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Go big or go home: Battery swapping is coming to electric trucks

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Electric trucks are becoming the latest type of vehicle to benefit from battery swapping, which has until now been largely restricted to two- and three-wheelers. Pune-based e-tru... Read More


EV subsidy for bigger e-3Ws to run out early

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- The heavy industries ministry is likely to exhaust its Rs.857-crore subsidy fund for electric three-wheelers in the L5 category under the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme three ... Read More


Govt set to exhaust Rs.857-crore subsidy for bigger electric 3-wheelers three months early

New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- The heavy industries ministry is likely to exhaust its Rs.857-crore subsidy fund for electric three-wheelers in the L5 category under the Rs.10,900-crore PM E-Drive scheme three ... Read More


Govt may double FY27 auto PLI funds to bump up disbursal lag, but application window unlikely to reopen

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The government is mulling a significant ramp-up in funding for its flagship auto manufacturing incentive, with the upcoming Union Budget likely to nearly double allocations for t... Read More


Mint Explainer | Can battery scrap secure India's rare earth future?

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- The parliamentary standing committee on coal, mines and steel has recommended the promotion of so-called 'urban mines'-the recovery of minerals from waste streams such as used ba... Read More


Mint Explainer: How does the Rs.7,280-crore incentive package for rare earth magnets work?

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- About six months after China first began restricting the export of specific rare earth magnets, rattling manufacturers around the world, India announced a Rs.7,280-crore incentiv... Read More


CAFE clash: Automakers push for relaxed emission rules, bigger EV credits

New Delhi, Dec. 18 -- India's auto industry is pushing the government to ease fuel efficiency rules and expand incentives for electric vehicles (EVs), even as it remains divided over concessions for s... Read More


Govt seeks to improve judicial efficiency with 71 law repeals

New Delhi, Dec. 15 -- The Union government introduced the Repealing and Amending Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Monday, which proposes repealing 71 older amendments to major legislations in the count... Read More


Auto PLI disbursals jump to Rs.1,350 crore so far, about Rs.1,000 cr in FY26

New Delhi, Dec. 9 -- The heavy industries ministry on Tuesday said it has disbursed Rs.1,350.83 crore to five beneficiary companies under the Rs.25,938-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme f... Read More


Mint Explainer | Can 72,000 public chargers fix India's slow EV adoption?

New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- India's electric vehicle (EV) market is expanding, but adoption remains modest across most segments, particularly cars, buses, and two-wheelers. An August report by Niti Aayog not... Read More