Royal Enfield, maker of the iconic Bullet motorcycles, needed 15 years to grow its share of India’s two-wheeler market from negligible to 5%. Electric two-wheeler makers in India achieved that in 4 years. These two journeys possibly outline what course India’s two-wheeler market is likely to take the next few years. Eicher Motors Ltd, the…
To get the best life from batteries, it is desirable to charge them slowly (in three to six hours), and this can be done at places where vehicles are parked for a long time. Overnight charging at home and in office parking slots during daytime would, therefore, not only be the most convenient but also…
China, a market that was once core to their global growth plans, has become a wasteland for their petrol-powered lineups as electric vehicles (EVs) grew from 6.2% of sales in 2020 to 45% last year. The foreign brands that dominated the Chinese market in the 2010s have been devastated. Sales by Ford and Nissan—both top-10…
There’s a good case for the answer to be none of the above. Instead, it’s Honda, whose cheap and cheerful Super Cub motorbike deserves to be recognized as the most important road vehicle in history. Since its debut in 1958, cumulative sales have been more than 100 million, well over twice the Corolla’s numbers. The…
