electric vehicles

Tamil Nadu to Subsidise E-Scooter Purchases by Some Gig Workers

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India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu will offer a subsidy of Rs. 20,000 to select gig workers to buy e-scooters, a minister said on Friday, as more young people sign up with online platforms to deliver food and groceries. Gig workers, or those outside traditional employer-employee relationships, are set to play a key role in … Read more

Ola Electric Stores See Raids, Seizures on Flouting India Rules

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Ola Electric Mobility Ltd.’s rapid expansion into brick-and-mortar showrooms is running into regulatory trouble. The Bengaluru-based electric scooter maker, once a champion of the digital-only sales model, recently scaled up to 4,000 physical locations since 2022. A Bloomberg news investigation has found that out of roughly 3,400 showrooms for which data is available, a little … Read more