Sri Lanka asks EV owners to unplug at night
- 19-Mar-2026
Sri Lanka has urged electric vehicle owners to stop charging their cars at night, saying the surge in demand is forcing the country to burn more coal and diesel to keep the power grid running. In an address to the nation, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said electric cars were adding an extra 300 megawatts of […]
First electric ambulance unveiled in Pakistan at Karachi Auto Show
- 15-Nov-2025
KARACHI: Pakistan’s first electric ambulance has been unveiled at the “Pakistan Auto Show” in Karachi by a private company. The CEO of the local company, Ehsan Ahmed, while talking to ARY News, highlighted the features of the electric ambulance, saying that it is capable of running up to 300 kilometres on a single charge. According […]
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion Tesla pay plan wins shareholder approval
- 07-Nov-2025
SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla CEO Elon Musk won shareholder approval on Thursday for the largest corporate pay package in history as investors endorsed his vision of morphing the EV maker into an AI and robotics juggernaut. The proposal was approved with over 75% support, and Musk bounded to the stage of the company’s annual meeting at […]
Tesla recalls 63,619 Cybertrucks over lighting defect, issues software fix
- 23-Oct-2025
Tesla is recalling 63,619 Cybertruck vehicles due to a software issue that causes the front parking lights to exceed allowable brightness levels, potentially impairing the vision of oncoming drivers, the U.S. auto regulator said on Thursday. Tesla has released an over-the-air software update to correct the issue at no cost to owners, the National Highway […]
Dacia Hipster: Europe’s Tiny EV Challenger to Chinese Minis
- 06-Oct-2025
Renault’s low-cost brand Dacia on Monday unveiled a prototype electric mini-car that could cost less than 15,000 euros (Rs.4956353), potentially providing a competitive alternative to low-cost Chinese electric vehicles. The “Hipster Concept”, which could go into production if the European Union agrees to create a new small car category, is tiny, only 3 metres (9.84 […]
Twin cities set for green revolution with new electric commuter train
- 24-Sep-2025
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad and Rawalpindi are set to become the first eco-friendly commuter rail service, likely operating as an electric vehicle (EV) train. The project is expected to significantly ease traffic congestion and promote sustainable transport between the twin cities. A key meeting was held on Wednesday at the Capital Development Authority (CDA) Headquarters. The meeting […]
BYD gains ground in Spain, challenging European giants
- 22-Sep-2025
When Javier Hernandez went car shopping in Barcelona, he ended up choosing a plug-in hybrid by China’s BYD – swayed by a price nearly 10,000 euros cheaper than European rivals. The 51-year-old Spanish excavator operator wanted something cheap and versatile for city drives and trips to the Catalan mountains but had doubts about Chinese electrified […]
China’s BYD unveils new super-charging EV tech
- 18-Mar-2025
BEIJING: BYD on Monday unveiled a new platform for electric vehicles (EVs) that it said could charge EVs as quickly as it takes to pump gas and announced for the first time that it would build a charging network across China. The so-called “super e-platform” will be capable of peak charging speeds of 1,000 kilowatts […]
China’s electric vehicles are around 3-5 years ahead
- 18-Feb-2025
China’s electric vehicles are around three to five years ahead of the competition in terms of products, technology and the industrial chain, BYD’s CEO Wang Chuanfu said in an interview with China’s national television broadcaster. Wang was interviewed on Monday after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s symposium with some of the biggest names in China’s technology […]
Electric car sales to top 20 million in 2025
- 28-Jan-2025
Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles will rise by at least 17% this year to over 20 million cars, helped by an extension of China’s auto trade-in subsidies, research firm Rho Motion forecast on Tuesday. Europe, the world’s second-biggest EV market, will return to sales growth as CO2 emission targets come into […]