Industry
UP to get second highest number of electric buses after Maharashtraedit
The Centre has approved Uttar Pradesh’s proposal to operate 600 electric buses in eleven cities to boost urban transport and ply as city buses. After Maharashtra, which got the Centre’s approval to operate 725 electric buses in six cities, UP has got the second highest allocation of E-buses under the FAME-2 scheme of the Centre.
Auto Slowdown: More Layoffs May Be Coming In Sales, R&Dedit
With the deepening crisis in auto sector, which has seen the worst volume plunge in two decades in July, independent human resources industry feels the maximum impact will be on temporary workers, followed by service roles in sales and marketing along with research and development as automakers are forced to cut production.
Start-ups driving Smart Mobility 2.0 swear by electric vehiclesedit
A corporate taxi service operator in the National Capital Region (NCR) is ecstatic. Till last month, getting “green” high-security number plates for their electric car fleet was turning out to be an uphill task.
Auto industry lauds PM Modi’s assurance of petrol/diesel vehicles’ co-existence with electric vehiclesedit
Automobile industry the world over is scrambling to develop and bring finesse to electric vehicle technologies along with improving charging infrastructure and reducing charge times. A common cry from across the globe for cleaner emissions from vehicles considering the rising levels of pollution has led to some governments mulling over banning ICEs (internal combustion engines) eventually. Having a number of cities on the list of most polluted in the world, India has a need to go green all the more.
Telangana power utilities to meet needs of charging agenciesedit
Telangana Transco and Genco Chairman and Managing Director D Prabhakar Rao said that the TS power utilities are fully geared up to supply the required bulk power to the upcoming charging agencies as well as retail consumers of electric vehicles.
Charge and whizz away! Bengaluru to get 12 electric vehicle charging stations soonedit
Bengaluru city will see the opening of around 12 new electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by the end of August. These stations are in Direct Current (DC) mode, which will help in charging vehicles much faster when compared to the Alternate Current (AC) mode charging stations. The pricing for charging at these stations is being finalised.
How India Can Enable E-Mobility Solutionsedit
The last few months have been most critical in terms of our plan to transition to an electrified future for mobility. The introduction of Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle II (FAME) and proposed deadlines mandating faster adoption has created a sense of urgency.
How Blockchain can further the cause of electric vehiclesedit
Charged up with the idea that electric vehicles (EVs) hold the future of energy and transportation, many countries such as India and those in the European Union are pulling out all the steps to strengthen the EV ecosystem with battery storage manufacturing plants, besides offering a host of financial and tax incentives.
Competition
Panasonic may set up li-ion battery module assembly unit in Indiaedit
Japan’s Panasonic Corp. is exploring opportunities to set up a facility for assembling lithium-ion (li-ion) battery modules in India, said a top company executive. With India readying its roadmap for transition to electric mobility, leading global manufacturers of lithium-ion batteries are exploring opportunities to first build assembly units, even as they eventually plan large-scale manufacturing of lithium-ion cells in the country.
Erick electric three-wheeler unveiled with just 5 minutes of charging timeedit
Shado Group has unveiled its electric three-wheelers under the Erick brand name. The vehicle has been developed by Adarin Engineering Technologies, a Shado Group company and has a range of 70 km per single full charge. The company says that Erick is targeted at the Indian commercial market and is capable of operating at high ambient temperatures.
International
More EV charging stations than fuel stations in the UK nowedit
July 2019 saw the UK record a sharp rise in demand for EVs, pushing electric cars to their highest-ever share of the UK car market, while sales of diesel and plug-in hybrid cars continued to fall. What’s helping the charge of electric mobility and the increasing adoption of EVs amongst UK motorists is the growth in the number of EV charging stations.
Norway’s Electric Car Revolution Spearheaded by the Richestedit
Almost half the cars sold in Norway are now electric. Much of the success of electric vehicles in Norway is owed to generous tax incentives and exemptions from various fees. The surge in electric car sales even resulted in a shortfall in automobile taxes of about 3 billion kroner ($335 million) in this year’s budget.