Mention
MBA student who uses data to tell best spot for e-vehicle charging pointsedit
Electric vehicles (EVs) are seen as an essential part of a green and clean future, especially as our cities choke with pollution. Enter Nimesh Shah, who used data and cutting-edge tools to frame a strategic methodology for putting in place the charging infrastructure, the lack of which has been a key obstacle to large-scale adoption of EVs.
Industry
FAME-II must put industry in fast lane, say expertsedit
Sharing insights on the recently launched FAME-II policy, industry experts unanimously welcomed the approach and said that the scheme will definitely going to spur demand of electric vehicle, thereby generating the demand of localisation of related components and subsystems
Cabinet okays 5-year plan for ‘phased manufacturing’ of EV batteriesedit
The government on Thursday announced a plan to set up a National Mission on Transformative Mobility and Battery Storage to “drive clean, connected and shared mobility” initiatives. The mission would draw up a five-year phased manufacturing programme (PMP) till 2024 for a few large-scale, export-competitive integrated batteries and cell-manufacturing Giga plants in India.
Competition
More Electric Vehicles in Pipeline, Not Just for Fleet but Also for Private Users: Tata Motorsedit
Tata Motors plans to bring a plethora of electric vehicles catering to not just fleet owners and government sales but also to private consumers with aspirational products going ahead, according to a senior company official.
International
US zooms past Europe in electric car salesedit
The United States overtook Europe to become the world’s second largest market for electric cars last year, according to a report Wednesday that accused EU carmakers of holding back sales ahead of new emissions rules. China remained in the top spot in 2018 with more than a million electric vehicles (EV) sold, followed by the US with 361,000 and Europe with 302,000, according to an analysis by clean energy campaign group Transport and Environment.