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THE MOTHER OF CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT TRADE FAIRS IS ALL SET TO GO UNDERWAY. ASHISH BHATIA DRAWS ATTENTION TO FOCUS AREAS AND FUTURE-ORIENTED TECHNOLOGY FROM CE MAJORS THIS YEAR.

Driven By TCO

IN AN EXCLUSIVE INDUSTRY TALK WITH CV SESSION, RAJENDRA PETKAR, CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER AT TATA MOTORS LTD. SPOKE TO ASHISH BHATIA ON THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP DRIVING THE CHOICE OF VEHICLE TRANSFORMATION.

ACEing Commercial EVs

TATA MOTORS LTD. HAS COMMERCIALISED THE FIRST ELECTRIC, FOUR-WHEELED CARGO SMALL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE. ASHISH BHATIA LOOKS AT THE BROADER STRATEGY BEHIND THE ELECTRIFICATION OF A LEGACY MODEL.

Fires Force A Rethink

THE RECENT SPURT IN FIRE ACCIDENTS HAS BROUGHT THE SPOTLIGHT BACK ON OPERATOR, OCCUPANT AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. ASHISH BHATIA WITH PRATEEK PARDESHI CHECKS ON THE PUSH FOR MANUFACTURING COST-EFFECTIVE EVS THAT ARE SAFE.

Niche EVs

MAHINDRA ELECTRIC IS DRIVING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY THROUGH IT'S NEW ELECTRIC 3W TIPPER RANGE BUILT ON A MODULAR PLATFORM. DEEPTI THORE DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE NICHE EVS IN ITS MIX.

Riding The Commercial EV Wave

WITH A COMMON GOAL OF NET-ZERO EMISSIONS AS THE INDUSTRY, MARUTI SUZUKI INDIA LTD. DOESN'T WANT TO RUSH WITH ITS COMMERCIALISATION. SUMESH SOMAN FINDS OUT HOW THE MAJOR IS LAYING A SOLID FOUNDATION TO RIDE THE COMMERCIAL EV WAVE.

Tapping Revenue Streams With Higher Utilisation

SHOWING SIGNS OF RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC INDUCED SLOWDOWN, MM FORGINGS. IS CONFIDENT OF GROWTH WITH HIGHER ASSET UTILISATION. PRATEEK PARDESHI LINKS THE RECENT PERFORMANCES WITH THE VISION TO OPEN UP NEW REVENUE STREAMS.

Tata Motors' MoU with Lithium Urban Technologies

Tata Motors has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lithium Urban Technologies for the deployment of one of the biggest EV fleets in India.

With ACMA Leadership

IN AN UPFRONT INTERACTION WITH THE ACMA LEADERSHIP, PRESIDENT SUNJAY KAPUR AND DG VINNIE MEHTA DISCUSS THE CURRENT STATE OF THE SUPPLIER ECOSYSTEM WITH SUMESH SOMAN.

New Ecomet Star 1415

ASHOK LEYLAND IS STRENGTHENING ITS OFFERINGS TO THE TIPPER SEGMENT. PRATEEK PARDESHI LOOKS AT THE INCLUSION OF THE ECOMET STAR 1415 TIPPER IN THE MIX.

New appointments at Altigreen

Altigreen, the Bengaluru-based EV manufacturer, has made new additions in its leadership team to elevate its manufacturing capabilities.

Refurbishing Industry Is Bouncing Back

IN AN UPFRONT CONVERSATION, KETAN GIRAP, GENERAL MANAGER, KEY ACCOUNT BUSINESS UNIT, NIPPON PAINT INDIA AUTOMOTIVE REFINISHES, SPEAKS TO ASHISH BHATIA ON THE REFURBISHING INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE BOUNCING BACK.

Trends In Commercial Mobility

AT THE 13TH EDITION OF APOLLO CV AWARDS 2022, ANIL VALSAN, DIRECTOR KNOWLEDGE LEADER - ADVANCED MANUFACTURING AND MOBILITY INDUSTRY MARKET, ERNST & YOUNG LLP, AND GLOBAL AUTOMOTIVE & TRANSPORTATION LEAD ANALYST GAVE A KEYNOTE ADDRESS. ASHISH BHATIA DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE INDUSTRY INSIGHTS SHARED BY HIM.

Delhi gets dedicated bus lanes

Delhi Government has enforced dedicated bus lanes for buses and goods carriers in the city April 01, 2022 onwards.

Invest In Rajasthan

THE GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN IS CONDUCTING ROADSHOWS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO DRAW INVESTMENT IN ITS TRANSPORTATION ECOSYSTEM AND AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURING. PRATEEK PARDESHI DRAWS THE ATTENTION OF INVESTORS TO THE LARGEST STATE OF THE COUNTRY.

C.R. England bags ZF order

C.R. England, North America's refrigerated transportation company has bagged the ZF Friedrichschafen order.

Navistar San Antonio plant

Navistar, Inc. has inaugurated its new manufacturing facility at San Antonio in Texas.

EKA E9 Bus

EKA LAUNCHED THE EKA E9, ITS FIRST BATTERY-ELECTRIC BUS. PRATEEK PARDESHI DRAWS ATTENTION TO THE BUNDLED OFFERING OF DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY.

Influencing Tech

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY FIRMS THE WORLD OVER CONTINUE TO BREAK NEW TECHNICAL GROUNDS. DEEPTI THORE DRAWS ATTENTION TO SELECT OFFERINGS THAT MAY INFLUENCE A MASS ADOPTION.

Green hydrogen and ammonia policy

The Government of India (Gol) has initiated a green hydrogen and ammonia policy.

Exicom achieves new milestone

Exicom has crossed the milestone of installing over 5,000 EV Chargers including AC and DC chargers across 200 cities in India.

ACE Veer Compact Tractor Range

ACE TRACTORS LAUNCHED THE VEER SERIES OF COMPACT TRACTORS. SUMESH SOMAN BRINGS OUT KEY PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATORS AIMED AT HELPING SMALL FARM LANDHOLDERS MECHANISE.

13TH Apollo CV, Awards 2022

THE 13TH EDITION OF APOLLO CV AWARDS 2022 HELD IN PARTNERSHIP WITH APOLLO TYRES RECOGNISED THE EFFORTS OF THE CV INDUSTRY IN 2021. EVERY STAKEHOLDER BOTH FROM THE FLEET AND NON-FLEET ECOSYSTEM IMPRESSED THE JURORS WITH THEIR INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO MODERNISING THE CV INDUSTRY.

Tyre Technology

IN AN UPFRONT CONVERSATION, V.K. MISRA, TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, JK TYRE & INDUSTRIES LTD. SPOKE TO SUMESH SOMAN ON THE TYRE TECHNOLOGY TO WATCH OUT FOR.

Smart Tyre Generation

THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY IS DEPENDENT ON ADVANCED WHEELS. SUMESH SOMAN LOOKS AT THE JK SMART GENERATION TYRES.

The Wonder Women

THE WONDER WOMEN OF THE CV INDUSTRY CONTINUE TO MAKE THEIR PRESENCE FELT WITH EXEMPLARY COMMITMENT AND WILL TO DELIVER AGAINST THE ODDS. OUR OWN, DEEPTI THORE LOOKS AT THEIR GROWING STATURE ACROSS THE BOARD.

Long-Haul On Hydrogen

REAL WORLD TESTS ARE PROVING THE POTENTIAL OF LONG-HAUL HYDROGEN FUEL CELL CVS. PRATEEK PARDESHI LOOKS AT INDIA'S FIRST FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY-DRIVEN BUS FROM SENTIENT LABS TO STUDY THE CLAIM.

Mitigating Safety Risks

ROAD SAFETY IS SELDOM TAKEN SERIOUSLY UNLESS LIFE IS LOST. SUMESH SOMAN LOOKS AT THE PRO-ACTIVE STAKEHOLDERS WORKING TOWARDS VISION ZERO.

Keravan Kerala

WHILE KERALA TOURISM MAY NEED NO INTRODUCTION THE NEW EFFORTS TO STIMULATE A HIGHER FOOTFALL MUST BE GIVEN ITS DUE. PRATEEK PARDESHI LOOKS AT THE "KERAVAN KERALA' INITIATIVE BANKING ON CUSTOM CARAVANS.

Effective Contract Manufacturing Solutions

Layam Group emerges as the prime mover in providing best-in-class Contract Manufacturing services. G.S. RAMESH, Founder and Chairman of the Layam Group shares how.