0 Comments The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has issued a draft notification, proposing new tyre norms. These norms would be incorporated as a part of the Automotive Indian Standards (AIS) 142:2019 as an amendment, subject to clearance and no objection.
Existing tyres designs to meet norms by October 2022
Norms lay out new requirements for rolling resistance, wet grip, and rolling sound emissions The proposal states that tyres of all cars, buses and trucks shall meet the requirements of rolling resistance, wet grip, and rolling sound emissions, in line with the Stage-II limits of the European regulations.
New norms to come in place from October 2021 for new tyre designs
May 04, 2021
E-vehicle firm to sell 80,000 vehicles
Electric vehicle maker EeVe India plans to raise ₹100 crore for product development through a combination of debt and equity.
Lithium-ion battery
Harsh Didwania, Director and co-founder of EeVe, told
BusinessLine that during the fiscal, the company plans to sell 80,000 vehicles through 300 dealers across the country. “We have already started working on our own set up to manufacture Lithium-ion battery. We have also shortlisted our Indian supplier and the work is under way,” he said.
The company, which has received the ICAT (International Centre for Automotive Technology) certification, has scooters that have a range of 50-60 km. “Our strength lies in the kind of range and the number of features that our models have even though we are just a year old,” Didwania said.
EeVe India plans to raise ₹100 crore through debt and equity
May 03, 2021
E-vehicle maker to sell 80,000 vehicles through 300 dealers
Electric vehicle maker EeVe India plans to raise ₹100 crore in product development through a combination of debt and equity.
Harsh Didwania, Director and co-founder of EeVe, told
BusinessLine that during the fiscal, the company plans to sell 80,000 vehicles through 300 dealers across the country. “We have already started working on our own set up to manufacture Lithium-Ion battery. We have also shortlisted our Indian supplier and the work is underway,” he said. The company, which has received the ICAT (International Centre for Automotive Technology) certification, has scooters that have a range of 50-60 km. “Our strength lies in the kind of range and the number of features that our models have even though we are just a year old,” Didwania said.
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Scrappage Policy: How you can switch to new vehicles and save
February 09, 2021
The voluntary scrappage policy mandates automatic fitness test for vehicles older than 15 years (for commercial vehicles) and 20 years (for private use vehicles) - K.R.DEEPAK
The voluntary scrappage policy mandates automatic fitness test for vehicles older than 15 years (for commercial vehicles) and 20 years (for private use vehicles) - K.R.DEEPAK×
A combination of fuel-efficiency, lower road tax and sops will help consumers Phasing out old vehicles and buying new ones may help consumers save substantial amount of money.
A combination of fuel savings due to fuel-efficient newer vehicles, lower maintenance charges, scrap value of an old car, possibly lower road tax (due to the proposed Green Tax, which is higher on older vehicles) and some fiscal incentives will help consumers, according to Road Ministry estimates.