Mention
Delhi Govt Announces Pilot To Deploy 1K Electric Vehicles To Delivery Fleetsedit
‘Discover Electric Delhi’ pilot, under which up to 1K electric vehicles for delivery will be deployed in the city over the next one year. As part of this pilot, over 30 urban delivery companies will be transitioning to electric vehicles. Further, the working group of this pilot will include a mix of various industries including online delivery companies, vehicle aggregators, logistics firms, charge station providers, and power distributors.
To put electric mobility in fast lane, firms push for swappable batteriesedit
A host of new entrants, both domestic and foreign, are working on creating an ecosystem of swappable batteries aimed at drastically cutting the time needed for charging electric vehicles, thus enabling faster adoption of electric mobility in the country.
Industry
Government Going the Extra Mile to Boost Electric Vehiclesedit
The electric vehicles are on the rise globally for their clean and green approach. EVs are on the rise and automobile technology is embracing this shift with open arms. In India, the cost of electric vehicles is very high due to lack of infrastructure. So far India’s goals to push electric vehicles have remained on paper but government is pushing for the increase in EVs.
Cars to have colour-coded stickers based on fuel type: Road Ministryedit
This comes as a surprise but apparently has been long time in the making. The Road Transport and Highways Ministry on the directions of the Supreme Court, has asked all the states to issue hologram-based colour-coded stickers on vehicles indicating nature of fuel. Accordingly, light blue colour stickers will be assigned to petrol/CNG vehicles while orange sticker will be used for diesels.
EV push may leave no tanks to fill at CNG pumpsedit
The government’s plan to popularise electric vehicles (EVs) and phase out the sale of fossil fueldriven vehicles beginning 2023 can put at risk the planned investments of more than Rs 1.2 lakh crore in city gas distribution business, company executives said.
Electric vehicles road map: NITI Aayog extends deadline for auto companiesedit
The NITI Aayog is likely to extend the deadline of two weeks given to two- and three-wheeler manufacturers to come out with a comprehensive road map for rolling out only electric three-wheelers by 2023 and electric two-wheelers (up to 150cc) by 2025, people aware of the development said. If implemented, companies cannot sell conventional two- and three-wheelers beyond the mentioned timeline.
Going Green: Ekart to deliver on electric vehiclesedit
Ekart, the logistics arm of e-commerce marketplace Flipkart, said it will replace nearly 40% of its last-mile delivery fleet with electric vehicles (EVs) over the next nine months. The company is also setting up charging infrastructure at its hubs, and expects these initiatives to cut carbon emissions by over 50%.
Competition
Lithium Urban Tech introduces e-bus in its New Delhi fleetedit
Bangalore-based electric fleet service provider, Lithium Urban Technologies (Lithium) which has over 850 EVs in operations across the country, has now added an electric bus to its service. On June 26, 2019, Lithium showcased its electric car and bus at the Urban Mobility Workshop organised by the Delhi government in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Institute at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
International
Electric Car Charging Hassle Will Spur Buyer Resistanceedit
Battery cars face many barriers to success, but the charging system is the biggest hurdle and this threatens to derail the whole European Union (EU) project to force its citizens into electric vehicles.
Electric Cars Still Face a Major Roadblockedit
I have an old Jeep that’s on its last legs. We’ve rebuilt the transmission and replaced most of the suspension, at a cost that far outstrips the hypothetical value of the car. It runs, but just. It burns oil like a refinery and gets terrible gas mileage to boot.