India’s electric vehicle market is developing in a context that differs fundamentally from the United States, Europe, or China. Car ownership per capita is low, two-wheelers dominate personal mobility, and three-wheelers are integral to urban and peri-urban transport. The infrastructure for fueling and maintaining internal combustion vehicles outside of major … [continued]
Vietnamese automaker VinFast officially inaugurated its electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant in Thoothukudi, India, marking a pivotal step in its global expansion and its broader strategy to focus on the burgeoning Asian market. The new facility, located in the SIPCOT Industrial Park in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, is … [continued]
After years and years of discussion and delay, Tesla is finally starting to sell cars in India! The company has launched a store in Mumbai, the banking center of India, and you can now buy the Tesla Model Y in India. On to the bad news. Thanks to India’s high … [continued]
India’s energy landscape is at a pivotal crossroads, exemplified by the notable recent decline in coal- and gas-fired power generation, which in May 2025 marked the steepest year-over-year drop since COVID-19. The rapid contraction in coal usage, attributed to an amalgamation of economic slowdowns, surging renewable deployment, and increasingly cost-competitive … [continued]
A team of National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) researchers and Tribal staff gathered around the wood stove in Charlie Spud’s home, trying to figure out why it was not drawing air. “Every time I turn on the bath fan, the stove backdrafts,” said Spud, 61, who built the home 13 … [continued]
What was it that first made you interested in carbon removal, and when? Honestly speaking, a year ago, I did not know about CDR — except having heard of only biochar — but that too as a soil carbon enhancement “product” and not as a carbon removal method. I come … [continued]
George Lakoff, a communications strategist who advises progressives, always stresses that how an idea is framed is critical to whether it is viewed positively or negatively. If it is viewed positively, it is far more likely to be looked on favorably than if it is viewed negatively. Religion offers a … [continued]
Hyundai continues its semi-leadership in the EV sector this week. It’s not really engaged in groundbreaking developments with electric vehicles (yet), but it’s also far from a laggard in EV world. News this week comes out of India and Japan for a change, showing how willing and eager the company … [continued]
It has been a couple of years since I have written about electric vehicles in India. My interest was piqued again recently when a friend of mine returned from the sub-continent and declared “EVs are everywhere.” Of course, the vast majority have fewer than 4 wheels. I wonder if our … [continued]
India’s Olectra has ordered over 2000 more electric bus chassis from BYD. They will all use BYD’s proven Blade battery technology.
