Industry
There will be hardly any electric vehicles on Indian roads even by 2023edit
India won’t be shifting gears to electric vehicles (EVs) anytime soon. Only 6% of automobiles sold in the country by 2030 will be electric, according to the new global EV outlook by research firm BloombergNEF.
Kochi set to lead State’s charge towards electric vehiclesedit
With talks of conventional fuel standards being upgraded from BS4 to BS6, electric vehicles may appear a dot on the horizon. But Kerala’s charge towards having a million electric vehicles by 2022, it appears, will be led by Kochi, which will have the earliest of the State’s public electric charging stations soon thanks to efforts by public sector oil marketing companies.
India to frame indigenous EV charging station normsedit
In a first, India plans to come up with its own standards for charging stations for its emerging electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. To start with, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Department of Science and Technology (DST) are working on an indigenous charging standard that will also help reduce the cost of establishing charging stations for EVs in the country.
Competition
Ather Energy to install over 50 fast charging grid points in Chennaiedit
IIT Madras-based electric two-wheeler maker, Ather Energy on Thursday announced the installation of 50-55 charging Ather grid points by the end of 2019 in Chennai. The fast charging network can be used by all electric two-wheelers and four-wheeler for free of charge till the end of the year, the company said in a media release.
Renault unveils three electric concept-cars for future mobilityedit
French auto major Groupe Renault Thursday showcased three electric concept-cars as its vision of the mobility of the future. A pioneer of electric vehicles in Europe, Groupe Renault introduced its car-on-demand service using autonomous electric Renault ZOE Cab prototype vehicles, as part of the Paris-Saclay Autonomous Lab project, here at the VIVA Technology show.
International
Electric transport revolution set to spread rapidly into Light and Medium CV marketedit
Electric vehicles, or EVs, are on track to dominate global sales of passenger cars and buses by 2040, and to encroach significantly on the market for vans and short-distance trucking, according to the latest forecast from research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF).
Tesla fires sound alarms about electric-car battery safetyedit
Electric vehicles may be less prone to catch fire than gas guzzlers, but recent blazes involving Tesla Inc. and NIO Inc. cars in Greater China are prompting the industry to take steps to alleviate concerns from potential customers.