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Rise of Indian used car market; set to exceed 10 mn units by FY28 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Gupta recalled that in 2016-17, the penetration of finance was hardly 7%. Mahindra FirstChoice enables used car sales through inspections before it goes for financing. Over the past few years, Mahindra FirstChoice has rebranded its physical retail stores as car&bike. So that is driving the selling price in the market.

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Zimbabwe lithium miners table refinery plans under govt pressure – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Zimbabwe, Africa’s top producer of lithium, which is used in electric vehicle batteries and to store renewable energy, is prodding miners to refine the mineral locally as it hopes to boost its economy.

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Daimler Mobility AG & Geely Technology Group inaugurate ‘StarRides’ premium ride-hailing service in Hangzhou

Green Car Congress

Premium ride-hailing is an essential element in our mobility ecosystem ranging from multi-year financing contracts to flexible leasing, car rental and subscription models to on-demand mobility. p>Customers can download the StarRides App in the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

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Role of Batteries in Clean Energy Transitions – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Herein lies the critical role of batteries: they serve as a bridge between energy production and consumption, storing excess energy during peak production periods and releasing it when needed to ensure a stable and reliable energy supply.

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Ford Launches Cool Off-Road App Only for Its Owners

The Truth About Cars

Simply downloading the app onto one’s device permits the use of trail maps, waypoint system, or navigation kit. In the interest of science, we did try downloading this new app onto a device, even going so far as to adding a Bronco to our account using a VIN grabbed from a dealer listing. Take the Polaris RideCommand app, for instance.

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Ride-sharer Grab to invest $700M in “Grab 4 Indonesia” 2020 master plan

Green Car Congress

Grab will start the “Grab 4 Indonesia” social impact investment fund to finance companies focused on deepening financial inclusion across all cities and income levels in Indonesia. Expand access to mobile payments and financing opportunities. Invest in technopreneurship for social good.

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BoostEV is an on-demand mobile EV charging network, like UberEats for hungry EVs

Charged EVs

For example, with Instacart, my grocery store now lives on my phone. The quickest analogy to think of would be: if you downloaded Grubhub or Uber Eats, you see a bunch of restaurants, you see a bunch of businesses. The app is live, so people can download the app and then actually start requesting the range on that day.