Mention
Union Budget 2019: What electric vehicle industry expects from the Governmentedit
With less than a week left for Union Budget 2019, the most sanguine electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers are seeking to reduce goods and services tax on electric vehicles and batteries and rolling out of a time bound FAME II.
Industry
RTA proposes permits for 2,000 electric autos in Kochiedit
The Road Transport Authority (RTA) has plans to issue fresh permits to electric/ CNG autorickshaws in a bid to phase out autos using fossil fuels.
Competition
Ather Energy calls for cut in import tariff on lithium ion cellsedit
To promote manufacturing of electric vehicles in India, import duties on fully built batteries need to be increased while the same should be reduced on lithium ion cells, motors and motor controllers, according to electric-two wheeler maker Ather Energy.
International
What Changed In The EV Industry In 2018?edit
The electric vehicle (EV) industry was booming in 2018. It was the most booming year of a booming decade for EVs. Below is a long, long rundown of notables changes in the industry in 2018.
50% Of Brits Ready To Go Electric? Be Cautious About Headlinesedit
From my own experience, I would say that it is definitely the case that electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming more popular in the UK. Not long ago I would very rarely see another electric vehicle at the charging station on my travels. Now it is rarely the case that I have a charging station all to myself and I am lucky to not have to wait for others to finish charging before I can get on.
Liberty Global to trial electric cars chargingedit
Liberty Global is to start using its cable ducts underneath residential streets to install kerbside electric vehicle charging points in the UK. The concept, which will be tested at a small number of sites, is the latest sign that telecoms companies are looking beyond the communications market for growth.
Volkswagen to manufacture mobile electric car recharging stationsedit
Volkswagen will manufacture electric car batteries and charging stations in its home region in Germany, as it prepares to mass produce electric vehicles and overhaul its components division, which makes engines and steering parts.
Bosch buys out Daimler’s stake in electric motor joint ventureedit
German auto supplier Robert Bosch said on Thursday it had bought out partner Daimler’s stake in EM-Motive GmbH, a joint venture set up to make motors for electric and hybrid cars.
Vattenfall looks for acquisitions in electric mobility push: CEOedit
Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall is looking for acquisitions in its efforts to become one of Europe’s biggest operators of electric vehicle charging stations, its chief executive said.