Industry
FAME-II may disappoint electric two-wheeler manufacturers with lower salesedit
The government’s much-awaited incentive scheme for electric vehicles under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of hybrid and electric vehicles or FAME II is likely to be a deterrent for electric two wheelers.
Growth slowdown: Two-wheeler companies, dealers struggle to liquidate stock; inventories rise by 4 weeksedit
Even as dealers of two-wheeler manufacturers struggle to attract buyers to their showrooms, they are desperately seeking an extension of credit days to pay for the rising inventory.
ETAuto EVC: Experts pitch for coexistence of EV battery chemistryedit
To make electric vehicle a success in India, a panel of eminent EV industryleaders, at ETAuto EV Conclave, pitched for a roadmap that should promote the coexistence of different battery chemistries.
20 e-buses to ease Kolkata’s emission burdenedit
More than a century after trams were electrified in Kolkata, making it one of only a handful cities across the world with an environment-friendly mode of transport, the first set of electric buses hit the roads on Wednesday.
ETAuto EVC: Indian EV shift needs infrastructure pushedit
ETAuto EVC: Indian EV shift needs infrastructure push
As vehicle electrification has started gaining traction, it opens new mobility avenues for India to tap into. At present, electric vehicles represent a magnitude of growth never seen before and India is all set to position itself as a leader of the EV marketplace.
How shared electric mobility can benefit Indiaedit
It took close to 60 years for the number of registered vehicles in India to grow from 0.3 million in 1951 to 105 million in 2008. But it took only six years from 2009 to 2015 to add another 105 million vehicles on the road.
PM Narendra Modi Pushes Green Mobility in India: Electric Train, Buses and EV Policy for Carsedit
According to a study from the World Health Organization, 9 out of every 10 people in the world breathe air that contains high levels of pollutants and kills 7 million people each year.
Competition
Piaggio to drive in fully electric 3-wheeler in India by mid-2019edit
Italian two and three-wheeler maker Piaggio Vehicles aims to launch a fully electric three-wheeler in India by the middle of this year, a top company official said on Wednesday.
Will This Be Tata Motors’ First EV for Personal Buyers in India?edit
With the 2019 Geneva Motor Show round the corner, carmakers across the globe are gearing up to show the world the technologies and models that they have been working on.
International
Canadian company to pursue lithium exploration in Myanmaredit
AsiaBaseMetals Inc announced its entry into the Myanmar mining sector last week. The Canada-based miner will focus on mining lithium and has already obtained the necessary documents that will enable it to submit investment proposals to the Myanmar Investment Commission.
Lithium Australia’s LieNA spodumene-to-lithium conversion process advancing at ANSTOedit
Lithium Australia NL has highlighted the step change its wholly-owned LieNA process represents in spodumene refining as it improves resource utilisation and reagent regeneration potential. The company confirmed today it believed LieNA research and development warranted further investment and it had begun the next stage of its evolution at an Australia’s Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) facility.
Electric cars lone bright spot in China auto industryedit
ELECTRIC cars are holding their own in China, the world’s biggest auto market, even as the industry has seen a slump in overall sales for seven straight months. Deliveries of new-energy passenger vehicles, which include pure-battery, plug-in hybrids and fuel-cell cars, more than doubled to 85,000 units in January, fuelled by a rush before the government scales back subsidies for the zero- and low-emission automobiles by 2020.
Will there be an electric vehicle calamity in ten years?edit
Design Products & Applications
Car demand will collapse as people move to cities. $100 billion was written off the stock value of car companies recently. The US economy is on a sugar rush from a trillion-dollar borrowing boost at the top of the cycle.
Saudi-backed Lucid Motors spells out vision for the future of electric carsedit
For Lucid, one thing is clear: The US electric-vehicle company aims to build the “best car in the world.” It certainly faces a lot of competition in that regard, given the raft of startups specializing in electric cars that have emerged in recent years, and Elon Musk’s Tesla being streets ahead in the mass-production race.
Seals developed for e-mobility help electric cars compete with gas vehiclesedit
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has launched the HiSpin PDR RT and HiSpin HS40, two seals specifically developed for e-mobility applications. Engineered to operate at high velocity, they make a significant step in overcoming issues related to sealing at high rotary speeds that limit electric cars being able to meet the ultimate goal of traveling the same distance as a gasoline vehicle on one charge.
Creating the UK’s first smart-charging market for electric vehicle driversedit
Ian Cameron, Head of Innovation at UK Power Networks, said smart charging is about promoting choice for consumers and offering incentives to change their charging patterns.
Volvo Trucks Delivers its First All-Electric Vehiclesedit
On Tuesday, Volvo Trucks delivered its first all-electric vehicles: a refuse truck to waste and recycling company Renova, and a distribution truck to logistics company DB Schenker and partner haulier TGM, operating in Sweden.
Facilities Services Buys Electric Vehicles Through Alternative Fuel Programedit
Through an innovative program intended to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions on campus, Facilities Services recently purchased eight new electric vehicles—two that replace gas-combustion vehicles and six that are new to the facilities pool.
MnDOT: State should have 194k more electric vehicles in a decadeedit
Minnesota transit officials have a bold new goal for electric vehicles in the state: electrify 20 percent of all cars, SUVs and light-duty trucks in a decade. An effort to tackle climate change and move away from fossil fuels, the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s proposal, released last week, calls for a 3,200 percent increase in the amount of electric vehicles by 2030.