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Government and Policy

Home Minister Amit Shah and Delhi CM Rekha Gupta flag off 300 new electric buses in Delhi, the city’s e-bus fleet grows to 4,800

OpIndia Staff - 8 July, 2026

The two initiatives were launched by Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta during an event held at Central Park in RK Puram.

News Reports

Rahul Gandhi claims cars are heavier than motorcycles to protect the driver from the engine: How his entire claim is absurd and defies logic

Raju Das - 3 October, 2025

Rahul Gandhi tried to explain ‘decentralisation’ by using several absurd claims about vehicle engineering, crash safety, and advantages of electric motors

Government and Policy

India’s first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries for port operations launched at Mumbai’s Jawaharlal Nehru Port

OpIndia Staff - 25 September, 2025

The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways (MoPSW), Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off India’s first fleet of electric heavy trucks with swappable batteries at...

News Reports

PM Modi flags off Suzuki’s first battery electric vehicle e-Vitara from Gujarat plant, Made-in-India BEVs to be exported to over 100 countries

OpIndia Staff - 26 August, 2025

Celebrating a major success of Make in India initiative, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated and flagged off the "e-VITARA", Suzuki's first global strategic Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) during his Gujarat visit

News Reports

Hero Motocorp introduces Battery-as-a-Service model for its VIDA VX2 electric scooter ownership

ANI - 18 June, 2025

Hero Motocorp on Wednesday introduced the Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) model for its VIDA VX2, which will help consumers reduce the upfront ownership cost

OpIndia Explains

What are rare earth magnets, and how China’s export regulations are expected to hit India EV manufacturing, read here

Aditi - 5 June, 2025

China dominates this sector because of having mastered the difficult process of extracting rare earth elements.

Economy and Finance

Donald Trump terms Elon Musk’s decision to set up Tesla car manufacturing unit in India as ‘unfair’ to the US

OpIndia Staff - 20 February, 2025

Tesla has identified two locations in New Delhi and Mumbai for setting up car manufacturing units in India. The company has also advertised 13 mid-level job posts.

News Reports

Will buying second-hand cars now cost more? Read what the recent changes in GST on used cars mean for buyers

Raju Das - 22 December, 2024

The Goods and Services Tax Council on Saturday decided to make the GST on used cars uniform for businesses by raising the 12% slab to 18%

News Reports

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal slams comedian Kunal Kamra for targeting the company, offers him job promising higher pay than his ‘failed comedy career’

OpIndia Staff - 6 October, 2024

Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal engaged in a sarcastic exchange with comedian Kunal Kamra after Kamra criticised Ola Electric's customer service, questioning Kamra's career and offering him a job so he could do some "real work".

News Reports