The Electric Scooter Market Is Maturing | 18 Aug 2021

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- Tata Motors has unveiled its second offering in electric vehicles segment — Tata Tigor EV, following its Nexon EV. Tata Motors will accept bookings for its upcoming EV from today at a price of Rs 21,000 across select dealerships

- The Tata Tigor EV is powered by a 26 kWh high energy density Lithium-ion battery pack which can be charged from 0 per cent to 80 per cent within an hour using fast charging.

- It can go from 0 kmph to 60 kmph in 5.7 seconds and churns out a peak power of 55 kW

- Tata Tigor EV comprises height adjustable driver seat, portable charging cable

- “The last few years belonged to the early adopters of EV in India but now it is the time of early majority to move to EV. With an immensely successful experience with the Nexon EV, we can confidently state that EVs are rapidly becoming mainstream. The EV market has reached an inflection point and we need to cater to diverse customer needs and democratize the EV market further with another accessible and contemporary EV product. We are ecstatic to unveil our second electric car in the personal segment. With the all-new Tigor EV we want to lead this evolution to mainstream EVs in India with a message to all automotive enthusiasts to Evolve to Electric,” Vivek Srivatsa, Head-Marketing, Passenger and Electric Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors said.

Original Source : https://www.businesstoday.in/auto/story/tata-motors-unveils-tigor-ev-to-accept-bookings-from-today-304477-2021-08-18

- Chinese electric carmaker Xpeng is doubling the production capacity at one of its key plants as competition heats up.  Xpeng said it will increase the planned production capacity of its Zhaoqing manufacturing site from 100,000 cars a year to 200,000. The Zhaoqing plant opened last year, and is located in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong.

- Xpeng has looked to boost production capacity by building its own factories. Earlier this year, Xpeng announced a cooperation with the city of Wuhan to build a new manufacturing base there.

- Xpeng is looking to expand production for its range of models — the G3 SUV, the P7 sedan and its recently-launched P5.

Original Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/18/chinese-tesla-rival-xpeng-expands-production-capacity-at-key-plant.html

- the Ioniq 6 coming next year will be the first sedan to ride on these underpinnings.

A near-production prototype was spotted the other day in the United States with less camouflage than ever before. The car looks just about ready to lose the disguise and show how the final version has changed compared to the Prophecy concept introduced about a year and a half ago.

- The Ioniq 6 is scheduled to go on sale next year and will be followed in 2024 by the Ioniq 7 serving as a larger electric SUV. Meanwhile, Kia and Genesis are also working on a generous array of E-GMP-based vehicles as everything from performance cars to minivans will be underpinned by the EV-only architecture.

Original Source : https://www.motor1.com/news/527313/2023-hyundai-ioniq-6-spy-photos

- From the inside out, designers took advantage of GM's new flexible Ultium battery to craft the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, Cadillac's first all-electric SUV.

- The new battery with lithium-ion cells that stack vertically and horizontally meant the luxury car could be as big, as wide, and as low as designers craved. It set the stage for the Lyriq's knockout 22-inch wheels, massive 33-inch driver display, and other interior details like ample legroom in the back and even the design of the HVAC vents.

- The Lyriq, which has an estimated 300 miles of range and starts at $59,990, is the first of many electric cars GM plans to release with its Ultium battery.

- The 100 kwh battery in the Lyriq can add 76 miles of range in about 10 minutes with DC Fast Charging

- When you approach the car with the key, you'll get a light show on the grille. The car handles are flush against the body and don't pop out. Instead you press them and the door shoots open a few inches

- The Lyriq is on track to go into production in the first quarter of 2022 at GM's new Spring Hill, Tennessee factory still under construction. Cadillac plans to have Lyriq on sales lots within the first half of next year. Reservations for the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq open on Sept. 18, 2021.

Original Source : https://mashable.com/article/2023-cadillac-lyriq-photos

- Volkswagen Canada announced that it will provide three years of unlimited, complimentary ultra-fast charging from the date of purchase for new owners of the all-electric 2021 VW ID.4, on the Electrify Canada network.The news comes just weeks after Electrify Canada announced plans to expand its network of ultra-fast chargers from 27 stations with 108 chargers to more than 100 charging stations comprising over 500 individual chargers across Canada by the end of 2025.  The expansion also builds the network coverage from four to nine provinces, facilitating travel from Halifax, Nova Scotia in the east to Victoria, British Columbia in the west.

Original Source : https://electriccarsreport.com/2021/08/volkswagen-id-4-to-arrive-with-three-years-of-complimentary-dc-fast-charging-on-the-electrify-canada-network

- The cheapest version of the ID.3 with the smallest battery pack is no longer available in the configurator. After introducing the more affordable ID.3 Pure version in January of this year, Volkswagen has now made it unavailable. There is a reason behind it, according to the automaker, and that reason is the world wide semiconductor chip shortage that ha has affected most manufacturers.

- The ID.3 Pure, which in Germany starts at just under €32,000 (before local incentives), has a 45 kWh battery pack, and the weakest motor available, putting out just 93 kW or 125 horsepower. It has a claimed WLTP range of 205 miles or 330 km and it can be charged at a maximum 50 kW.

- those interested can only order the ID.3 with either the 58 kWh or 77 kWh battery pack and thus, the cheapest you can no get one of these vehicles new is €35,460

Original Source : https://insideevs.com/news/527439/volkswagen-id3pure-no-onl-sale

- InstaVolt has a number of high-profile corporate partners. UK drivers can use the company’s charging stations at KFC, Starbucks, McDonalds and other chains.

- InstaVolt has begun installing its fastest charging points yet. The new BYD chargers deliver power levels up to 120 kW—a substantial boost compared to the company’s existing 50 kW chargers. Each unit has one CCS and one CHAdeMO connector, allowing two cars to be charged at once.

- The new rapid chargers will be deployed across all future installations, including InstaVolt’s McDonalds and Costa Coffee sites across the UK. Ten of the new chargers are already live on InstaVolt’s network.

- Instavolt says this is the first time that a BYD charger has been imported into Europe.

InstaVolt intends to bring even faster chargers—over 150 kW—to the market within the next year

Original Source : https://chargedevs.com/newswire/instavolt-rolls-out-120-kw-byd-chargers-to-its-uk-fast-charging-network

- hat if you want a scooter that's also an EV? Piaggio has you covered there too, with the Vespa Elettrica, but the issue is that, at around $7,500,   it's kind of expensive -- but maybe there's another option.

- That option comes from a company called Ola and its S1 electric scooter, which the company debuted on Monday

- Ola claims the S1 scooter will do 55 mph, or 71 mph if you go for the more powerful S1 Pro version. That's a ton of performance, especially when you consider the 75-mile range of the base version or 112-mile range of the Pro version.

- The S1 also has some cool tech on board, like a 7-inch digital dash and its own in-house operating system, MoveOS, which provides all the basic dash functions you'd expect, plus navigation and music controls.

- The base S1 will retail for just the equivalent of $1,350, and the Pro comes in at $1,748.

Original Source : https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/ola-s1-is-a-70-plus-mph-electric-scooter-thats-priced-like-a-bicycle/

Original Source : https://electrek.co/2021/08/18/super-soco-cpx-55-mph-electric-maxiscooter-coming-to-north-america

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