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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
Electric vehicles set to get green number plates in Biharedit
Electric vehicles in Bihar will have green number plates soon, instead of the existing yellow. Registration numbers will be in yellow or white, depending on the vehicle class: commercial or private.
Charging points soon for EVsedit
With Noida Authority joining hands with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to push for electric vehicle infrastructure, public electric vehicle charging stations will be soon installed at several locations across the city. The Noida Authority is in process of signing an MoU with EESL to set up EV charging stations. Initially, one charging station will be set up for the Noida Authority and five electric vehicles will be rented to replace authority’s old official vehicles.
Renewable energy needs a reforms push to attain green energy targets: Studyedit
Renewable energy needs a reforms push from the newly elected government to achieve the envisaged target of 275 Gw by 202, a study said. Despite marked strides in green energy propped up by policy initiatives, more reforms in the pipeline should be sped up, US-based think-tank Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) noted in the study.
Competition
Ola Electric To Initially Focus On 2 Wheelers, 3 Wheelers & Charging: Arun Sarinedit
Ola Electric will initially focus on two-wheelers and three-wheeler electric vehicles (EVs), along with making sure that recharging remains an easy process, said Ola Electric’s new independent director Arun Sarin.
Hyundai says evaluating market for more SUVs, EVs in Indiaedit
Buoyed by success of Creta and robust response to new model Venue, South Korean auto major Hyundai is studying if it can bring more SUVs in India, apart from finding in which segment it can bring electric vehicles, according to a company official.
International
Electric car owners are charging vehicles with extension leads because of lack of charging points, charity sayedit
The UK has a shortage of charging points for electric cars, new figures show, as a charity warns that drivers are taking risks to charge their vehicles.
Partnership is the rule of the game at times of shared mobilityedit
Christian Ledoux, head of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Mobility Services, sees ridesharing as the ultimate solution to increasing congestion in cities. Indian companies, with their technology prowess, can be a key contributor to the development of autonomous mobility, he tells Nabeel A Khan in Paris.