Electric Vehicles

"EQS 580 4MATIC is the next level of engineering and technology": Santosh Iyer

As Mercedes-Benz rolls out their ‘Made in India’ luxury EV – EQS 580 4MATIC Santosh Iyer, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India tells TURN OF SPEED about why he believes that the EQS will outsell the EQC, how there will be an increase in connectivity, and about their global strategy to exit fossil fuels and transition to EVs.

Mercedes-Benz India, rolled out their first ever locally manufactured EV, the EQS 580 4MATIC, in India today, and to do the honours was Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Minister of Road Transport & Hi...

Date : Sep 30, 2022

By : RACHNA TYAGI

Mahindra XUV400: The New Disruptor?

Mahindra XUV400's tough build quality, larger exterior and interior dimensions, as well as its blistering performance make it an attractive proposition in the EV space.

There’s a new arrival on the Indian EV scene – Mahindra XUV400 – and boy is it fast! We drove the XUV400 at MSPT (Mahindra SUV Proving Track), in Chennai, recently and were blown away by its...

Date : Sep 28, 2022

By : RACHNA TYAGI

The Road Ahead

Read what Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto & Farm Sector, M&M Ltd., and R Velusamy, President Automotive Technology & Product Development, M&M Ltd., tell TURN OF SPEED about their two-part electric strategy and the transition from ICE vehicles to EVs.

At the launch of Mahindra XUV400, Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto & Farm Sectors spoke to TURN OF SPEED about their two-part electric strategy for their gasoline and diesel...

Date : Sep 11, 2022

By : RACHNA TYAGI

Mahindra XUV 400: Three Cheers!

Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto & Farm Sectors, M&M Ltd., R Velusamy, President Automotive Technology & Product Development, M7M Ltd., and Pratap Bose, EVP & Chief Design Officer M&M Ltd., talk about their new electric C-Segment SUV – XUV400.

Talking about the XUV400, R Velusamy, President, Automotive Technology & Product Development, M&M Ltd., says that they started work on XUV400 three years back. “The XUV400 is a typica...

Date : Sep 10, 2022

By : RACHNA TYAGI

Hop OXO: A new electric motorcycle hits the road

Hop Electric Mobility’s motorcycles – OXO and OXO X join the EV league. We speak with their team to see what went into designing and building these motorcycles as they look at the road ahead.

Hop Electric Mobility’s motorcycle, OXO, has arrived and is aimed at both the urban as well as the rural commuters who are aspirational and desirous of switching to a new technology. We spoke...

Date : Sep 07, 2022

By : RACHNA TYAGI