Automotive customisation brand DC2, together with Mercury EV-Tech, unveiled two futuristic products – e-TANQ, a futuristic off-roader, and Europa, an ultra-luxurious showroom on wheels – at the ongoing Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025.

The e-TANQ, an all-electric commercial vehicle developed in-house by DC2 in a partnership with Mercury EV-Tech Ltd, is intended to transform commercial and urban transportation. With a huge 180 kWh battery that produces 650 BHP, the off-roader blends sustainability and performance. DC2 also launched Europa, a custom-built, unique mobile showroom in partnership with Goldmedal Electricals. The cost of designing the opulent, cutting-edge mobile store was INR 180 million.

DC2 also displayed four other innovative items at the event. These include the Empyrean, a family-oriented luxury car that blends comfort and style; the Lex Lounge, which offers first-class luxury on daily commutes; the e-Rover, a sleek and contemporary take on the urban rickshaw; and the Vellfire Quad Luxe, a modified Toyota Vellfire that offers the luxury of a private jet on wheels.

Dilip Chhabria, Founder, DC2, said, “Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2025 has been an opportunity to reconnect with automotive enthusiasts and showcase our vision for the future of mobility. The Expo offered the perfect stage to present our innovations to a passionate audience, and we are thrilled to have been a part of it. Our collaboration with Mercury EV-Tech has been an incredible journey. Together, we’ve created a vehicle that combines the boldness of a rugged off-roader with cutting-edge electric technology, making a strong statement about our commitment to sustainability and innovation. This is just the beginning of a new chapter for DC2."

Jayesh Thakkar, Chairman, Mercury EV-Tech Ltd, said, "We believe in Dilip Chhabria's legacy of futuristic design and engineering excellence, which made his brand the perfect partner for the e-TANQ. DC2’s commitment to transforming futuristic ideas into reality is well-aligned with our vision. With the e-TANQ, both our brands aim to redefine the future of mobility by focusing on cutting-edge design and sustainability. This collaboration is a step toward creating vehicles that cater to the expectations of the modern consumer.”

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Autodesk has overhauled its India digital storefront into a complete self-service procurement hub targeting startups, freelancers, entrepreneurs and small businesses. The redesign lowers barriers to professional design software and reflects a broader digital-first sales strategy for how local customers buy and manage licenses.

Internet usage in India has reached 958 million active users, fundamentally changing professional technology purchasing. The updated platform introduces flexible consumption models for the country’s growing digital economy. Emerging firms and first-time users driving the Viksit Bharat initiative are primary beneficiaries.

Launched in 2017, the online store is now a critical customer acquisition channel. Startups, freelancers and smaller enterprises account for over half of first-time buyers. Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities contribute more than one-fifth of online customers, making smaller hubs engines of digital adoption.

The platform adds monthly subscriptions starting at INR 1,062 for AutoCAD Web, plus Autodesk Flex token packs at INR 29,300 for 100 tokens, valid one year and shareable. Users can generate quotes, complete multi-product checkouts, renew subscriptions and manage GST compliance without callbacks.

Autodesk has expanded payment options to include UPI alongside debit cards, credit cards and net banking, making professional software procurement seamless for India’s creator community.

Kamolika Gupta Peres, Vice President, Autodesk India and SAARC, said, “India has nearly a billion active internet users – and for this generation, digital is not a channel. It is the expectation. Today, the Autodesk creator community that includes designers, animators, manufacturers want to explore, evaluate and purchase professional technology instantly, just as they would any other product or service online.

“Over the past year, we analysed the online buying behaviour and preferences of our customers and Autodesk’s creator community across India. The insights and feedback have shaped the evolution of the Autodesk Store into a more intuitive, inclusive, seamless and locally relevant experience, designed around the needs of modern Indian businesses and professionals. As Autodesk’s reach expands across Bharat, we are making it easier to access professional design technology, regardless of where they are located.”

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Chinese automotive major BYD (Build Your Dreams), one of the leading manufacturers of new energy vehicles (NEVs) across product categories, has outlined an ambitious target to become the No.1 automaker in the next five years.

The statement was made by Wang Chuanfu, CEO, BYD, who told investors in China, according to a Reuters report.

In 2025, BYD surpassed American automotive major Ford Motor Co in terms of sales, with 4.6 millions sold globally, thanks to robust domestic demand, as well as its aggressive expansion in global markets such as Europe and Asia.

The company now aims to surpass Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corporation, which continues to be the No.1 automaker (in terms of volumes), consistently selling over 10 million vehicles.

In 2025, Toyota Motor Corporation sold 11.32 million vehicles, Volkswagen Group sold 8.98 million units, Hyundai Motor Group sold 7.27 million units, GM (including SAIC-GM-Wuling) sold 6.18 million units, Stellantis sold 5.6 million units, while Ford had sales crossing 4 million units.

BYD Showcases DM-i Electric-First Hybrid Technology In India

For the unversed, the Shenzen-headquartered automaker had stopped producing Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles in 2022 and solely focused on electrification and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEV).

Since then, the company has consistently expanded its customer base and tech upgrades.

In fact, BYD has recently started expanding its flash-charging station across Germany, which are capable of delivering up to 1,500 kW of charging speed. This allows its EVs (using Blade Battery 2.0 and Flash Charging 2.0 tech) to be charged from 10 percent to 70 percent in under 5-minutes and upto 97 percent in 9-minutes. The company is targeting to build 6,000 such flash-charging stations outside China by the end of 2026, with Europe expected to get half of it.

As per industry reports, BYD has already set up over 6,000 flash-charging stations across 300 cities in China till last month.

Interestingly, the company sold 383,453 EVs last month, taking its cumulative sales to 16.5 million EVs to date.

To further make smart inroads in the European market, BYD has also started conversations with automakers for acquiring their under utilised production facilities.

Also read: BYD Overtakes Tesla And BMW To Become UK’s Best-Selling EV Brand

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WACKER is presenting a portfolio of battery electric vehicle safety innovations at the Battery Show in Stuttgart, Germany, running from June 9 to June 11. Among the products featured at the company’s Hall 1, Booth K45, are a ceramifying silicone for thermal barriers, thermally conductive potting compounds for power electronics and materials under the ELASTOSIL, SEMICOSIL, SILRES and WACKER Silgel brands. The ceramifying silicone notably enhances heat and flame resistance, while the potting compounds enable effective temperature control with minimal sedimentation, allowing processing after long storage without complex pretreatment.

New potting compounds for thermal management take centre stage as another key exhibit. The spotlight falls on ELASTOSIL RT 7616 TC and ELASTOSIL RT 7624 TC, both filled addition-curing silicone elastomers that cure at room temperature, enabling energy-saving handling of large components. ELASTOSIL RT 7616 TC offers a thermal conductivity of 1.6 W/mK, while ELASTOSIL RT 7624 TC achieves 2.4 W/mK.

Thermally conductive potting compounds must balance on-spec thermal conductivity with low viscosity, but low viscosity can cause particulate fillers to sediment and cake after prolonged storage. Redispersing such fillers is time-consuming and may require special mixing equipment. WACKER has now eliminated these concerns with the optimised rheological properties of its new products, making sedimentation and agglomeration effects irrelevant for customers.

Even if fillers settle under unfavourable transport or storage conditions, standard mixing equipment can easily redisperse them. ELASTOSIL RT 7616 TC and ELASTOSIL RT 7624 TC feature low viscosities of 5,500 and 8,000 mPa•s, respectively, allowing quick, bubble-free filling of gaps as small as a few hundred micrometres. Their room-temperature curing eliminates the need for ovens regardless of component size.

These heat-resistant, low-emission formulations are primarily used in electromobility battery chargers, DC/DC converters and inverters for thermal management of discrete components like coils or inductors. Other silicones for electromobility include SILRES MK, a methyl silicone resin for mechanical and thermal barriers and ELASTOSIL CM 18x potting compounds for side potting of cells and top potting of pressure-relief vents, providing electrical and thermal insulation without impairing vent function.

ELASTOSIL R 531/60, a ceramifying silicone rubber for busbar insulation in high-voltage batteries, rounds out the offerings. This extrudable material improves electric vehicle safety by ceramifying in a fire, encasing busbars in a ceramic layer to maintain electrical insulation. WACKER is demonstrating all these solutions live at the Stuttgart exhibition.

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ELANTAS Beck India Ltd. has announced a strategic push to strengthen its speciality chemicals portfolio in response to the country’s rapidly expanding data centre infrastructure sector. The company, recognised for its expertise in electrical insulation and electronic protection, aims to support the evolving technical demands of this high-growth market.

The firm’s product range includes wire enamels, high and low voltage insulation materials, varnishes, resins, potting compounds and electronic protection solutions. These materials serve critical components across data centre ecosystems, such as transformers, generators, motors, power distribution units, cooling systems, server room electronics and battery energy storage systems.

India’s data centre capacity is growing swiftly due to rising artificial intelligence workloads, cloud computing, 5G rollouts and stricter data localisation norms. As facilities shift towards higher density and always-on operations, the need for reliable electrical infrastructure has intensified, placing greater emphasis on thermal management, cooling efficiency, electronics protection and uninterrupted energy storage.

Leveraging over 70 years of experience in speciality chemicals, ELANTAS Beck India Ltd. continues to enhance its capabilities through application-driven innovation, technology transfers and ongoing material development. The company remains focused on aligning with emerging industry standards for efficiency, reliability and performance across critical electrical and electronic applications.

Anurag Roy, Managing Director, ELANTAS Beck India Ltd., said, “As India’s data centre ecosystem continues to expand, the demand for reliable and high-performance electrical infrastructure is increasing significantly. This is creating strong opportunities for advanced insulation and protection solutions across critical applications that enable uninterrupted operations of these facilities. With our proven chemistry in electrical insulation and electronic protection, ELANTAS is well-positioned to support this evolution through application-focused chemistries designed for reliability, efficiency and long-term operational performance.”

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