China has been the biggest market as well as the biggest manufacturer of electric vehicles for around one decade. To achieve and sustain this leading position, China had taken a slew of measures at policy as well infrastructure levels. Strong policies, such as credit scores for OEMs, technology-based subsidies and state-owned charging infrastructure, have come to fruition and led to the high growth rates of EV adoption in China. Kedar Soman from PlugIndia caught up with our C

Two wheelers and three wheelers are the two vehicle categories that are getting electrified in India first. Recently, the 8th edition of EV Expo in New Delhi also had players in 2W, 3W and battery tech category as its brightest shining expo stars. Exciting two wheeler Indian startups like Ather Energy, Twenty Two Motors, Ultraviolette, have invested millions in the R&D and also many years into developing their first mass-production-ready products. Locally imagined products ha

Personal shared mobility is the new form of transportation, which is revolutionizing the way we travel in cities. These services, already popular in the USA and European cities, are offering pollution-free, affordable, convenient and exciting options of bicycles and e-bikes/scooters for first and last mile connectivity. Although in India the services are still at a nascent stage, they have received a positive response from the users and investors alike. One of the more popula

Electric shared personal mobility is the latest rage in transport industry. We have all heard of multi-billion dollar valuations for startups in this space, which are offering bikes, electric bikes, electric kick-start scooters, electric scooters in different countries. Last year it was Ofo and Mobike who were hitting the headlines and six months back it was Bird and Lime with their investment rounds. These days we are hearing expansion news from startups like Scoot, Skip, Sp