YOUTUBE | Best five SUVs in India

The Indian SUV market is a lucrative one and SUVs are simply a car buyer’s first choice. We list the five best SUVs in India — Hyundai Creta, Mahindra XUV700, MG Astor, Kia Seltos and Tata Harrier — in random order. So, check out the video to know the best SUV to the fifth-best SUV in India, according to YouTube channel -- Vroom Mantra.

 

Highest speed e-scooter Simple One to make waves in Indian market

Simple Energy is set to make waves in the Indian electric scooter (e-scooter) market — it has just launched the Simple One with the highest maximum speed among all e-scooters in India and is capable of travelling at a whopping 105 km an hour.

Simple One would attract buyers, mainly the youth, as speed is one of the key considerations before a two-wheeler or a car is bought.

Will Tesla make India a hub for its upcoming budget car Model 2?

Electric car giant Tesla is reportedly planning to set up a facility in India to make electric vehicles (EVs) for the domestic and export markets but for it to gain market share in India, the company will have to make the country a hub for its upcoming budget car Model 2.

If it does so, and considering its huge brand reputation as the best EV maker in the world, Tesla could see considerable sales in the Indian and emerging (export) markets.

Will Reliance’s entry with MG Motor India stake buy take four-wheeler EVs to the common man?

Well, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) seems to be also eyeing the electric vehicle (EV) space in India after it recently was in talks to buy a majority stake in MG Motor India, and will Reliance’s entry take four-wheeler EVs to the common man?

It may be mentioned that Reliance had played disruptor in the Indian mobile phone market during mid-2003 by handing over a cellphone to everyone on payment of a meagre Rs 501.

Tesla Long-Range Model 3 back in the US after nine months with lower range, Chinese variant battery

Tesla is soon re-launching the Model 3 Long Range after it went off the road for over nine months, and this time, it will come with a lower range as well as Lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) battery cells used in the Chinese Model 3 and the Standard Range of the car; or it may even be a new chemistry based on the LPF.

 

This news appeared on Tesla's website recently, that is, in the Tesla Model 3 design studio. Tesla had categorically said that the Model 3 would be available in 2023 itself.

EV players not complying with govt’s safety standards may result in unsafe batteries

Will battery safety be compromised by Indian electric vehicle (EV) makers as the industry refuses to comply with the government order on battery safety standards and will this lead to people shying away from EVs, especially two-wheelers?

Deadline to comply with EV battery safety tests extended

 

The Indian government had recently extended the deadline to obtain mandatory certification on battery safety tests by six months.