January 21, 2019

Industry

India’s electric vehicle goals being realized on two wheels, not fouredit

The Japan Times

Hurt by high fuel prices, Vinod Gore, a farmer in Gove village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, ditched his petrol scooter for an electric model, underlining how two-wheelers are driving the country’s goal of electrification of its vehicles.

Ahmedabad to run e-bus with battery swap technologyedit

The Times of India

‘Circuit-S’ that’s the name of the new electric air-conditioned city bus to be made operational for Ahmedabad BRT and subsequently for AMTS. It will be the country’s first electric bus with a ‘battery swap’ technology — which means that after a 35km circular route run of ‘RTO to RTO’ on a single charge, the electric bus will make a ‘pit stop’ at Ranip depot where a robotic arm will swap the batteries in 120 seconds and put new batteries in place.

Fuel cells versus LI batteries is much heat, a lot of gasedit

Livemint

The 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) was held last month in Katowice, Poland. The Katowice Climate Package is designed to operationalize the climate change regime contained in the Paris Agreement (2016).

Anant Geete said that FAME-2 can be expected within a monthedit

ET Auto

The Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises, Anant Geete said that the final government approval for the Rs 5500-crore second-leg of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME) scheme can be expected as early as in a month and the scheme will also include incentives for electric bicycles.

UT to soon fix power tariff for electric vehicle charging stationsedit

The Times of India

As the UT administration have installed charging stations in different parking lots in the city, they will now push for early fixing of power tariff for electric vehicle charging stations. The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) is yet to fix power tariff for these stations.

Niti Aayog’s target of more electric two-wheelers may push import of Chinese batteriesedit

ET Energyworld

Auto industry’s lobby group, SIAM, has told Niti Aayog that it won’t be possible to meet the target of increasing the share of electric two-wheelers to 25% and three-wheelers to 50% by 2023 and sought that the deadline be pushed to 2030 while seeking “promotional” subsidy from the government.

SMEV Seeks Rs 20,000 Crore in the Next Two Years to Promote Electric Vehicles in Indiaedit

News18

Electric vehicle (EV) makers’ body SMEV sought an allocation of Rs 20,000 crore in the next two years for promoting EVs in the country and also urged the government to impose a “notional green cess” on conventional vehicles in the upcoming interim Budget to fund the drive.

BHEL to set up solar electric vehicle chargers along Delhi-Chandigarh highwayedit

EQ International

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), the country’s largest power equipment manufacturer, today said it will set up a network of solar-based electric vehicle chargers (SEVC) over the entire 250 kilometers stretch on the Delhi-Chandigarh Highway.

Competition

Suzuki will launch electric vehicles starting 2020edit

ET Energyworld

Toshihiro Suzuki, president of Suzuki Motor Corporation, said that to combat carbon emissions in the country, the company will be launching electric vehicles starting 2020 and stressed that the industry should also capitalise on hybrid and CNG-powered vehicles to curb pollution

International

UK Government Slammed For Approach To Electric Carsedit

Inside EVs

The Plug-In Car Grant, which saw part of the purchase price of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles paid by the government, were cut in the autumn of last year. Since then, plug-in hybrid vehicles have effectively lost their £2,500 grants, while electric car contributions fell from £4,500 to £3,500.

Car Companies Aren’t Even Trying To Sell Electric Carsedit

Clean Technica

Head to a Ford dealership and ask about an F-150. You will be shown its features, invited on a test drive, and treated to a carefully practiced sales pitch detailing the truck’s strength, power, and durability. Ask about an electric car, and you might have a very different experience.

Small electric cars may not be affordable for all, says Volkswagen chairmanedit

CNBC TV18

The move to electric vehicles will make cars significantly more expensive, meaning they may become unaffordable for people on low incomes in the future, the chairman of Volkswagen said in an interview published on Sunday.

AFC Energy Powers Up World’s First Hydrogen Electric Vehicle Chargeredit

EQ International

AFC Energy (AIM:AFC), the industrial fuel cell power company, today announced the successful deployment of CH2ARGETM, the world’s first electric vehicle charger based on hydrogen fuel-cell technology. The breakthrough by the UK-based energy technology company could enable 100% clean electricity for future EV charging.

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