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SUN Mobility and SmartE collaborated to develop EV infrastructureedit
Electric vehicle solution firm SUN Mobility has entered into a partnership with electric vehicle fleet operator SmartE to deploy its universal energy infrastructure. SmartE’s fleet of electric three-wheelers will make use of SUN Mobility’s solution and will be deployed at SmartE Park & Charge Hubs across the Delhi-NCR, to bolster its first and last-mile connectivity services, as per a joint release.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE™, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility and SmartE partner to transform last-mile connectivity in Delhi-NCRedit
SUN Mobility, a renowned name in the transportation sector for providing EV energy infrastructure and services, has partnered with shared electric mobility service provider SmartE to deploy its ‘Interoperable Smart Mobility’ energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations in Delhi-NCR.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE™, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE™, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE™, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
Sun Mobility partners with SmartE to better last-mile connectivityedit
As the segment of last mile connectivity remains fundamentally broken, with cities putting out a strong demand for sustainable last-mile connectivity solutions, Sun Mobility and SmartE – an electric vehicle owner and aggregator operating in Delhi-NCR, have come together to drive clean mobility in the city.
SUN Mobility partners with SmartE to develop EV infraedit
Electric vehicle solution firm SUN Mobility has entered into a partnership with electric vehicle fleet operator SmartE to deploy its universal energy infrastructure. SmartE’s fleet of electric three-wheelers will make use of SUN Mobility’s solution and will be deployed at SmartE Park & Charge Hubs across the Delhi-NCR, to bolster its first and last-mile connectivity services, as per a joint release.
SUN mobility, SmartE to set up charging and battery swap stations for electric two and three-wheelers in Delhi-NCRedit
SUN Mobility, a provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs) has announced a partnership with India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator – SmartE to deploy its universal energy infrastructure.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Centuryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility and SmartE Partner to Transform EV Adoption in the Countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE™, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility joins hands with SmartE to set up battery swap stations for e-vehiclesedit
Energy infrastructure and services company SUN Mobility has partnered with electric vehicle (EV) startup SmartE to set up battery swapping stations. The quick interchange stations, which look like lockers and takes less space, like ATMs, will enable electric three-wheeler drivers to swap their batteries in under two minutes. Earlier, drivers had to charge the batteries overnight, said a release.
SUN Mobility ties up with electric vehicle fleet operator SmartEedit
Electric vehicle solutions firm SUN Mobility Wednesday tied up with the country’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator SmartE. As per the tie-up, SmartE’s fleet of electric three-wheelers will utilise SUN Mobility’s charging infrastructure, including battery swapping system, across Delhi/NCR.
SUN Mobility ties up with electric vehicle fleet operator SmartEedit
Electric vehicle solutions firm SUN Mobility Wednesday tied up with the country’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator SmartE. As per the tie-up, SmartE’s fleet of electric three-wheelers will utilise SUN Mobility’s charging infrastructure, including battery swapping system, across Delhi/NCR.
SUN Mobility And SmartE Tie Up For Battery Technology For Evsedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartE, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility and SmartE partner to transform EV adoption in the countryedit
SUN Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), today announced a partnership with SmartETM, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
SUN Mobility And SmartE Partner To Transform EV Adoption In The Countryedit
Sun Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), announced a partnership with SmartE, India’s largest electric vehicle fleet operator, to deploy its universal energy infrastructure to support SmartE’s growing EV operations.
Sun Mobility, SmartE tie up for charging, battery-swap stationsedit
Sun Mobility, a leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), and SmartE, an EV fleet operator, have entered into a partnership for providing battery swapping service. The two companies will leverage their expertise in product and solution to drive convenient, affordable and zero-emission last-mile connectivity for the national capital region (NCR), the companies said on Wednesday.
SUN Mobility ties up with EV fleet operator SmartEedit
Business Standard
SUN Mobility ties up with EV fleet operator SmartEedit
Financial Express
SUN Mobility, SmartE tie up for charging, battery-swap stationsedit
The Hindu Businessline
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Mahindra S 201, Delhi EV Policy, Sun Mobility & Smart Eedit
The top automotive news of the day- Mahindra has announced that it will reveal the name of its upcoming subcompact SUV on December 1, 2018. As of now, the new SUV has been codenamed S201. It will be going up against the highly popular Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza. Delhi government has released a draft of electric vehicle policy which talks about converting 25 per cent of Delhiâs new registrations by 2023. Finally, Smart E and Sun Mobility announce a partnership for electric vehicles and battery swapping system.
Fresh push to subsidy plan linked to battery capacityedit
The Times of India
Auto Industry Veterans and Policymakers gear up for Global Auto Business Summit 2018edit
India’s high-level auto industry summit ETAuto Global Auto Business Summit 2018 will witness speakers from across length and breadth of the value chain. The forum themed around Mobility Next, Make India 2.0, Building Brand India on Global Turf and Empowering Startups and Innovators will witness one of the most elite industry participation among the audience.
Ashok Leyland gears up for Electric Vehicle onslaught, lines up four products for rollout in 2019edit
Ashok Leyland, a Hinduja Group flagship, is betting big on the electric vehicle (EV) front. The company is gearing up to launch at least four EV products in 2019, including a bus, a light commercial vehicle (LCV), a last-mile connectivity product and a medium vehicle.
Urban Mobility Lab: Think & do tank plans major makeover for Pune’s transportationedit
Pune promises to be the lighthouse that shows India the way forward. The city will be hosting the country’s first Urban Mobility Lab, a project involving the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) of the United States, and eight automotive companies. The lab would be developing innovative mobility solutions for Pune’s traffic, transport and road infrastructure issues. Solutions from the ‘Light House’ project would be tested in Pune before being rolled out across the country —Mumbai, Hyderabad, Vishakhapatnam, Kochi and Bengaluru have been made scaling partners for the project.
An electric switch to e-carsedit
Is there an electric way out of Bengaluru’s vehicular pollution? Zero emission e-cars, e-autos and electric buses could potentially arrest the city’s dangerous descent into a Delhi-like gas chamber. But no, without a robust charging infrastructure or an urgency to create it, e-mobility in this tech city is not going anywhere. Consider this: A Bengaluru company showed India how to develop and mass produce an electric car in 2001. Seventeen years later, this city that pioneered e-mobility in the country has only two public EV charging stations to show! And the second one was launched only last month at the office of the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC).
Delhi Pollution – All the Electric-Hybrid Cars You Can Buy in India: Mahindra, Tata and Moreedit
Now that the Diwali is over, Pollution has once again become the talk of the town and the capital region of Delhi-NCR is the one suffering the most. With air pollution reaching critical condition, government and citizens are looking for ways to counter and reduce the pollution menace. While factors like crop burning and cold weather play a major role in elevating pollution levels, we as a citizen can’t do anything about them.
This Made-In-India Electric Bus By Ashok Leyland Has A Neat Trick That Gives It An Unlimited Rangeedit
Ashok Leyland showcased its all-electric bus at the Auto Expo 2018 back in February. The 31 seater bus, named as Circuit F, reflected a partnership between Ashok Leyland and Sun Mobility, an electric vehicles solutions firm. As per recent postings online, the bus has now been spotted undergoing test on the roads and hence might make its debut to the Indian market soon.
Ashok Leyland electric bus spied testing on public roadsedit
The new 100% electric city 31 seater bus launched by Ashok Leyland was showcased at the Auto Expo as the Circuit F. Now the same bus has been spied wearing called Circuit S. It was showcased at the 2018 Auto Expo and is a part of a partnership between Ashok Leyland and Sun Mobility which was announced in July last year.
A Better Tomorrowedit
That electric vehicles are a cleaner alternative to the convention ones and have a host of other advantages, including low operating cost, zero tailpipe emissions, low maintenance, high torque power etc is the awareness that’s seeing in, albeit gradually, among the Indian automobile consumers.
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ETAuto GABS: Norway Ambassador optimistic about EV shift in Indiaedit
In an apparent hint that India should incorporate learning from Norway to shift to electro mobility, the Ambassador of Norway Nils Ragnar Kamsvag said government policy and dependence on renewable sources for electricity generation played a key role in making Norway a world’s leader in electric cars. Although he sounded bullish about the future of electric mobility in India, he stressed that uniformity on infrastructure side is the need of the hour for the country. He also applauded Delhi government’s recent proposal of making 25 per cent of vehicles electric by 2023.
Delhi government to float tender in January to buy 1,000 electric vehiclesedit
The Delhi government will float a tender in January to procure 1,000 electric vehicles, Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC) Managing Director Manoj Kumar said on Thursday. “These vehicles would be procured by the Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System (DIMTS) and would begin to ply the Delhi roads by June next year,” he said. He was speaking at a conference “Transforming Urban Mobility in India and Role of Electric Vehicles” under the aegis of the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) here.
E-vehicles to ferry children to school, deliver your pizzaedit
As Delhi makes a strong pitch for e-vehicles, automakers are also working overtime to bring out new models. Things, therefore, look set for a sea change from now, when opting for an EV is an individual choice. Among two-wheeler manufacturers, there are a couple of new players and startups working on smart e-vehicles, though the major players such as Hero MotoCorp, Honda and Royal Enfield are still to unveil their strategy.
Auto firms laud EV draft policy, but flag infra, incentive concernsedit
Automobile makers have good words for the draft policy that has set a target for at least a fourth of new vehicles sold in Delhi to be run on electricity by 2023. However, they are skeptical on the issue of the required charging infrastructure and the lack of clarity on the incentive each vehicle category will get under the FAME (Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles) scheme.
Delhi Has Its Own Plans, Electric Vehicles To Account For 25% Of All Sales In Next Five Yearsedit
The Delhi government released a draft electric vehicle policy on Tuesday that offers a slew of incentives and subsidies for making e-vehicles attractive as well as building a charging infrastructure in the city with the ambitious aim of ensuring that every fourth vehicle registered in the capital in 2023 is electric.
Delhi’s mega plan: E-vehicles to be 25% of sales by 2023edit
The Delhi government released a draft electric vehicle policy on Tuesday that offers a slew of incentives and subsidies for making e-vehicles attractive as well as building a charging infrastructure in the city with the ambitious aim of ensuring that every fourth vehicle registered in the capital in 2023 is electric.
OPINION: Mega switch needed from fossil fuels to hybrid and Electricedit
The experiments of Delhi and Beijing to allow vehicular movement on odd-even dates to bring down pollution levels are steps in the right direction, but only that they are temporary measures. As the number of automobiles goes up, and they have been going up exponentially, the impact of the odd-even rule gets negated. This year automobiles sales worldwide are forecast at 81.6 million and there is no stopping that growth.
Govt does a U-turn, proposes hybrid car subsidy in Indiaedit
The department of heavy industries has asked the expenditure finance committee (EFC) for a subsidy of ₹13 crore to promote hybrid cars, indicating a shift from the government’s earlier refusal to offer subsidies on such vehicles. In a meeting with the committee on 23 August for the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid vehicles (FAME) scheme, the department sought incentives for potential buyers of 10,000 hybrid cars fitted with lithium-ion batteries of 0.5-2 kilowatt hour (kWh).
Battery Swapping Is Sustainable For EV Ecosystemedit
India has ambitious plans of achieving 100 percent electrification of mobility by 2030. However there are multiple challenges that lay ahead in this course. Currently the EV adoption in India is about 0.5 percent. EV adoption is strongest in the 2 wheeler and 3 wheeler segments. There can’t be a better saying than “infrastructure should precede innovation” in this race. As India is gearing up for this disruptive race, there is no doubt that focus has to be on the charging infrastructure.
Government hikes FAME-I outlay to Rs 895 croreedit
The government has increased the outlay by Rs 100 crore to Rs 895 crore for the first phase of the FAME India scheme to promote mass adoption of electric vehicles, having extended the scheme four times, according to an official notification.
First batch of 100 EV charging stations to be rolled out in Thane soonedit
If all goes as planned then by the New Year the city will get its first batch of e-charging stations in many parts of the city. The civic body is planning to roll out one such facility in January and has signed an memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding this on Thursday.
E-buses bought at cheapest price: HP governmentedit
Amid questions being raised over the purchase of new electric buses, Himachal Pradesh government has claimed that purchase was made through open tenders with wide publicity. Terming the allegation as wrong and contrary to facts, the government claimed that records reveal that price found in this tender was the lowest in India, going by the previous data available.
UK working with TN govt on electric vehiclesedit
British Deputy High Commissioner, Jeremy Pilmore-Bedford, said that they are working with the Tamil Nadu government to support the Electric Vehicle (EV) plan for the state.
India’s Electric Vehicle Challengeedit
If you’re a car buyer in India, chances are your confusion goes beyond just “What car to buy?” Given the current environment, there have been several rumours of diesel engines dying in 2020 and electric vehicles becoming the new mainstay.
2-wheelers, e-rickshaws lead EV adoption as infra remains pooredit
While electric four-wheelers have been hampered by the near-absence of charging stations and a lack of options, not to mention a huge price gap with fossil fuel-burners, sales of e-scooters and three-wheelers have been surging. According to the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), EV sales doubled in volume in 2017-18 compared to the previous year, and is maintaining momentum. EV sales this year have already achieved the 2017-18 level, which saw 56,000 units sold.
NITI Aayog in the driver’s seat for ambitious EV rollout planedit
NITI Aayog, the government’s apex policy think tank, has been tasked with rolling out an ambitious electric vehicle (EV) plan, pushing the department of heavy industries (DHI) into a tertiary role for a policy that is aimed at projecting India as a global torchbearer of green vehicles. The DHI under the ministry of heavy industries and public enterprises is the nodal authority for the automotive sector and was also in charge of drafting and implementing the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric and Hybrid Vehicles (FAME) scheme.
Want to own this great business of the future? Modi govt set to create new class of small entrepreneursedit
In order to push the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in every nook and corner of the country, the government is considering allowing individuals to own such charging stations. This is reminiscent of the situation in the US in 1910, where individual fuel suppliers along the highways first fuelled growth in car sales among the masses. Observers and experts tracking the industry are of the opinion that the move will create a new class of small entrepreneurs in the country as it did in the US over 100 years back when individuals bought gas from a wholesaler and supplied it along the highways.
India’s Electric Vehicle Push Must Integrate Major Thrust On E-Bikesedit
With India planning to shift one-third of its vehicles to electric fleet by 2030, the government has launched a series of policy measures and incentives to promote electric and hybrid cars. The policy thrust on electric vehicles is aimed at enabling the country cut down on its excessive oil imports as well as address concerns over poor air quality across major cities.
Bolivia keen on Indian JVs for e-vehicle batteriesedit
Bolivia, which has nearly a quarter of the world’s lithium reserves, has shown its keenness to have joint ventures between one of its public sector enterprises with Indian firms to meet the demand of the metal that is used for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles, smart phones and laptops.
E-cars to replace government-hired vehicles in Andhra Pradeshedit
In the coming days, government departments of Andhra Pradesh will set a new example in energy saving and pollution control. Conventional fuel cars hired by government departments in the State will be replaced by electric vehicles in a phased manner.
You may get to own electric vehicle charging stationsedit
In order to push the development of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in every nook and corner of the country, the government is considering allowing individuals to own such charging stations. This is reminiscent of the situation in the US in 1910, where individual fuel suppliers along the highways first fuelled growth in car sales among the masses.
Government needs to invest big in EV charging infra to boost e-mobility in India: TERI DGedit
The government needs to make large investments for setting up electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and facilitate research to boost e-mobility in the country, TERI Director-General Ajay Mathur said on Tuesday.
NTPC signs MoUs with seven vehicle aggregators like Ola, Zoom Caredit
NTPC has signed MoUs with Vehicle Aggregators Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car for development and utilization of public charging infrastructure. This collaboration with Aggregators, having presence in the entire spectrum of e-mobility across India, will lead to development of charging infrastructure for the various vehicle segments as well as effective utilisation of public charging infrastructure, an official statement said.
Tariff of ₹6/kWh to be Applicable on Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Telanganaedit
Taking another step forward towards propelling the growth of intelligent transportation in the state, the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has approved a tariff of ₹6.00 (~$ 0.083)/kWh for electric vehicle charging or battery swapping stations.
‘Economics of electric vehicle very good for commercial use’edit
Very few venture capitalists in India would back an electric vehicle startup. Stellaris Ventures is one of them. The fund (over $100 million), was founded by three former partners at Helion Ventures with the idea of investing into technology startups that are solving problems for India.
E-vehicle charging station at Vidhana Soudha launchededit
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said the government will soon roll out many incentive schemes and offers encouraging people to buy electric vehicles and will also install more charging stations.
Current clean energy efforts seem incomplete as carbon emissions are only going to increase till 2040edit
The International Energy Agency’s (IEA) World Energy Outlook not only envisages a future where coal, oil and gas continue to play leading roles in all of its scenarios, it also, at the same time, finds that carbon dioxide emissions are on the rise (by 1.6% in 2017), “after three flat years”, and that they are likely to continue rising “on a slow upward trend to 2040”.
EV charging station inaugurated at NTPCedit
The NTPC Ramagundam, which is on the forefront in launching environment protection measures, has gone a step ahead and commissioned the Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station to promote e-mobility in NTPC projects, stations and office locations at the township on Thursday.
KSRTC launches electric vehiclesedit
Opening a new chapter in the transportation sector of the State, the State-owned Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) on Thursday launched 10 zero-emission and noiseless air-conditioned battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in its first step towards Green Mobility.
Electric Mahindra S201 to launch in first half of 2020edit
Homegrown carmaker Mahindra & Mahindra will launch an electric variant of its upcoming sub-four-metre SUV (codenamed S201), in the first or second quarter of the calendar year 2020, Pawan Goenka, managing director, Mahindra & Mahindra said today on the sidelines of the announcement of the company’s Q2 results for FY2019.
India’s solar power capacity addition down 44% in first half of current fiscaledit
India’s solar power capacity addition is slowing down as the country added only 1,900 Megawatt in the first six months of the current financial year (April-September 2018-19), down 44 per cent as compared to the solar capacity added in the same period last year, according to consultancy firm Bridge to India.
Measuring carbon should centre on efficiency and future readinessedit
Recently, I was having a discussion with a logistics company honcho, figuring out ways in which sustainability can be integrated in the business function. During the course of the conversation, the topic of measuring carbon came up. This was the first time that I felt some resistance, despite all my urgings to measure the carbon footprint, the honcho was not all convinced.
The charging conundrum: What will win the consumer? Charging or Swapping?edit
The world is moving towards electric mobility. Governments are coming out with ambitious targets, companies are investing in technology and capabilities, newer businesses are looking for a share of the pie and organisations are publishing reports that prove the rationality of this inevitable shift.
Honda Motor to roll out electric vehicles in India by 2023-24: Reportedit
Carmaker Honda Motor is planning to introduce an electric vehicle in the Indian market by 2023-24, sources told The Economic Times. India is an integral part of the Japanese company’s global electric vehicle rollout plan, which will take form in 2019 with China.
Government Plans To Set-Up EV Charging Panels At Fuel Stationsedit
In a bid to support the sales of electric vehicles (EV) in India, the Power ministry is looking into a new electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure policy which will allow individuals to set up charging stations for commercial use as informed by RK Singh, Power & Renewable Energy minister.
Future of electric vehicles in India is not cars but two-wheelers and public transportedit
Transportation accounts for about 11 per cent of India’s carbon emissions and is a major source of air pollution in several cities nationwide. As many as 14 of the world’s top 20 most-polluted cities are in India, according to a 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) report.
EV-users want quick infra upgradeedit
The state government might have taken baby steps towards achieving an electric future by passing the Karnataka Electric Vehicle and Energy Storage Policy 2017. But electric vehicle users in the city continue to be plagued by initial hiccups. Says Sagar H M, an auto enthusiast from Hebbal: “There continues to be a lack of charging infrastructure in the city and even if there is a point, only one person is able to charge at one time. If we are to move to an electric only future this is definitely going to be insufficient.”
E-vehicle charging stations to come up every 25 km on Bengaluru-Mysuru highwayedit
Electric vehicle (EV) owners can soon travel to Mysuru without the worry of running out of charge. The state energy department is likely to set up EV charging stations every 25km on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway. A fully charged electric car can run up to 120km. A proposal has already been sent to the Union power ministry, sources said. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom), along with Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC), will facilitate 18 stations on either side from Kengeri to Columbia Asia Hospital in Mysuru.
Electric car, EV sales increase two fold in India – 56k EVs sold in FY 2018edit
In view of the 100% electric mobility plan by 2030, two wheeler sales have seen two fold growth over the past two years while sales of four wheelers have significantly diminished. As per data released by Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles, sales of two wheelers have been growing over the years. In FY 15-16, sales of electric two wheelers stood at 20,000 units which increased to 23,000 units in FY16-17 while it witnessed a steep increase to 54,800 units in FY17-18.
Open Business: Soon You Can Set Up An Electric Vehicle Charging Station Without Any Special Licenseedit
While most of the indigenous automakers have shown interest in opening electric vehicle charging stations, the Government is ready to further boost the proposition. As per a senior government official, the opportunity to open up an EV charging station will now be available to all the individuals in the country without the requirement of any licence. There is no qualification criteria for anyone who would want to open up an electric charging station which essentially means that the possibility is open for everyone alike.
Challenges of electric mobility: Metal-air tech can emerge as a viable option for EVsedit
For electric vehicles (EVs) to gain momentum, India needs to promote R&D of alternative battery technologies to address issues such as range anxiety, total cost of ownership and the lack of proper charging infrastructure. Cost has been one of the biggest hurdles towards growth of EVs. While it is expected that after BS-VI implementation the cost dynamics will shift in favour of EVs, the battery cost continues to be a major concern. New technologies that use locally-available minerals and metal-air batteries can emerge as a viable option for long-range EVs.
India’s Electric Vehicle Revolution Takes Off, Public Transport Options Finally Get Priorityedit
The National Capital Region (NCR) of India has been experiencing ‘hazardous’ levels of air pollution over the last few weeks. While this is majorly being accredited to the cumulative effect of farmers of Punjab and Haryana burning paddy and the ongoing festivities involving bursting firecrackers, there is another, permanent factor in this equation.
Electrical vehicles could help reduce the toxins we breatheedit
Delhi’s air quality has worsened to alarming levels with the onset of winter. Besides obvious methods to control air pollution, one solution that has long-term benefits could be a change in modes of transportation. Of these, a workable though (initially) expensive initiative would be electric vehicles (EV).
Procurement of electric buses: BEST rapped for ending contract illegallyedit
The Bombay Suburban and Electricity Supply (BEST) came under heavy fire from the Bombay High Court recently for unscrupulously terminating a contract pertaining to the supply of electric buses.
Delhi kicks off e-bus trial to curb pollutionedit
In its effort to promote pollution-free public transport, the Delhi government conducted a trial run of its low-floor electric bus and said it is in the process of procuring e-buses to ply on roads by 2019.
CM to decide on BMTC’s 80 electric bus procurementedit
Chief minister HD Kumaraswamy will decide whether Bengaluru gets electric buses for public transport. His intervention was needed after transport minister DC Thammanna and BMTC managing director V Ponnuraj airing differing views on the procurement of these buses.
How IT firms are trying to plug commute gaps for employeesedit
IT corridors in Bengaluru are notorious for traffic snarls – the city’s frenetic charm is visible on gridlocked roads as commuters’ brave bumper-to-bumper traffic, leading to increasing travel time. There are no readymade congestion busters, but companies are doing their bit to take at least a few thousand vehicles off the road.
Solar power to charge cars, buses soon: Bangalore Electricity Supply Companyedit
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) is working on a plan to have solar power charge electric vehicles. Speaking to TNIE on the sidelines of the launch of city-wide rooftop solar initiative, BESCOM Managing Director C. Shikha said, We are working on a design to have electric charging points that generate electricity through solar panels for electric vehicles.
Mobility on the moveedit
Hyderabad residents feel there has been an improvement in mobility situation in the last five years, showcasing better availability of public transport, with about 64% opting for it, according to the ‘Ease of Moving Index 2018’ released by Ola Mobility Institute, the research and outreach arm of Ola ride-hailing platform.
IIT mulling to start centre for e-vehiclesedit
At a time when the Government is cracking down on decade old diesel and petrol vehicles plying on roads in order to curb pollution while people are looking for its alternatives, Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) is mulling on starting a centre for Electric Vehicles (e-vehicles) in coming years. The new centre would work in close collaboration with the international automobile giants in the electric vehicle market for research and development in the E-Vehicles.
Common building blocks for electric vehiclesedit
Electric Cars have been accepted by customers worldwide and their sales have reached about one percent global car sales. In popular perception, electric cars have improved and now can be used on the highway also just like a regular car.
Competition
Hashiko to set up Rs 500 crore plant for e-vehicles in Coimbatoreedit
Electric vehicles makers Hashiko proposed to set up a Rs 500 crore plant here for manufacturing e-vehicles and lithium batteries, its Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Hashim said here Thursday. The company had identified land for the unit which would become operational in another two years, he told reporters here after launching three new models of two-wheeler e-vehicles in the Tamil Nadu market. The new models were priced at Rs 39,000, Rs 49,000 and Rs 59,000, he said. Hashiko would soon expand its dealership and pre-paid battery servicing stations across the state, he said.
Subhash Chandra’s next bet: Lithium ion batteries for electric carsedit
Subhash Chandra-controlled Essel Infraprojects Ltd is planning to manufacture lithium ion batteries in India, two people directly aware of the development said. The company is in talks to acquire lithium mines abroad and plans to set up a plant in Andhra Pradesh for manufacturing these batteries for electric cars, the people said, requesting anonymity. The decision to invest in manufacturing lithium ion batteries by media baron Chandra, who is also a member of the Rajya Sabha, coincides with the proposal of the Prime Minister’s Office to offer incentives to promote local manufacturing of batteries and parts of electric vehicles.
EV Motors India launches its first public electric vehicle charging outletedit
Electric vehicles (EVs) start-up, EV Motors India, on Wednesday launched its first public EV charging outlet in partnership with DLF, Delta Electronics India and ABB India. This partnership will further introduce 6,500 charging outlets over the next five years with a total estimated investment requirement of $200 million, the company said.
Magenta Power launches EV charging station for Mahindra Treoedit
Magenta Power, a Navi Mumbai-based renewable energy solutions provider, has installed an EV charging station in Bangalore that is claimed to be exclusively for the newly launched Mahindra Treo. It has entered into a partnership with Mahindra and Mahindra to exclusively cater to the electric three wheelers.
Bajaj to launch an electric bike in India by 2019edit
Bajaj Auto managing director Rajiv Bajaj earlier last week, hinted at Bajaj Auto’s plans to enter electric automobile space in the future. In an interview with PTI, he mentioned that the launch of the 100-cc variant of their famous commuter bike Discover was “biggest blunder” of his career. Discover 125-cc was a unique product which delivered “mileage with a little fun.” he said. He mentioned in the interview that; “Greed came in. Marketing people said if the 125-cc Discover sells so much then how many would a 100-cc Discover sell? We went ahead and made the 100-cc Discover.
Magenta Power to set up its first electric vehicles charging station in Bengaluruedit
Renewable energy service company Magenta Power today announced it plans to establish its first charging stationfor electric vehicles in Bengaluru. The facility will cater exclusively to Mahindra Treo Electric 3-wheeler. The charging station will be equipped with ChargeGrid App, which will show the availability of chargers along the route for vehicles, the company said in a statement.
Delhi Transport Minister Gahlot Flags Off Electric Bus By JBM Group For Delhi’s Public Transportationedit
With the air quality in New Delhi deteriorating at an alarming rate, the trial run of JBM Solaris Electric Vehicles Ltd’s, 100% Electric Bus Eco-Life, spells a positive step towards initiatives that could help Delhi breathe. The Eco-Life trial run was flagged off by Hon’ble Minister of Transport, Shri. Kailash Gahlot in the presence of Ms. Varsha Joshi, Secretary Transport and Power, Govt. of NCT Delhi and Mr. Nishant Arya, Executive Director,JBM Group and other dignatories. The company claims, Eco-Life, a Zero Emission Vehicle to save around 1000 equivalent tons of carbon dioxide and 350,000 liters of diesel over 10 years of operation.
Make your rides eco-friendlyedit
As the world progresses towards clean energy, India still struggles with its excessive use of fuels particularly because of automobiles. While the Tesla has become a rage for most in the West, it might take a while before our country catches up. Meanwhile, a Telangana-based startup is doing its bit in changing the course of how we view commute.
‘Ready to deliver any EV to Indian market’edit
With its all-electric SUV Kona set to launch in 2019, YK Koo, MD & CEO, Hyundai Motor India tells Jonathan Ananda that the firm is ready to take on the new market. Excerpts: What is your plan in the EV space for India? We will be strengthening our lineup with nine new models, which will include two facelifts, two new segment vehicles, four full model change and an electric vehicle in 2018-2020. We are fully prepared to deliver every type of electric vehicle including hybrid electric vehicles, electric vehicles, and fuel cell electric vehicles for Indian consumers. We will launch India’s first electric SUV by next year.
Mahindra to supply 100 EVs to Thane Municipalityedit
Volvo Cars aims to have 1 million electric cars on road by 2025edit
Volvo Cars is on an electrification journey and the company has the ambition of having one million electrified cars on road by 2025, where India needs to be a big part of it, said Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo India.”We expect India to be an important part of this one-million-cars target. We at Volvo firmly believe that road to full battery electric vehicles runs through plug-in hybrids,” Frump said. The company is also gearing up to drive in four additional plug-in hybrid models in India over the next three years as part of its plans to build a portfolio of environment-friendly vehicles.
Maruti Suzuki says feedback from test EVs positive, targeting new vehicle launch in 2020edit
Maruti Suzuki, the country’s largest car maker, said it is on track to meet its 2020 deadline for commercially launching its first battery-powered car in the country. The Delhi-based company is developing a fully electric vehicle based on the feedback it is receiving from a fleet of 50 modified battery-powered Wagon R that are running across the country.
Ola to showcase concept electric vehicles, in talks with component vendorsedit
Bhavish Aggarwal-led Ola is all set to go beyond being just a cab aggregator. The company will soon showcase its concept electric vehicles, including an electric three-wheeler and perhaps four-wheel drives as well, based on feedback from its multi-modal electric-vehicle project on the Ola platform in Nagpur.
Anand Mahindra bats for electric kick scooters in India, says happy with Scoot investmentedit
As 14 of world’s 15 most polluted cities are India, Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Group, on Tuesday batted for electric kick scooters on country’s congested roads and added that, he is happy with the investment in San Francisco-based shared electric mobility firm Scoot Networks.
Charging electric vehicles anytime, anywhereedit
MOLIB promises to provide on-demand charging for EV users. It also aims to replace diesel generators and help discoms in meeting peak power demand
Mahindra Electric inks MoU with TWU, will roll out 2,000 Treo 3Ws by 2019edit
Mahindra Electric Mobility, which recently opened a brand-new electric vehicle (EV technology facility in Bangalore, has signed an MoU with Three Wheels United (TWU), a social enterprise providing affordable financing for autorickshaw drivers and integrating them with public transportation.
Mahindra Treo electric Cargo version under development: To offer multiple benefits over other LCVsedit
Mahindra has recently launched India’s first ever electric auto that will give a major boost to last mile connectivity while offering low running costs. The Treo is built on a modular platform and Express Drives has come to know that the company that a cargo styled version based on the e Auto is in the making.
Mahindra Electric Mobility to invest Rs 1,000 cr by 2020 foredit
Mahindra Electric Mobility Thursday said it would invest a total of Rs 1,000 crore by 2020 for electric vehicles including the latest Treo and Treo Yaari vehicles. “We are investing Rs 1,000 crore by 2020 for electric vehicles including the electric three-wheeler range – Treo and Treo Yaari vehicles,” Mahindra and Mahindra Limited Managing Director and Mahindra Electric Chairman Pawan Goenka told reporters here.
Government should chalk out a definite road map: Volkswagen director Steffen Knappedit
German car maker Volkswagen is technology-ready to launch electric vehicles (EV) in the market. However, the lack of an ecosystem, on the policy and infrastructure front for electric cars in India, may delay the launch of their new range of EVs in the market.
E-trio: start-up retrofits EV tech into Altos, Wagon Rsedit
E-trio Automobiles is going to launch retrofitted electric vehicles in India. The Telangana-based start-up is said to be the first Indian company to get ARAI approval to provide retrofitted electric car kits for the Maruti Alto and Wagon R hatchbacks.
Ashok Leyland first set of EVs to hit roads in January 2019edit
The first set of electric vehicles manufactured by Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland would be rolled out by January 2019, a top official said Tuesday. Company Managing Director Vinod K Dasari said the electric vehicle plant was ready in Chennai and the first batch of vehicles would run in Gujarat by January 2019.
Ford buys Spin electric scooter company: Enhances its Smart Mobility Armedit
Ford says that the number of mobility options available to people has risen dramatically in recent years. In some situations, people use multiple forms of transportation during a single trip. The fast-paced, often experimental mobility sector requires businesses to keep up with agile and adaptable customers.
All charged upedit
The start-up venture, Twenty Two Motors, co-founded by Parveen Kharb and Vijay Chandrawat, plans to focus on developing advanced connected electric vehicles and revolutionise the urban commuting, by providing mobility solutions in India. The technology used by the company is artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled and its features include lithium ion storage, internet of things (IoT) and advanced electric power trains with smart features.
Electric vehicles: Reviving up, the Ather Energy wayedit
While electric automobiles are far from being mainstream, some companies around the world are trying to bank early upon the technology. In India, Ather Energy, which was founded by Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain in 2013, has developed an electric mobility solution for India, which it believes could turn out to be the perfect vehicle for the Indian customer.
Last-mile connectivity push to help maintain our SCV leadership: Diego Graffi, MD & CEO, Piaggio Vehiclesedit
Piaggio Vehicles sees the demand for small commercial vehicles, particularly the cargo segment, on the rise in India. With enhanced rural road connectivity, smart city initiatives/programmes and increased infra spending, Piaggo will target doubling its customers base in the next two years to 5 million.
ABB developing DC backbone for high-power EV chargersedit
ABB announced today that the company is engaged in a collaborative R&D project with North Carolina State University to develop the underlying power systems required to support rapid charging of electric vehicles (EVs).
International
Volkswagen planning new North America factory for electric vehiclesedit
Volkswagen is deciding where to locate a new factory in North America to build electric vehicles for the US market, the German automaker’s new head for the Americas said on Wednesday. Scott Keogh, the newly appointed CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, said a new plant was needed to build a vehicle yet to be revealed under the Volkswagen brand, priced between $30,000-$40,000, that is due in 2020.
Thousands of Electric Vehicles Are Heading to Londonedit
Uber Technologies Inc. and Hitachi Ltd. are among companies that will flood London with 3,000 electric vehicles as part of a study aimed at overcoming a shortage of charging points blamed for holding back sales. The biggest-ever trial involving commercial electric vans and cars also includes energy suppliers Centrica Plc and SSE Plc. It will gather data on driving habits and journeys over three years with the aim of devising the optimum network for charging points and evaluating when electricity will be most in demand.
Beijing plans 48L charging points by 2022, Delhi doesn’t even know how many e-vehicles it hasedit
The Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018 notes that sales of new electric cars worldwide surpassed a million units in 2017, with stocks at three million that year. More than half the sales were in China, where electric vehicles (EV) had a market share of 2.2%, while in Norway, the world’s most developed market for electric cars, this green option accounted for 39% of new car sales. The policy also says, “Bloomberg New Energy Finance expects EVs to reach upfront cost parity with internal combustion engine vehicles by 2025, largely driven by rapid reductions in battery costs. This in turn is expected to drive global sales of electric vehicles to 11 million vehicles in 2025 and 30 million in 2030.”
L.A. Auto Show: Not Enough Outlets, With A Wave Of New Electric Vehicles On The Wayedit
Building a publicly available, coast-to-coast electric vehicle charging network is getting urgent, with hundreds of electric models in the auto industry pipeline due to hit the ground by 2025, more than five times the number today, according to Giovanni Palazzo, president and CEO of Electrify America.
ChargePoint raises $240 million from Daimler, BMW, and others to accelerate EV charging infrastructureedit
Electric vehicle charging infrastructure is becoming big business and ChargePoint is a big part of that as it raises $240 million from Daimler, BMW and others to accelerate their charging station deployment.
Audi’s gorgeous e-tron Grand Turismo makes huge splash at the LA Auto showedit
I’d be hard pressed to find a more exciting car here at the LA Auto Show than Audi’s announcement of its sport-back e-tron GT. Although the teasers and camo version drip released over the previous 2 days made it out to be a S7 sportback body plopped onto a 2019 Porsche Taycan powertrain, we were pumped to see more.
Electric start-up Rivian unveils pick-up truck to rival Teslaedit
Rivian is hoping to have the kind of impact Tesla has made in shaking up the established automotive set and believes it has found a niche with the creation of go-anywhere electric vehicles. The five-seat R1T has been revealed ahead of the Los Angeles motor show, where it will be joined later in the week by a closely related seven-seat SUV called the R1S. The first and second in a series of models eventually planned, they are built on a bespoke electric ‘skateboard’ chassis that is modular and can be used on all different types and sizes of vehicles.
‘Passionate’ Electric Car Owners to Drive Growth, Shell Saysedit
Demand for electric cars will continue to surge irrespective of oil prices as consumers buy into a technology aimed at making driving fun while being environmentally friendly, according to Royal Dutch Shell Plc.“It’s a technology many of our customers like,” Istvan Kapitany, head of Shell’s global retail business, said in an interview in St. Petersburg, Russia. “They get a joy out of it, they feel passionate about it, they think it’s a great driving experience.”
SK Innovation plans $1 billion EV battery plant in USedit
South Korea’s SK Innovation plans to spend 1.14 trillion won ($1.01 billion) on building an electric vehicle battery plant in the United States, the company said on Monday. The plant will break ground in early 2019 and its production will start from 2022, SK Innovation said in a statement.
Audi teases e-Tron GT: First all-electric Audi Supercar with 500 km range, 600 hp likely!edit
Audi has announced that will be launching a string of electric vehicles in the days to come, three to be more specific. While the other two are likely to be an electric SUV and an electric sedan, the third one has caught our fancy a little more than usual. It’s a performance electric, and its based on the evocative Porsche Taycan. With just a week to go for the launch, Porsche has teased their new e-Tron GT, ahead of its launch this week.
UK Buyers Unlikely To Consider Electric: Here’s Whyedit
Earlier this month we received from Select Car Leasing a note about a study which reveals that some 60% of consumers in UK are unlikely to consider an electric car for their next vehicle.
BMW Gives The Electric Vehicle Market A Chargeedit
Motoring is changing faster than you think. It is going to be everything promised in the movies — exhilarating, futuristic and eerily quiet. The 2021 BMW i4 is a real looker. It is a welcomed, total revamp of what the Bavarian automaker has been doing with electric vehicles.
Nio Builds Battery Swap Stations In China For Its Electric Vehiclesedit
While it may have seemed that option was long retired in the electric vehicle world, Chinese startup NIO hasn’t abandoned the idea of swapping batteries in electric vehicles instead of — or complementary to — fast charging.
Chinese startup claims to have cracked solid-state batteries, begun productionedit
Solid-state batteries have been heralded as the enigmatic next-generation of the lithium-ion battery. In the race between technology companies to build a working prototype and begin mass production, a Chinese startup claims to have struck gold. The technology of the battery has been shrouded in mystery for years, with companies like Dyson, BMW and carmaker Fisker a few of the many big names working hard at making solid-state batteries.
VW Group, Ford Likely To Join Forces For EVsedit
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Company, two of the largest carmakers in the world, are planning to enter into strategic partnerships for development of autonomous and electric vehicles globally. At its annual board meeting press conference held recently, VW management officially announced the development of commercial vehicles (CV) in collaboration with Ford, while also hinting at the “potential collaboration” for electric and autonomous mobility.
Varta plans to mass produce electric car battery cellsedit
Reuters reported that German battery maker Varta has sealed a research agreement to lay the groundwork for mass production of lithium-ion battery cells for electric cars as it seeks to take on Asian leaders in the sector. Varta, which currently specialises in batteries for hearing aids and large storage systems for solar energy, has agreed on a cooperation deal with Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute, a scientific research body.
Electric cars shock as they are ‘impossible to own’ for millions of UK drivers, here’s whyedit
New research has revealed how the possibility of owning an electric car is an impossibility for millions of motorists across the country – and that was before the Government slashed zero emissions car grants.
British Gas launches new tariff for electric vehicle chargingedit
Centrica’s British Gas has launched a new tariff for electric vehicle (EV) owners charging their vehicles. Electric vehicle drivers use up to 80 percent more electricity if they charge at home and so can benefit from tariffs which pass on cheaper overnight wholesale electricity costs, British Gas said.
Big oil doesn’t like electric vehicle subsidies, just its own giant subsidyedit
You may not have heard, but electric vehicles are just another one-percenter boondoggle, Jay Gatsby’s cream-colored Rolls Royce reincarnated and partly paid for by you, the toiling masses, via various subsidies.
Germany’s Varta Steps Up Plans To Mass Produce Electric Car Battery Cellsedit
German battery maker Varta has sealed a research agreement to lay the groundwork for mass production of lithium-ion battery cells for electric cars as it seeks to take on Asian leaders in the sector.
Nornickel aims to boost output to tap electric car boomedit
The company, which vies with Brazil’s Vale to be the world’s largest nickel producer, has been profitable for years thanks to its resource-rich Arctic operations, but output has been relatively stable due to a decline in metal content in ore and as it focused on revamping production facilities.
What If An Electric Car Could Use Its Body As A Structural Battery?edit
The question of where to put the heavy, bulky battery is central to electric vehicle design. Tesla pioneered the “skateboard” approach – mounting the battery at the bottom – and other EV-makers including BMW and Audi have followed the trend.
BMW Officially Discloses its Upcoming Electric Vehicle Plansedit
After the launch of BMW i8 and electric i3, the company has not introduced any new electric offering in the market. Although the company did add a convertible version of its i8 sports car as a variant in the i8 range. However, last Wednesday in Munich, BMW CEO Harold Kruger broke his silence and detailed the company’s plan for upcoming electric vehicles.
VW’s supervisory board eyes multi-billion electrification planedit
Volkswagen’s supervisory board is due to vote on a multi-billion euro investment plan on Friday, including steps to retool three German plants to mass produce electric cars and to explore alliances with battery partners and rival carmakers.
In California, electric vehicles now make up 10% of all new cars soldedit
August was a good month for electric cars in the US. Sales of plug-in electric vehicles have reached 190,000 units as of August, nearly eclipsing total EV sales in 2017. That caps almost three years of consecutive monthly sales gains (year over year), reports CleanTechnica.
Your next car could be electric—and Chineseedit
When it comes to making and buying electric cars, there’s China and then there’s everyone else. As of April of this year, China accounted for about 35% of all the electric cars sold in the world. Its consumers are on track to buy 1 million (link in Chinese) electric cars by the end of the year.
Silicon eyed as way to boost electric car battery potentialedit
The race to build a better electric car battery is turning to silicon, with several companies working to engineer types of the material that can boost driving range and cut production costs.
VW Builds Europe’s Biggest E-Car Plant to Halt Tesla’s Marchedit
Volkswagen AG will invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion) to revamp a plant in eastern Germany into Europe’s largest electric-car factory, giving chase to Tesla Inc.’s move into affordable zero-emission vehicles.
What electric vehicle sales say about transition off fossil fuelsedit
Clean energy boasted several wins during this year’s midterm elections. These include Nevada moving to produce half of its power from renewable energy sources, and newly elected governors in a handful of states that include Illinois, Colorado and Maine entering office on the promise of robust clean energy portfolios.
China Is Leading the World to an Electric Car Futureedit
The world’s biggest market for electric vehicles wants to get even bigger, so it’s giving automakers what amounts to an ultimatum. Starting in January, all major manufacturers operating in China—from global giants Toyota Motor and General Motors to domestic players BYD and BAIC Motor—have to meet minimum requirements there for producing new-energy vehicles, or NEVs (plug-in hybrids, pure-battery electrics, and fuel-cell autos).
Electric Vehicle Revolution Goes Underground With Mine Truckedit
Electric vehicles are reaching global markets far and wide — and deep. Swedish mining equipment maker Epiroc AB now aims to electrify all its underground machines within five years. The manufacturer on Wednesday launched a new range, including what it says is the largest battery-powered vehicle for mining below the Earth’s surface: a 42 ton-capacity truck that can haul blasted rock through narrow tunnels.
Volkswagen to convert three German plants to build electric carsedit
Volkswagen will convert three German factories to build electric cars, as Europe’s largest automaker by sales starts mass producing zero-emission vehicles in a major strategy shift following its emissions cheating scandal.
Enel to create a national e-Mobility infrastructure with 2,500 electric vehicle charging points in the next 5 yearsedit
Enel X Romania officially launched the largest public e-Mobility infrastructure in the country. The plan includes the installation of around 2,500 charging points across all of Romania’s regions between 2019 and 2023, involving an overall investment of 15-20 million euros.
Dirty coal powering China’s “clean” electric vehiclesedit
Electric vehicles (EVs) are technically emissions-free, making them far more environmentally friendly than cars with internal combustion engines – or so it is commonly believed. Yet because electric vehicles cannot power themselves (short of having their own solar panels), they rely on power grids for energy.
ComfortDelGro to launch fast-charging service for electric vehiclesedit
Electric vehicle (EV) owners can soon head to ComfortDelGro’s premises in Braddell to charge them in as little as 30 minutes via a new direct current (DC) charging service. It will be the first of its kind available here “once test documents are cleared with the authorities”, said the transport company in a news release on Tuesday (13 November).
Why electric cars may not reduce pollutionedit
Driving electric cars and scrapping your natural gas-fired boiler won’t make a dent in global carbon emissions, and may even increase pollution levels. Higher electrification may lead to oil demand peaking by 2030, but any reduction in emissions from the likes of electric vehicles will be offset by the increased use of power plants to charge them, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook, which plots different scenarios of future energy use.
Electrifying the World Is No Panacea for Global Warming, IEA Saysedit
Driving electric cars and scrapping your natural gas-fired boiler won’t make a dent in global carbon emissions, and may even increase pollution levels. Higher electrification may lead to oil demand peaking by 2030, but any reduction in emissions from the likes of electric vehicles will be offset by the increased use of power plants to charge them, according to the International Energy Agency’s annual World Energy Outlook, which plots different scenarios of future energy use.
Electric vehicles will cut transportation demand for oil by 2040, says IEAedit
Electric vehicles and more efficient fuel technology will cut transportation demand for oil by 2040 more than previously expected, but the world may still face a supply crunch without enough investment in new production, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.
‘Volkswagen capable of building 50 million electric vehicles’edit
Volkswagen’s electric vehicle platform and battery procurement plans are being readied to handle production of 50 million vehicles, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told German trade publication Automobilwoche.
Demand for copper is set to increase as electric vehicles market expands electricity clipartedit
According to a research by Freedonia Group, the Global demand for copper metal is projected to advance 4.2 % per year through 2019 to 36.0 million metric tons or valued at USD 261 billion. The International Copper Association describes copper as an extremely versatile metal with a long history of making the world work better, with electrical and thermal conductivity to its antimicrobial properties. One tonne of copper brings functionality to 40 cars, powers 60,000 mobile phones, enables operations in 400 computers, and distributes electricity to 30 homes.
Electric vehicles are Made in China — and Germany is worriededit
Germany has reportedly earmarked 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to support a consortium looking to produce electric car battery cells and plans to fund a research facility to develop next-generation solid-state batteries as the home of BMW, Mercedes and Volkswagen try to catch up with China and the rest of Asia.
Plans for electric vehicle battery production in Europeedit
Germany has earmarked 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to support a consortium looking to produce electric car battery cells and plans to fund a research facility to develop next-generation solid-state batteries, three sources told Reuters. The measures, expected to be announced by Economy Minister Peter Altmaier next week, are designed to reduce the dependence of German carmakers on Asian battery suppliers and protect German jobs at risk from the shift away from combustion engines.
eMotorWerks and EO Charging partner to deliver UK’s and Europe’s smartest home electric vehicle chargeredit
eMotorWerks, a subsidiary of Enel’s advanced energy services global business line Enel X and a leading provider of intelligent and cloud-connected smart-grid charging solutions, and EO Charging, one of the UK’s leading domestic and fleet EV charging manufacturers, have partnered to launch the UK’s and Europe’s smartest home charger.
Electric Vehicles: Charging into the futureedit
Audi’s e-tron all-electric SUV is state of the art as far as electric vehicle technology is concerned. But for all its glamorous looks and sci-fi tech, it’s the e-tron’s battery and charging system that will determine its eventual success.
Chinese electric cars are coming to Canada, but you can’t have one yet: Don Pittisedit
The Chinese are coming. After years of predictions that made-in-China electric-car technology was poised to dominate the global market, the country’s battery-powered cars will be driving on Canadian streets in a few months’ time.
Volkswagen reportedly planning to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23,000edit
Volkswagen intends to sell electric cars for less than 20,000 euros ($22,836) and protect German jobs by converting three factories to make the Tesla rival, a source familiar with the plans said.
E-scooter company Lime confirms it’s ‘going into electric cars’edit
E-scooter company Lime is trying to get into the very industry it’s working to limit — cars. “[We’re not] here to build companies for a year or two. It’s about building a platform. Lime is going into electric cars and diversifying. Our long-term view is over many form factors and vehicle types,” Caen Contee, Lime co-founder and VP of marketing, said during a panel at the annual Web Summit tech event in Lisbon, Portugal.
BMW lays out its latest electric vehicle planedit
BMW is taking its time to launch its next all-electric vehicle after the BMW i3, which was launched back in 2013, but they now say that they are ready to roll out more EVs. CEO Harald Krüger laid out the group’s electric vehicle plan in a speech in Munich on Wednesday.
Hyundai Bets on EV Era With $250 Million Grab Investmentedit
Hyundai Motor Group agreed to invest an additional $250 million into Grab Holdings Inc. and sell a fleet of electric vehicles to the Singapore-based ride-hailing company as the automaker expands in mobility services.
The Battery Boom Will Draw $1.2 Trillion in Investment by 2040edit
The battery boom is coming to China, California and basically everywhere else—and it will be even bigger than previously thought. The global energy-storage market will surge to a cumulative 942 gigawatts by 2040, according to a new forecast from Bloomberg NEF published Tuesday, and that growth will necessitate $1.2 trillion in investment.
ABB Invests in the Future for e-mobility with New Research Centeredit
The $10 million, 3,600 m2 facility, due for completion in June 2019, emphasizes ABB’s commitment to advancing developments in the field of sustainable mobility. ABB recently gained global recognition by Fortune Magazine, which ranked ABB as #8 in its list of companies who are ‘changing the world’ for the advances it has made in e-mobility and EV charging.
The UK’s future electric vehicle charging infrastructureedit
The UK has published its Road to Zero Strategy, a policy roadmap for the UK’s decarbonization pathway to zero emission vehicles (ZEV). In this hoganlovells.com interview, Alex Harrison, an energy partner in the Hogan Lovells London office, explores the crucial role that electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure will play in ensuring that the UK is able to meet its 2040 commitment to end the sale of all new conventional petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2040.
New cars slowdown despite electric surgeedit
New car sales are continuing to fall and the figures might have been worse had there not been a surge in the buying of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles before a cut in subsidies announced for this month. The latest industry figures show new registrations in October coming in at 153,599, 3 per cent lower than in the same month last year.
Electric Vehicles Are Coming, And New England And California Better Watch Outedit
Electric vehicles have the potential to completely disrupt the energy landscape. Consider the following: the transportation sector (planes, trains, and automobiles) accounts for almost 29% of all energy consumed in the United States. The vast majority of that energy comes from oil-derived fuels, such as the gasoline and diesel we use in our cars.
Shenzhen just made all its buses electric, and taxis are nextedit
Shenzhen aims to electrify its entire taxi fleet by 2020. Shenzhen in China is the world’s first major city to run an entirely electric bus fleet. Some 16,000 buses in the city are electric. And its taxi fleet isn’t far behind. Over 12,000 (62.5%) of the city’s cabs also run on electricity. Shenzhen aims to make that 100% by 2020.
A $6 trillion barrier holds electric cars backedit
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all drive without dirtying the air we breathe? Alas, not everyone can afford an electric car. The good news is the death of the internal combustion engine is nearing and electric-vehicle sales are on a tear. Countries that together account for more than 10 percent of global auto sales have detailed plans to phase out conventional gasoline-powered cars. Include China, and that jumps to 40 percent.
Deutsche Telekom to build electric car charging network in Germanyedit
Deutsche Telekom on Monday said it will launch a network of electric vehicle charging stations in Germany by adding power cables to existing fixed line and cable infrastructure boxes found on residential roads.
Elon Musk shares early peek into LA’s ‘disturbingly long’ EV tunneledit
Boring Company’s one of the undergoing projects is building underground tunnels for electric vehicles of the future. Over the weekend, founder Elon Musk shared a short clip of the long tunnel on Twitter.
Are Electric Cars the Future of The Automotive Industry?edit
Unlike the days of old, cars have become the commonest means of road transportation. And like every other growing technology, the evolution of the automobile has seen lower cost of use combined with increased efficiency. Autos first ran on gasoline, and since the 1930s have used both diesel fuel and gasoline, but even that is changing- electric cars are the future.
How the future of transport is eluding industry seersedit
If you want to know the future of transport, make sure you never listen to the prophets. A decade ago, the most bracing visions of travel were being promulgated by Airbus SE and Tata MotorsNSE -1.23 % Ltd. The double-decker Airbus A380, which entered service in 2007, would offer a way for airlines to transport ever-greater volumes of passengers from space-constrained airports and steal market share from Boeing Co.’s 747 and smaller twin-aisle planes like the Boeing 777.
The $6 Trillion Barrier Holding Electric Cars Backedit
Wouldn’t it be great if we could all drive without dirtying the air we breathe? Alas, not everyone can afford an electric car. The good news is the death of the internal combustion engine is nearing and electric-vehicle sales are on a tear. Countries that together account for more than 10 percent of global auto sales have detailed plans to phase out conventional gasoline-powered cars. Include China, and that jumps to 40 percent.
Demand for EV Charging Stations ‘Growing Rapidly’edit
Until recently, EV charging was considered a niche business with little profit potential. However, a new report by Navigant Research shows that many countries are now experiencing a major shift toward electric drive, and demand for charging stations is growing rapidly. “The market for EVs has been growing steadily over the last decade, and the prospects are good for stronger growth in both light duty consumer vehicle and commercial vehicle electrification,” says Scott Shepard, senior research analyst at Navigant Research.
Battery making in WA ‘not likely’ despite lithium boomedit
The global explosion in demand for batteries will power WA mining but is unlikely to deliver a new manufacturing industry to the State, a special investigation of the burgeoning sector has found. To be released today by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, the report says WA should “play to its strengths” by focusing on the production of key lithium-ion battery minerals.
Volvo and Baidu join forces to mass produce self-driving electric cars in Chinaedit
Volvo Cars and Chinese internet giant Baidu have teamed up to develop and mass produce self-driving electric cars in China, the two firms said on Thursday. The Swedish carmaker, which is owned by Chinese auto manufacturer Geely, will offer its expertise in advanced technologies in the auto industry, while Baidu provides its autonomous driving platform Apollo, the two companies said in separate statements.
What Jaguar says about the battery in its new electric caredit
Earlier this year, Jaguar launched a premium electric car, the I-PACE, introducing a new luxury competitor to Tesla. The I-PACE has received good reviews, and its larger battery gave it a longer range on a single charge than the Tesla Model X, based on European standardized tests. A few weeks ago, however, US standardized tests results were published and the I-Pace performed worse than the Model X.
VW and Ford in talks on self-driving and electric vehiclesedit
Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co are in “exploratory talks” to jointly develop self-driving and electric vehicles in a far-reaching strategic alliance meant to save the companies billions of dollars, according to a person familiar with the matter.
You’ll Need 286 Pounds of Coal to Fuel That Electric Road Tripedit
New Yorkers looking to escape the winter chill by driving to Daytona Beach, Florida, would use about 40 gallons of gasoline to traverse the 1,000 miles in a Chevrolet Impala. Switch that gas guzzler out for an electron-eating EV and the equation changes. A Tesla Model S traveling the same distance would need power generated by about 2,500 cubic feet of natural gas, 286 pounds of coal or 33 minutes of blades spinning on a giant offshore wind turbine to make the same journey.