Bajaj Auto-powered electric mobility company Yulu eyes global ride

Bajaj Auto-backed Yulu, India’s largest shared electric mobility company, is eyeing international markets with its electric two-wheeler ecosystem around 2025-26. This expansion will be driven by a new product from Bajaj, alongside Yulu’s broader plans to grow its market presence and product offerings in India. The company aims to achieve profitability by 2024-25. Yulu is … Read more

As EV revolution slows down, automobile major Ferrari enters the race

Gliding on robotic haulers, a line of Ferrari frames maneuvers through a gleaming new factory in Northern Italy. At each station, engineers in cherry red uniforms add a component — an engine block, a dashboard, a steering wheel — as they transform the bodies into hybrid vehicles. Up next: fully electric. A lot is riding … Read more

Eye on China, India inks first overseas lithium mining deal for five blocks in Argentina

Khanij Bidesh India Ltd (KABIL), a joint venture of state-run miners, has inked India’s first overseas lithium exploration and mining deal involving five blocks in Argentina, setting off New Delhi’s overseas hunt for the critical mineral to loosen China’s stranglehold on a key element of energy transition. “The deal will help India strengthen lithium supplies, … Read more

China bans export of rare earth processing technologies

The move comes as Europe and the United States scramble to wean themselves off rare earths from China. File. China, the world’s top processor of rare earths, on December 21 banned the export of technology to extract and separate the strategic metals, as it overhauled a list of technologies deemed key to national security. The … Read more

US Prez Joe Biden’s $400 billion man

Jigar Shah is living an investor’s dream, one with more strings attached than a symphony orchestra. Shah has $400 billion of government funds to pour into businesses touting green-energy projects. But he has to do it under the eye of critical lawmakers, cautious bureaucrats and the White House, which has already clashed with him on … Read more

Centre planning to stop subsidies of firms found violating FAME-II norms

The companies that have been found wrongfully claiming subsidies under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme may be debarred from availing of them in the future and may also have to forego sops on electric vehicles (EVs) sold in the last 15 months, The Economic Times (ET) reported on Tuesday. The … Read more