Mention
Shreyas Shibulal launches INR 140 cr fund for clean mobility venturesedit
Industry
ARAI to set up mobility research centeredit
The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) will set up a new mobility research center at Takwe near Talegaon (Pune). This will be the 4th campus of ARAI. Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director, ARAI said that this mobility research center which will have vehicle test tracks for automotive, testing and certification facility for equipment related to construction and mining industry.
EV charging stations at Vidhana Soudha of no useedit
The electric vehicle charging stations set up at the Vidhana Soudha just two months ago, remain unused hidden behind parked vehicles. Intriguingly, the charging stations were shutdown the very next day of their launch. The reason? There are no electric vehicles belonging to politicians or officials at the Vidhana Soudha to be charged. Besides, private vehicles have no entry into the premises.
Electric vehicles to create jobs, reduce dependency on oil import: Jaitleyedit
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Wednesday said the government’s electric mobility programme will promote manufacturing and job creation, besides reducing pollution. Electric mobility is an attractive, sustainable and profitable solution to mitigate adverse impact of climate change and the threat to public health caused especially by vehicular emission, he said after induction of 15 electric vehicles for usage by officers of the Finance Ministry.
Finance Ministry goes all-electric: Vehicle fleet replaced with 15 Mahindra eVerito EVsedit
The Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India has just signed an agreement with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for the deployment of 15 electric vehicles for their officers. In order to charge these vehicles, a total of 28 charging points that include 24 Slow charging points and 4 Fast Charging Points have been installed at North Block.
Competition
Adopt Sustainable Mobility Solutions For Tourismedit
One of Samarth Kholkar’s fondest memories of growing up in Goa was the weekend swim in clear water. For him, if there was paradise on earth, it was Goa. Kholkar witnessed the menacing pollution in big cities and saw Goa slowly move in the same direction.
International
Are the days of the private car really over?edit
A couple of months ago I wrote a wildly optimistic piece about how we’ve all probably bought our last cars. It drew on analysis that suggests that the convergence of electric cars and Uber-style ride hailing networks, together with autonomous driving technology, could completely reshape the car market.
Electric Car Charging Goes Super Fastedit
One of the complaints about electric vehicles (EVs) — aside from they don’t go far enough on a charge — is how long it takes to re-charge those batteries. But that could be about to change.
Why a paradigm split is the need of the hour on climate actionedit
COP26, as the global climate conference scheduled to be held in 2020 is known in United Nations (UN) jargon, when countries are expected to ratchet up ambition on climate action, is coming closer. The effort to encourage countries to be ambitious is gathering pace.