With Tesla facing some difficulty due to the geopolitical situation concerned US and its owner, Elon Musk as the man close to US President Donald Trump, it is China’s BYD that has announced lowering of prices of its electric performance passenger vehicles. According to a report in Yahoo News, buyers of BYD electric vehicles will have to spend no more than US$ 10,000 to acquire one for themselves. Not only undercutting domestic competitors BYD seems to be gearing up to undercut its global competitors like Tesla as well. 
Besides announcing that its EVs will start at US$13,688 and feature ‘God’s Eye’ advanced driver assistance system as standard, BYD has also announced a revolutionary charging technology that works nearly as fast as a fill up. The ultra-fast EV charging system includes flash-chargers that can provide a full charge for its latest EVs within five to eight minutes. The time taken is similar to the amount of time needed to fill a fuel tank of an ICE vehicle.
Planning to build more than 4,000 new charging stations across China, the electric vehicle maker has been refining its battery and energy storage technology over time. Expanding its auto empire outside China, the company is known to claim that its one-megawatt flash chargers will provide power for up to 400 km in five minutes.
BYD founder Wang Chuanfu is known to have said in a recent statement that ultra-high voltage and a large current are required to maximise charging speeds. To completely solve users' anxiety over charging, our pursuit is to make the charging time for EVs as short as the refueling time for fuel vehicles, he elaborated. 
Its flash-charging system relies on silicon carbide power chips with voltage levels of up to 1,500-volt. Developed in house, the system works to ultra-fast charge the Blade lithium-ion phosphate batteries found in BYD vehicles. The Blade battery technology of the Chinese company is considered to the world's safest and most efficient. Even Tesla is said to have taken to use blade batteries in some of its EVs, acknowledging its benefits over other battery technologies, sources in the EV industry claim. 
BYD reported a sale of over 4.3 million new energy vehicles last year, up 41 percent when compared to the sale of 1.8 million battery electric vehicles and 2.5 million plug-in hybrids in the corresponding period the year prior. 
In India, BYD unveiled the Sealion range of performance electric cars in January 2025 at the Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025. It has been steadily expanding its reach in the country’s growing EV market, which is dominated in the passenger vehicle space by players like Tata Motors, JSW MG Motors and Hyundai Motor India among a few others. 
 

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YANGWANG, BYD's flagship luxury new-energy vehicle marque, staged a high-profile celebration in Dubai to honour the U9 Xtreme's 503.17 kmph world-record top speed, headlined by a bespoke light and projection spectacle across the Burj Khalifa. The showcase drew an estimated 3,000 international media figures and VIP guests, assembling a global audience to mark advances in automotive performance, technological innovation and brand growth.

The record was set on 1 November 2026, when the all-electric hypercar hit 503.17 kmph (312.6 mph) along Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed International Road (E11) in Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra Region. Two Guinness World Records followed: highest speed achieved by a production car in a single-direction run, and the equivalent honour for an electric production car. Motorsport's governing body, the FIA, has likewise acknowledged the result. Racing driver Marc Basseng piloted the machine past its own earlier 496.22 kmph (308.3mph) marker, posted at ATP Papenburg in Germany in September 2025.

That display anchored the evening, projecting the milestone onto one of the planet's most photographed structures, while supporting brand activities allowed attendees to explore YANGWANG and the engineering underpinning its record-setting model. The U9 Xtreme, in the brand's view, embodies an ongoing push to test how far new-energy technology can stretch automotive limits.

The same evening saw the World Branding Awards trophy presented to BYD Executive Vice President Stella Li, following BYD's selection as Brand of the Year in the Automobiles category at Global Tier. The World Branding Forum, which runs the programme, weighs brand valuation, consumer market research and public online voting, with Global Tier status reserved for international brands active in at least 10 countries across three or more continents; the honour was first conferred at Hampton Court Palace in London on 3 November. The Dubai gathering sat within a broader UAE celebration programme that included a 110-vehicle parade of YANGWANG, DENZA and BYD models in Abu Dhabi on 7 November, led by the U9 Xtreme from West Park to Emirates Palace.

Stella Li, Executive Vice President, BYD, said, “Reaching 503.17 kmph with the U9 Xtreme demonstrates what electric performance can achieve and reflects our engineers’ determination to push beyond established boundaries. At the same time, being named Global Brand of the Year in Automobiles is also a recognition of the trust our customers place in BYD. These achievements inspire us to keep exploring what technology can make possible, from extraordinary performance to sustainable mobility that makes a meaningful difference in people’s everyday lives.”

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Delhivery has signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Tata Motors, Euler Motors and Montra Electric to deploy between 1,500 and 2,000 electric four-wheelers across its intra-city logistics network over the next 12 to 18 months. The agreements form part of the company's plan to deploy nearly 5,000 electric vehicles within three years and fully electrify its intra-city fleet operating under 200 kilometres per day within four to five years, starting with a rollout in Delhi-NCR.

At present, electric vehicles account for 12 to 13 percent of Delhivery's intra-city fleet. Through advance payments for vendors and investments in charging and parking facilities at its hubs, the company plans to increase that share beyond 50 percent over the next two to three years.

Under the partnerships, Delhivery will induct the Tata Intra EV from Tata Motors, begin deployments with the Turbo City Plus from Euler Motors before adding payload-capacity models and expand nationwide operations of Montra Electric's EVIATOR across its network.

Prashant Gazipur, COO – In City Operations, Delhivery, said, “Scaling fleet electrification means finding solutions that work across the diverse needs of our network without compromising operational efficiency. Partnering with Tata Motors, Euler Motors and Montra Electric lets us expand our electric fleet across vehicle categories. The charging facilities we are piloting will make EV adoption easier and more affordable for our vendor partners.”

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GreenLine Mobility Solutions, an Essar Group venture, has entered into a partnership with Kirloskar Ferrous Industries to deploy electric trucks for the manufacturer's logistics operations.

The initiative began with the flag-off of electric trucks at Kirloskar Ferrous' facility in Taloja, Navi Mumbai, integrating electric transport into the company's goods movement.

At present, GreenLine operates a fleet of more than 1,200 liquefied natural gas and electric trucks across freight corridors in India, serving sectors including steel, cement, mining, fast-moving consumer goods and chemicals. The fleet has recorded over 100 million kilometres of operations, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by more than 30,000 tonnes for its clients.

Madhur Taneja, CEO, GreenLine Mobility Solutions, said, “At GreenLine, we are focused on advancing lower-emission freight transportation through solutions suited to different logistics requirements. LNG continues to play an important role in our approach to decarbonising long-haul transportation, while electric trucks offer opportunities in applications suited to electric mobility. Our partnership with Kirloskar Ferrous marks a further step in expanding our electric truck deployments and working with businesses to integrate cleaner transportation solutions into their supply chains.”

“Electrifying inter-plant logistics is where sustainability meets operational excellence, driving higher efficiency, lower costs and a cleaner future” said the Kirloskar Ferrous Industries leadership team.

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Noida-headquartered fuel-tech startup Nawgati has been selected among the top 10 finalists from over 11,000 applicants for the UAE-India Startup Series 2.0, organised by the UAE-India CEPA Council. The selection qualifies the company to present at the Final Pitch Event in Bengaluru on 17 and 18 November 2026.

Founded in 2019 by Vaibhav Kaushik, Aalaap Nair and Aryan Sisodia, Nawgati operates an artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) platform for fuel retail and gas companies, dealers and government agencies.

Its on-site controllers connect fuel dispensers, cameras and billing systems to detect safety risks, procedure breaches and non-compliant vehicles, enabling operators to intervene in operations across stations in India.

Vaibhav Kaushik, Co-Founder and CEO, Nawgati, said, “We are honoured to be selected among the top 10 from over 11,000 applicants for the UAE-India Startup Series 2.0, and we thank the UAE-India CEPA Council for this recognition. We have built Nawgati for the person in the driver’s seat. When a station runs smoothly, drivers spend less time stuck in queues, find fuel more reliably, and get clear, real-time information before they even reach the pump. Seeing that difference across India is what motivates us most. We look forward to taking this experience to more drivers and more stations.”

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