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Electric vehicles look to ride out ‘range anxiety’ with graphene chargeedit
2019 promises a lot for electric vehicles (EVs) as this is the year when many of the leading carmakers, like Hyundai, Audi and Mercedes will be electrifying their products for the Indian market. But apart from them, there are many start-ups that are working towards improvisation of electric vehicles, especially in increasing the range and providing quicker charging solutions for these vehicles.
Industry
Plugged in and Ready to Rolledit
The Economic Times
Why ethanol is not a suitable fuel for automobilesedit
The Indian government is accelerating its programme of blending ethanol with petrol for two reasons: Our petroleum import bill is continuously increasing (we import more than 85 per cent of all our requirements) and two, we have surplus of sugar in India, which has no takers in the export market.
EESL plan to finish first lot of e-cars delayededit
India’s plan to complete the distribution of the first lot of 10,000 electric cars ordered for government use has been delayed for a second time to September 2019, as only 10% of the order has so far been delivered. Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) floated a global tender in August 2017 for the procurement of electric sedans, to be used by government departments.
New-age business models for EVs: Electric mobility needs integration and innovation, no just sheer investmentedit
Electric vehicles (EVs) are likely to transform mobility patterns, create new opportunities, and redistribute responsibilities within the industry. This may require new orientations as well as stable and forward-looking policies. Cities will require networked transport systems through multimodal integration and redesigning the mobility system to make it sustainable and consumer-oriented.
Goa government signs pact with NTPC to get 100 e-buses in stateedit
The Goa government has signed an agreement with the National Thermal Power Corportaion Ltd (NTPC) for assistance in procuring 100 electric buses and setting up charging stations at all major bus stands across the state, transport minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar said on Tuesday.
Why We Need To Look Beyond Lithium For Electric Vehiclesedit
For the electric vehicles (EV) dream to become a reality in India, there are two major requirements: one, the total cost must be low, which includes cost of lithium batteries, and two, there must be dependable charging infrastructure.
International
Electric vehicles’ market share small, but set to riseedit
Automakers view electrification as critical to the future of the automotive space and are accelerating efforts to electrify their fleets. Electric vehicles (EVs) currently make up a small fraction of total automotive sales globally.
Electric cars are OK, but public transport is betteredit
Electric vehicles (EVs) are not the silver bullet transformation for our transport industry, but the momentum for change is building, and EVs might be part of the change. By simply championing a technical switch to EVs we will miss the greater opportunity of this problem. Focusing too strongly on EVs will lock in existing problems around congestion, health and the liveability of our cities.