Honda Motorcycle & Scooter (HMSI), one of the big two-wheeler companies, launched the electric version of its popular scooter Activa earlier this year. The cost of running it may be reduced. The company has reduced the cost of battery swap subscription for this.

The company has a social media platform x Post It is said that the new subscription plan ‘Lite’ of the battery Swap has been introduced for Activa E. Its cost is Rs 678 (GST additional). Earlier, the minimum cost of battery swap subscription for Activa Electric was Rs 1,999 (GST additional). In the Lite Plan of HMSI, customers will get the facility to change 12 battery per month. However, if the customers swaps more batteries than this limit, it will have to pay Rs 180 per battery.

The sales of Activa Electric have been less since the launch. A major reason for this is not the option of home charging for this electric scooter. The design of its electric version is completely different from petrol -powered Activa. It has turn indicators on both sides with LED headlamps. Along with this, LED DRL has been given in the front of Activa Electric. Activa E is visible in its rear. There is a battery system that can be swapped under the seat of this electric scooter with two batteries of 1.5 kwh. The range of Activa Electric’s single charge is about 102 kilometers. It has three riding mode – Standard, Sport and Econ. With this, the company also introduced the QC1 electric scooter. Its design is similar to Activa Electric. This electric scooter has a 1.5 kwh battery pack. The range in single charge of QC 1 is about 80 kilometers.

The range of the company’s Activa Electric’s single charge is about 102 kilometers. It has an advanced features like Honda Roadsync Duo, so that riders can connect their smartphone to Bluetooth and make phone calls as well as use nevegation. Activa E competes with Electric Scooters of Ola Electric, TVS Motor and Bajaj Auto.

Despite applying 25 percent tariff in the US on manufacturing iPhones in India, Apple’s total cost will be much less than devices with manufacturing in the US. US President Donald Trump has warned to impose a tariff of 25 percent on iPhones made in India.

A report by the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) states that despite the 25 percent tariff in the US, the cost of manufacturing in India will be low. This report has given this information based on the current value chain of the iPhone of about $ 1,000 (about Rs 85,100). More than 12 countries contribute to this. Apple has the highest $ 450 per device in this value. The company gets a value of its brand, software and design.

The report states that an iPhone of American component manufacturers like Qualcomm and Broadcom is about $ 80, Taiwan’s chip manufacturing firms, about $ 150, South Korea’s OLED screen and memory chips are about $ 90 and Japan is a share of about $ 85. Apart from this, Germany, Malaysia and Vietnam get about $ 45 from the supply of small parts. GTRI has reported that India and China get only about $ 30 despite having a large stake in iPhone assembling. This is less than three percent of the retail price of an iPhone. This report said that despite the implementation of 25 percent tariff in the US, it will be cheaper to manufacture iPhones in India.

The major reason for this is the big difference in labor costs in India and America. Workers associated with assembling of smartphones in India get about $ 230 (about Rs 19,180), while in states such as California, the laws associated with the minimum wedge in states like California get a salary of about $ 2,900 (about $ 2,41,800). In this result, an iPhone assembling cost in India is about $ 30 (about Rs 2,500). In the US, this cost will be around $ 390 (about Rs 32,520). Apart from this in India, Apple also gets the benefit of the Central Government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme on manufacturing iPhone.

American company Openai, which operates the popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool Chatgpt, has reported that it does not use the content of Indian media groups. Some media groups in the country accused Openai of using their content.

In a filing in court about this Openai It has been said that he is not obliged to deal with the media groups to deal with them with them to use publicly available content. Reuters have seen this filing. Last year, a legal case filed by the news agency ANI was alleged to have used its published content to help in training its Artificial Intelligence Chatbott without permission. After this, some media groups and book publishers have united to join this legal case.

The Digital News Publishers Association (DNPA) representing online units of many media groups has alleged that Chatgpt is using their news websites to get content. Openai and his lawyer did not answer the request sent for comment about this. India has become the second largest market in terms of number of users for Chatgpt. Openai has reported that the number of its users in the country has almost been almost tripled last year. The CEO of Openai, who recently visited India, says that India should join the leading countries of AI revolution.

In a meeting with IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Altman was praised by AI’s rapid increase in the country. He had said, “I think India should join the leading countries with AI revolution.” Vaishnaw had reported that he had a great discussion with Altman on AI Stack – GPUS, model and apps making apps. He had said that Openai is ready to help all three. Prior to India, Altman traveled to South Korea and Japan. Openai also had a big deal with Japan’s SoftBank Group.

Ola Electric has become the first electric two-wheeler maker to get subsidy under the Central Government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, one of the large electric two-wheeler companies. This scheme was launched to promote the localization of automotive technology in the country.

Ola Electric has told the stock exchange in a filing that its subsidiary Ola Electric Technologies have received subsidy of Rs 73.74 crore under the PLI scheme of automobile and auto components from the Ministry of Heavy Industries. The duration of this scheme is five years old and a budgetary allocation of Rs 25,938 crore was made for it. Earlier in this scheme, big automobile companies had subsidized Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. However, Ola Electric is the first two-wheeler maker to get subsidy under the PLI scheme.

Ola Electric, the highest stake in the market of electric two-wheelers, has taken measures to reduce the cost. These include trimming hundreds of workers. The company plans to take a new measure to cut costs. It has prepared to process the vehicles themselves. Earlier, Ola Electric had outsourced the process of registration of vehicles. In this regard, the NDTV Profit report quoted sources as saying that the company has formed a team to process the registration of vehicles. Ola Electric estimates that this cost will reduce to about 20 percent.

For registration of an electric vehicle of the company, Vendor Rosmerta is paid Rs 1,500-1,800. Ola Electric estimates that this expenditure may be reduced to about 300 rupees. Recently, the company had said that there may be a decrease in the registrations of its vehicles on the Vahan portal in February. She is again talking to vehicle registration agencies about her contract. Its purpose is to make the process of registration easier and reduce the cost. However, this will not affect the company’s sales. Ola Electric has to pay the arrears of about Rs 18 crore from Rosmerta. In February, only one-third of the sale of the company’s electric scooters was registered.

Ola Electric, one of the large electric two-wheeler companies, has started saving about Rs 90 crore per month due to reduction in the spending of workers, services and warranties of workers and changes in network. In the last few months, the company has faced difficulties due to customers’ complaints about service.

Ola Electric’s Business Head, Vishal Chaturvedi NDTV Profit Told that the reduction in cost will save the company about Rs 90 crore per month. Earlier, the company had said that it has successfully implemented the plan of changes in its network and reduction in operational experience. Ola Electric reported that some part of this savings could be seen in this quarter. Chaturvedi said that about 4,000 stores of the company contribute to sales.

It is also the first electric two-wheeler maker to get subsidy under the Central Government’s production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme. This scheme was launched to promote the localization of automotive technology in the country. Recently, Ola Electric told the stock exchange in a filing that its subsidiary Ola Electric Technologies have received subsidy of Rs 73.74 crore under the PLI scheme of automobiles and auto components from the Ministry of Heavy Industries. The duration of this scheme is five years old and a budgetary allocation of Rs 25,938 crore was made for it. Earlier in this scheme, big automobile companies Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra had received subsidy.

For cost cuts, Ola Electric has prepared to process the vehicle itself. Earlier, the company had outsourced the process of registration of vehicles. The company has formed a team to process the registration of vehicles. Ola Electric estimates that this cost will be reduced to about 20 percent. For registration of an electric vehicle of the company, Vendor Rosmerta is paid Rs 1,500-1,800. Ola Electric estimates that this expenditure will be reduced to about 300 rupees. Delivery of the company’s electric motorcycle may be started soon.

Tata Motors’ cars and SUVS prices will be increased from April from April. The company’s electric vehicles (EV) will also become expensive. Tata Motors has the highest stake in the EV market. However, the company has not stated how much the price will be increased. It will be different depending on the variants and models of the vehicle. Commercial vehicle prices of Tata Motors will be increased by two percent.

Earlier this year, the company had increased the price by three percent. Tata Motors has reported that it has decided to increase the price of vehicles to reduce the impact of input cost. Portfolio of the company’s electric vehicles includes Tiago Ev, Tigor EV, Punch Ev and CurvV EV. Tata Motors is preparing to launch the Harrier EV soon. This electric SUV was introduced at Bharat Mobility Expo.

Its design is similar to Harrier with internal combustion engine (ice). However, some special EV elements in it distinguish it from petrol -powered Harrier. It has a new design for the close-off grille bumper. In addition, there are LED DRLs with Velkam and Goodbye Animsions. This electric SUV has a new design of alloy wheels for better aerodynamics. Its interior is almost identical to petrol powered Harrier. It has a 12.3 -inch touchscreen infotainment system that supports wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay. The Harrier EV has a 10.3 inch instrument cluster, panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, 10 speakers JBL sound systems. It has seven airbags for safety, ABS with EBD, front and rear parking sensors, 360 degree camera, electronic parking brake with auto hold, electronic stability control and TPMS.

The company’s EV sales have declined in the current financial year. Along with this, there has been a decrease in the company’s market share in this market. The collision from companies like MG Motor is a big reason behind this. In February, EV sales of Tata Motors declined by about 23 percent to 5,343 units on a year-by-year basis. Recently, Tata Motors has started a trial of trucks using hydrogen as fuel.