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With a new lab, Lighthouse City Pune will lead mobility solutions in India and abroadedit
Ashok Leyland, Lithium Urban Technologies, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ola Cabs, Ridlr, SUN Mobility, Tata Motors, and Transit Intelligence put their heads together at a three-day workshop in Pune to explore mobility solutions for the city that can be replicated. The NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute in June selected Pune as India’s first Lighthouse City for innovative mobility solution.
How car ownership is changing rapidly and irreversibly in Indiaedit
Ashish Kulkarni, 36, still remembers. In 2006, newly-married and in his first job, he bought his first car — a Hyundai Santro. It was a step-up. “We both love driving. We were excited,” he says, referring to his wife Swathi. The Santro made their daily commute comfortable in Bengaluru. In 2018, some things have changed and some remain the same. He is older and richer, father of two children and remains passionate about driving.
Industry
Kochi Metro launches 20 e-autos for feeder serviceedit
The Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) will roll out 20 e-autos as part of its feeder network. The agency on Saturday inked a pact with Kinetic Green Energy and Power Solutions. As per the agreement, KMRL will be provided with 20 ‘Kinetic Safar Smart’ vehicles to support last-mile connectivity in the city.
Despite government push for e-mobility, e-car sales plunge 40% in FY18edit
Despite the massive government push towards electric mobility, e-car sales plunged 40 per cent to a low of 1,200 units in FY18 over FY17, while e-two-wheeler sales zoomed 138 per cent to 54,800 unit during the same period, says an industry report. As of March 2018, there were 56,000 electric vehicles on the roads in the country, of which e-cars were a paltry 1,200 units, while the rest 54,800 units are two-wheelers, according to the data from the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles, the apex industry lobby for the e-vehicles industry.
International
VW is building an all-electric vehicle factory for 300,000 cars per year in Chinaedit
VW started construction on its first factory specifically designed for the production of its new MEB platform for all-electric vehicles. The new factory will be in China and it will have a capacity of 300,000 cars per year. Through its SAIC Volkswagen joint-venture, they broke ground at their Anting, Shanghai location.
Australian government invests AU$6m in EV charging networkedit
The Australian government has announced a AU$6 million investment in an “ultra-rapid” electric vehicle (EV) charging network powered by renewable energy across the nation under the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). According to the federal government, the EV charging network will be deployed around Sydney and Melbourne; between Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Adelaide; and across Western Australia.
Why the British Car Industry Urgently Needs a Battery Gigafactoryedit
The U.K. needs to move fast to attract a battery gigafactory, because there’s a lot of competition for such clean-energy-based investments. Europe’s fourth-largest carmaker could harness its Formula One racing industry and top universities to attract a large-scale site to supply builders including Tata Motors Ltd.’s Jaguar Land Rover, said Neil Morris, chief executive officer of the Faraday Institution, which funds research for the U.K. government. That may give it an edge over eastern European Union rivals and China.
This Firm Promises Electric Car Charging in Just 15 Minutesedit
It will take just 15 minutes for Australians to fire up their electric cars for long-distance road trips at a proposed national network of charging stations. Sydney-based start-up Chargefox Pty is planning 21 sites across major interstate freeways that will cut hours from the time it currently takes to charge a standard electric vehicle, the company said in a statement Monday. The renewable-powered stations will deliver up to 400 kilometers of range.
Future of the car older than Model T?edit
By 2020, Umicore is expected to account for about 40% of the total profit generated in the battery-materials industry — 300 million euros out of a predicted 760 million euros, said Adam Collins, an analyst at Liberum. By 2025, that share should increase to an estimated 800 million euros out of a total 1.3 billion euros. It took more than seven years for automakers to sell four million passenger electric vehicles (EVs). It’ll take about six months to sell the next million.
Britain’s Pivot Power to build $33 mln battery, EV charging hub near M6 motorwayedit
Britain’s Pivot Power will build a 25 million pound ($33 million) large-scale battery and electric vehicle (EV) supercharging hub in the north of England, close to the M6, the country’s longest motorway, it said on Friday. Britain plans to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040 as a part of efforts to meet its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent of 1990 levels by 2050.