Specific
SUN Mobility teams-up with SmartE to deploy energy infraedit
Mention
IATIA 2018 Honours Excellence in Technology & Innovationedit
The fifth edition of the coveted Indian Automotive Technology and Innovation Awards (IATIA) – India’s only automotive technology award platform – was organised by Auto Tech Review, a Springer Nature India publication, on December 21, 2018, at Leela Ambience, Gurugram.
Industry
FAME II to push India towards clean mobility: SMEV estimates EV sales to double next yearedit
With green mobility slowly taking centre stage at the automotive scenario all around the world, India too is pushing forward with a new National Auto Policy and the FAME II scheme which is slated to act as a catalyst in India’s shift towards clean mobility.
Local EV makers drive ecosystem for green mobility in Telanganaedit
Even as the Telangana government hunts for that one big name in the electric vehicle (EV) space that can help fire up the EV ecosystem in the state, many local players are revving up their game to cater to the growing demand for green mobility.
Competition
Hero MotoCorp seen gaining from Ather Energy funding plansedit
Electric scooter startup Ather Energy, which is owned a third by Hero MotoCorp Ltd, is gearing up to raise between ₹200 crore and ₹300 crore over the next 10 months to a year to expand into newer markets such as Chennai and Pune, said a person with direct knowledge of the matter.
Delta India witnesses momentum for EV Charging solutions in Indiaedit
Delta India, a leading Power and Energy management company, today announced that they are seeing widespread adoption of its Electric Vehicle Charging Solutions in the country.
International
‘Capacity of lithium-ion batteries increased by 15%’edit
Scientists say they have increased the capacity of lithium-ion batteries — used in mobile phones, laptops and electric vehicles — by 15 per cent. The efficiency was increased by adding a solid electrolyte to the battery’s cathode or the positively charged electrode, said researchers from Peter the Great St Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU) in Russia.
In oil-rich Dubai, who drives an electric car?edit
Dubai has ambitious goals for electric cars. Early adopters get free parking, no tolls and discounts on registration fees. Even the power is gratis at the 200 charging stations the government installed throughout the city.
Barra Looks to China for GM’s Electric Rebirthedit
In April 2014, Mary Barra sat on Capitol Hill listening to accounts of families who’d lost a member while driving in a General Motors Co. Chevrolet Cobalt that malfunctioned. Months earlier, she’d been handed the reins of the largest U.S. car company.