Industry
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.
Competition
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.
International
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.