Industry
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”.
Competition
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.
International
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.