Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal to minimise the use of vehicles to save diesel and petrol, the Bihar government has announced several measures aimed at reducing fuel consumption and promoting electric vehicles (EVs).
Delhi has done a lot right with its draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2026.
The global electric vehicle (EV) fleet avoided the consumption of 1.7 million barrels per day of oil in 2025 — nearly matching the 2.4 million barrels per day exported by Iran through the Strait of Hormuz — according to new analysis by global energy think tank Ember.
The share of electric passenger sales in May is also 0.5 percentage points higher than the 3.5 per cent share in April as part of the rising trend.
The announcement of the new EV policy is a pivotal move in fast-tracking India’s green mobility goals.
The car industry is rarely out of the news, often under gloomy headlines related to tariffs, falling sales, low uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) and workers’ strikes.
The Union Budget 2025-26 is set to be presented on Saturday, anticipating to strike a balance between economic growth and fiscal prudence while addressing the expectations of taxpayers, businesses, and key industries.
In the first two days at Bharat Mandapam, over 90 launches were done, and the second day alone witnessed the launch of 56 new products from 22 different brands.
Union Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, at the second edition of the Bharat Mobility Global Expo, emphasized the importance of encouraging first-time vehicle buyers in India to choose electric vehicles (EVs) over fossil fuel-based cars.
The Indo-US relationship will be based on technology more than ever before in the years to come in this era of AI, EVs, space and drones, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday.
