Private partnership (PPP), Fully automated fitness test facilities will be set up which will allow no scope for human intervention or fudging of test result...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Solid state batteries are considered as the future source of power that drives the electric mobility around the world. Advanced technology is the cure for the problems faced by conventional Li ion battery powered EVs and Solid state batteries are considered as one of the best cure. According to Nikkei Asia , Toyota is currently a world leader in solid state battery technology  and also another Japanese company, Nissan, whose first EV powered by a solid state battery could arrive in 2028. Toyota plans to unveil a vehicle fully powered by solid sate battery next year and it has more than twice range of the vehicles running in conventional Li ion batteries. Solid state batteries are a viable alternatives to li ion and it reduces the risk of fire as they no longer use aqueous electrolyte solutions , and also gives high energy density. Solid state batteries can be powered within 10 minutes and increase the range by multiple times. As name suggest...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF American Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla officially entered in India by registering it's office in Bengaluru, Karnataka. As per the latest reports, they officially registered with the Registrar of Companies in India at Bangalore branch and their office is located at Richmond circle junction opposite to Bangalore club. According to the reports, Tesla India motors and Energy Pvt ltd has been incorporated in Bengaluru on January 8 and Karnataka Chief minister BS Yediyurappa took on Twitter to welcome Tesla and Elon musk to Bangalore. From the reports we can say Vaibhav Thaneja ,  Venkatrangam Sreeram, and David Jon Feinstein are directors of the incorporated Tesla entity. Taneja is Chief Accounts Officer at Tesla Inc and Feinstein is Global Senior Director, Trade Market Access at Tesla. The company has been registered with an authorized capital of  Rs 1.5 crore and a paid-up capital of  Rs 100,000. India today reported that  Karna...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Sonalika ,  an Indian multinational company headquartered in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, launched India's first electric tractor. On the occasion of Farmer's day, Sonalika took a major step to electrify Indian agro products by launching India's first electric tractor, Tiger Electric. In this article, you can read the details of new Tiger Electric. The Tiger Electric is powered by Etrac Motor which is energy efficient and offers 100% torque everytime. It offers high performance even in tough terrains with its 35 hp electric engine. Etrac motor is offering quick pick ups in any load conditions. Tiger electric offers 24.93 kmph as top speed. The vehicle is loaded by 25.5 kWh  IP 67 Compliant natural cooling battery and offers 75% less running cost compared to its conventional diesel counter parts. Battery can be charged in regular 15 amp charger from domestic connection and takes around 10 hours to charge 100%.  Also company is working on fast ch...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF As per latest reports, UK will ban petrol and diesel cars from 2030 as a part of their Green Industry revolution plan. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Britain will ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars by 2030, which is a decade earlier than their previous commitment. Though gasoline and diesel vehicles end their sales in 2030, Hybrid vehicles can be sold till 2035. Previous goal of UK is to electrify the cars on their fleet by 2040, but now the target period have been reduced by ten years. UK Govt. is so optimistic about the new target but automakers have expressed their concerns on the target and stated it as really ambitious. Green plans of UK Govt. includes investment in hydrogen energy, carbon capture technology and ambition to produce enough wind energy to power every home in UK by 2030. Also new generation nuclear power plants included in the plan. Boris Johnson said in a statement that " Although this year has taken a very different p...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Battery management system (BMS) is an important component in electric vehicles as it monitors and controls the battery working.  Battery voltage, current, temperature is measured by BMS and converted into sub system of BMS for thermal management, state of health estimation and the estimation of state of charge. BMS effectively contributes for the enhancement of battery performance and life span. To perform its operations many connections are there from and to BMS, which makes it a bit complex system. But as EV technology is evolving, Wireless Battery Management systems are under development and testing by various companies. In this article you can read in detail about Wireless BMS Technology developed by Visteon. Many companies are working on developing wireless BMS Systems and as per reports, Visteon , an American global automotive electronics supplier company announces first production intent wireless battery management technology. Visteon say...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF As per the reports of Top Auto magazines world wide and market scenario , Big companies are completely ready to enter into Electric vehicles manufacturing and sales. They are going to boost the sales of their EV Models drastically in coming years. Reports says big companies like Aston Martin, Mitsubishi are the latest companies added to this list. According to Aston Martin CEO Tobias Moers, in coming years they will finally turn towards electrification. They intends to build their future on the most recent strategic technology agreement with Mercedes-Benz. And by 2024, Aston Martin's electric car sales accounts for one fifth of the total volume of sales. ie; 20 Percent of Aston Martin cars by 2024 will be Electric.  Plug in Hybrid version of new DBX is model of Aston Martin is expected to arrive in 2023. There will be also some other electric and hybrid model coming and first all electric model by Aston Martin is expected to be launched on 2025-...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF NIO , Chinese Automobile manufacturer based on Shanghai specializing in design and developing electric vehicles, launches 100 kWh battery pack on 6th November along with a battery upgrade plan. Their existing customers can upgrade the battery pack as per their wish, which is really an interesting choice. In new 100 kWh battery pack, NIO has a Cell to Pack technology which gives 37% higher energy density.  NIO is one of the companies in the world which continuously does innovation and research in battery and EV Technology and with these new 100 kWh battery, NIO Models can reach a maximum range of 615 KM on single charge. If we look in the technical aspect of this battery pack " NIO has underpinned the pack with technological improvements in four main aspects, which results in excellent performance. It has better thermal runaway management with its new thermal propagation prevention design. Highly integrated design makes the manufacturing smooth...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Telagana announced their EV and energy storage policy last week with an ambitious plan of making the state EV Capital and electric vehicle manufacturing hub of India. States like Delhi, Karnataka, Gujarat, Kerala etc.. have announced their ev policy recently which shows the transformation of India to electric motoring. In this article you can read the highlights of Telangana EV Policy. Telangana IT and Industries minister KT Rama Rao and Transport minister Puvvada Ajay kumar launched the policy which will be effective from 2020 to 2030. In the policy, it states " To make Telangana a major base for EV and ESS (Energy storage system) sectors and to attract investments worth 4 Billion USD and create employment for 120,000 persons by 2030 through EVs in shared mobility, charging infrastructure development and EV and ESS manufacturing activities". Also the policy added that Generate demand for battery added solutions by driving EV adoption incentives and ...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Tesla is the first name that comes to our mind when we hear about electric cars.  According to latest reports by top magazines, Tesla is recalling 30,000 cars from China, which is considered as world's largest EV market. This is a setback for the US Company as competition in electric vehicle market is intensifying. This article is based on the reports by top magazines worldwide. According to  State administration for Market regulation, China,  Tesla has identified suspension defects in Model S and Model X, which produced between September 17, 2013 and January 15, 2018.  As per reports, the recall will be applicable to all imported vehicles the company sold in China in recent years. There are two different suspension defects, and some vehicles have both of them, the authorities said. And recall will not affect the products made in Tesla's Shanghai facility, which currently rolls out only Model 3. Reports saying that owners of ...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF Delhi govt. is always leading the way for India in Electric vehicle adoption. EV policy 2020 of Delhi govt. discussed and appreciated worldwide. As a further step to boost EV adoption on 16th October 2020, Delhi govt. exempted  electric vehicles from registration fees.  Click here to read Delhi EV Policy 2020. The exemption of registration fees for EVs comes within five days of the exemption of Road tax for electric vehicles. Earlier, in 11th October 2020, electric vehicles were exempted from road tax. In an official notification, The Delhi govt. said All electric vehicles in Delhi will get an exemption from the registration fee. Delhi Transport department issued a notification to waive registration fees on Electric vehicles. The registration fee prescribed in Rule 81 of Central Motor Vehicles , 1989 shall not be applicable on battery operated vehicles, notification said. At present, registration fee for petrol vehicles in the Delhi ranges f...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF In an electric vehicle, 30-40%  of the total cost constitutes the battery cost. As battery cost remains high, overall cost of EVs are high, which is the biggest hurdle of electric vehicles. Reduced battery cost is crucial for wide acceptability of EVs. In this  article you can read the details of analysis by IHS Markit , which says average Li ion cell cost will be reduced below $100 per kWh by 2023. In a recent analysis by IHS Markit , A British company that provides market analysis and research, Li ion battery cell price will fall below $100 per kWh in next three years. This batteries will be used to power various products and among them Electric vehicles are the important ones. IHS also analysed average cost of Li ion cell is expected to decline further to around $73 per kWh in 2030. The report says average cost of Li ion battery cell have fallen 82% from 2012 to 2020. Further reduction in price is necessary to wide acceptability of electr...

BY    AFZAL YOUSAF After Delhi ,Gujarat government on 17th September 2020 announced subsidies for electric vehicles. Govt. is aiming to improve the adoption of electric vehicles in the state and the announcement was made on the occasion to mark 11 years of the state's climate change department. The announcement of new policy was made in the presence of Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani.   Read the article to know the key announcements of the policy. Key Announcements. School and college students ie; students above 9th standard will be entitled to a benefit of  Rs 12,000 if they opt for an  electric vehicle. For an Auto rickshaw driver or any self employed person buys an electric three wheeler, he/she will receive a subsidy of up to Rs 48,000. Ten charging stations will be set up in Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat and Rajkot. According to reports, Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani has set an objective to have at least 10,000 electric two wheelers and 5,000 e-rickshaws on the...

  BY    AFZAL YOUSAF According to the latest reports, Indian Govt. is mulling setting up at least one EV charging kiosk across the 69,000 petrol pumps in the country to boost the EV charging infrastructure in the country and to convince people to go electric. Apart from that, Govt. is also thinking of making it compulsory to install charging kiosks at all company owned, company operated (Directly operated by Oil companies) petrol pumps of state refiners. Indian Power minister R K Singh in a review meeting of EV charging infrastructure suggested to top officials of oil ministry that "  they may issue an order for their oil marketing companies (OMCs) under their administrative control for setting up charging kiosks at all COCO petrol pumps ", a source said. As per the sources, Other   franchisee petrol pump operators (like dealership) may also be advised to have at least one charging kiosk at their fuel stations, and this will help achieve EV charging facility at...

BY     AFZAL YOUSAF Electric cars are getting ready to compete with gasoline cars as technologies are developing and more companies focusing on manufacturing E-cars. EVs are usually faster and technically more advanced than gasoline cars. In this article you can find the list of 10 exciting cars in 2020 according to Forbes. TESLA ROADSTER 2020 No one could miss out Tesla when it comes to electric vehicles as everything they makes becomes a trademark. Tesla roadster 2020 is an all electric battery powered four seater sports car. Tesla is claiming that it can go from 0 to 60 mph in 1.9 seconds which is faster than any legal production car till the date of its announcement. Its consist of three electric motors, one in front and two in rear and range expected is 620 miles on single charge. LOTUS EVIJA Lotus Evija is an exciting 2000 hp all electric Hyper car model from iconic British sports car manufacturer Lotus . It is a limited production car unveiled in July 2019. The f...