Industry
Govt Scraps Policy Which Subsidises EVs And Taxes Polluting Vehiclesedit
The Indian electric vehicle sector continues to be covered in clouds as the central government has reportedly put a hold on its INR 7,500 Cr worth “Feebate” plan which was being considered in a bid to encourage emobility in the country ahead of the general elections.
Threat of electric vehicles looms for Indraprastha Gasedit
The government’s efforts to fight the pollution problem in Delhi have helped city gas distributor Indraprastha Gas Ltd (IGL) in the past. However, this time around, things could well turn out to be different. On Saturday, the Delhi cabinet approved the addition of 1,000 electric buses, an environment-friendly mode of public transport for residents.
Fleets are the way towards popularisation of electric vehicles: Anand Mahindraedit
For Mahindra group, from whose stable electric luxury supercar Battista is being rolled out, the path to mass adoption of electric vehicles will be through fleet such as Ola, according to the group’s Chairman Anand Mahindra.
Competition
Ola’s Rs400crore EV investment is putting the cart before the horseedit
Last week, cab-hailing company Ola raised Rs 400 core for its electric vehicle venture Ola Electric Mobility that leads Ola’s Mission: Electric — a venture where Ola is working on developing solutions in partnership with vehicle makers, battery companies and its own drivers to make electric mobility viable at a commercial scale.
Blu Smart Mobility likely to ink pact with JioMoney for data servicesedit
Gurugram-based electric transport start-up Blu Smart Mobility is in talks with JioMoney, the digital wallet of the RIL group, and Reliance Jio, for data services across its offerings. Backed by Gensol, one of the largest solar energy service players, Blu Smart launched operations earlier this year, with a fleet of 100 Mahindra eVeritos. It is in talks with Coke to offer its seamless transportation solutions.
International
Utilities Rev Up the Electric Vehicle Renaissanceedit
In the early 1900s, Henry Ford and Thomas Edison were camping buddies. They called themselves the Vagabonds and took road trips together nearly every year. In 1914, Ford revealed that he and Edison were even working together on a cheap electric car, although that project never got off the ground.
Stricter emissions limits jolt Europe’s auto industryedit
Electric vehicles will take centre stage at this year’s Geneva Motor Show, as automakers scramble to bring their fleets into line with strict CO2 emissions standards set to kick in next year. Europe’s biggest annual car show, which will open its doors to the media on Tuesday and to the public two days later, has long been synonymous with new lines of powerful and prestigious racing cars and shiny petrol-guzzling SUVs.
Nissan sells 400,000 Leaf electric cars globallyedit
Nissan has claimed today that the Nissan Leaf became the first electric car in history to surpass 400,000 sales, solidifying the model’s leading role in the global shift toward more sustainable mobility. Introduced in 2010 as the world’s first mass-market electric vehicle, the Nissan Leaf customers were mostly “early adopters.”
The World’s First All Electric Autonomous Bus Is Here, Thanks To Volvo & University Researchersedit
Autonomous technology is being actively sought by several auto makers and in some cases, teams of engineering students as well as university researchers are helping them out. One such example has now surfaced where Volvo has partnered with Nanyang Technological University (NTU) to unveil a 12-metre autonomous electric bus, which is being deemed as the world’s first of its kind.