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EV Startup Pick of the Week: SUN Mobilityedit
SUN Mobility was founded in 2017 by Chetan Maini and Uday Khemka. It is a 50:50 joint venture between Virya Mobility 5.0 and SUN New Energy Systems. The startup provides innovative solutions for electric vehicles and energy infrastructure to build a fully electric mobility ecosystem.
Industry
Only electric 2-wheelers may be sold in country after 2025edit
Signalling a faster transition towards electric vehicles, the government is expected to mandate the sale of only electric three-wheelers from April 2023, while all new two-wheelers with engine capacity up to 150cc driving out of showrooms may have to be powered by electricity from April 2025.
How are electric vehicles defining the future?edit
Major automobile manufacturers around the world have engaged in a race to produce powerful, eco-friendly yet economical cars which will eliminate the use of fossil fuel. Currently, the only way to do this is by adopting an all-electric powertrain.
International
Electric cars: China powers the battery supply chainedit
In a factory beside a paddy field on the outskirts of a small city in central China, one of the core components of the modern global economy is being produced. Inside a warren of cement and steel pipes, rock — mined in Australia — is heated to 1,000C in a giant coal-fired boiler.
Will Rolling Back Vehicle Emission Standards Hurt Electric Vehicles?edit
California may roll right over Donald Trump’s attempt to reverse vehicle emission standards. It could even go as far as to ban the traditional combustion engine that runs on gasoline. It’s a response to Trump’s attempt to block California from going its own way mileage rules. What will be the impact on electric vehicles?
Threat or promise? E-auto boom could cost industry jobsedit
Over 115 years the auto industry in the east German town of Zwickau has lived through wrenching upheavals including World War II and the collapse of communism. Now the city’s 90,000 people are plunging headlong into another era of change: top employer Volkswagen’s total shift into electric cars at the local plant.