The new range will be powered by a selection of electrified powertrains, including hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (P-HEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs).
M&M has also earmarked an investment of Rs 600 crore over the next two-three years to expand its electric vehicle production capacity from 500 to 5,000 units a month.
As per the tender conditions, Mahindra and Mahindra can supply up to 40 per cent of the order. But they have agreed to supply 30 per cent of the order of 500 electric cars in Phase-I. Thus they would supply 150 cars and Tata Motors would supply 350 cars.
Fortum has installed one 22KW AC charger on pilot basis in New Moti Bagh Colony maintained by NBCC, which shall be operated using Fortum's cloud based system.
Designed and engineered by JLR in UK, the new Range Rover Sport will be produced at the company's Solihull production facility, with deliveries from early 2018.
Ford would shift capital investment away from sedans and internal combustion engines to develop more trucks and electric and hybrid cars. Most of those savings will not show up on Ford's bottom line until 2019 and 2020.
A fan of speed in all shapes, forms and sizes, Sachin Tendulkar is known to be an avid driver both on the street and on the track. Having driven several race derived supercars on various race tracks around the world, Sachin's latest post has something along similar lines but with a very eco-friendly twist - while still promising to be loads of fun! Seen behind the wheel of a Go-Kart wearing the iconic number 10, the 'master blaster' seems to be excited about driving the electric go kart on a race track, probably one of the many Sky Karting tracks in the country. These electric cars might be new technology and might be looked down upon by the purists who prefer their blend of burning hot exhausts, loud engines and two stroke fragrances, but rest assured, these are quick enough to make anyone - including Sachin have a good time!
Ford's new 'Team Edison' will be in charge of developing electric mobility platforms and technology for future electric cars. Team Edison will also partner up with OEMs and tech partners from around the world for future tech.
