Industry
Why success of electric vehicles in India rests on the overhaul of the power sectoredit
If electric vehicles (EVs) must make economic sense to customers, charging them should cost less than a third of what it does now, says India’s biggest homegrown cab-hailing company.
Ola recommends incentives for promoting usage of EVs rather than purchasingedit
Ola Cabs – country’s largest cab service provider – in its first report on electric mobility recommended that efforts should to be made to promote the usage of electric vehicles rather than focusing on purchase of such vehicles in the initial period and vehicles operated by the central and state government should be converted to electric since that would ensure electrification of a significant number of vehicles.
India should prioritize two-wheeler electrification: Studyedit
As small vehicles dominate Indian roads, the two and three-wheeler segments in the country should be prioritized for electrification, suggests new research.
Competition
After Bengaluru, Ather Energy to enter Chennai in June 2019 with Ather 450, 340 smart electric scootersedit
Ather Energy has announced its plans of entering Chennai in the month of June 2019. Chennai is the second city in which Ather Energy will be entering in India with the first one being Bengaluru.
International
For $500 million, Rivian will teach Ford how to make electric vehiclesedit
Ford is investing $500 million in Rivian, an electric-vehicle startup. The injection of cash comes only months after the Michigan-based company raised $700 million in an investment round led by Amazon.
Explosions Threatening Lithium-Ion’s Edge in a Battery Raceedit
Another lithium-ion battery has exploded, this time at an energy-storage complex in the U.S. At least 21 fires had already occurred at battery projects in South Korea, according to BloombergNEF. But this latest one, erupting on Friday at a facility owned by a Pinnacle West Capital Corp. utility in Surprise, Arizona, marked the first time it has happened in America since batteries took off globally.
Google Maps Will Now Show Electric Car Charging Stations With Their Real Time Availabilityedit
As the automobile industry is making a shift to electric vehicles, the tech world is following suit in almost every way possible. A recent example of this has now been provided by Google, as the tech giant has upgraded its renowned ‘Maps’ application to display electric charging stations now.