Mention
IIT Kharagpur Students Build A Home-Rechargeable Electric Three-Wheeleedit
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP) students and mechanical engineering professor Vikranth Racherla have built an electric three-wheeler called Deshla, for city transportation. The vehicle is said to be chargeable at home and has a maximum speed of 50 Km/hr. According to Racherla, “In contrast to the three-wheelers in the market at present, the vehicle is far more stable and jerk-free on bad roads.”
Plugging Into The Futureedit
The concept is already finding traction among fleet owners. Maini’s Sun Mobility recently tied up with ride hailing company Uber for battery swapping in the latter’s upcoming electric three-wheeler range. The largest organised player in this business, SmartE, which runs almost 1,000 electric rickshaws in Delhi-NCR, also swears by it.
Industry
A bus corridor on the anvil for Kochiedit
If things go as planned, Kochi will get a bus priority corridor with IoT (Internet of Things) and Intelligent Transport System. The project, which is still in its initial stage, was mooted after the e-bus corridor project proposed by the state government in the Rebuild Kerala initiative was pushed to the back burner.
SoftBank to invest in electric vehicles in Andhra Pradeshedit
Japanese giant SoftBank, showed interest in investing in Andhra Pradesh as a delegation of SoftBank, which called on Industries and IT Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy at a diplomatic outreach programme held in Hyderabad on Monday, expressed willingness to invest in electric vehicles.
Delhi electric vehicle move may help save Rs 6,000 crore in fuel importsedit
As part of the Delhi’s draft electric vehicle (EV) policy, the city will need around 500,000 new EVs in the next five years and it will help save Rs 6,000 crore in oil and liquid natural gas imports and 4.8 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions. The report, prepared by the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi and the Rocky Mountain Institute, submitted to Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot here on Monday, identifies the economic and environmental benefits of the national capital’s electric mobility future.
Electric vehicles: Tamil Nadu seeks first-mover advantage with new policyedit
The Tamil Nadu government has announced a host of incentives for electric vehicles (EVs) and component makers in its Electric Vehicle Policy 2019, which was released by chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday. The policy underlines the special focus on augmenting charging infrastructure and encouraging start-ups. Aiming to gain the first-mover advantage and woo big-ticket investments, the state government has announced 100% motor vehicle tax exemption for all EVs, including two-wheelers, cars, auto-rickshaws, buses and light goods carriers till December 2022.
Delhi odd-even scheme: EV policy awaits notificationedit
Even as the Delhi government has announced odd-even scheme to be enforced in November to reduce air pollution, it is yet to notify its Electric Vehicle Policy prepared almost a year back to curb vehicular pollution. The odd-even scheme for private vehicles is being implemented from November 4 to 15 as the Kejriwal government believes vehicles are the major pollutants.
Competition
Honda To Import Electric Scooters To India From China In A Test Runedit
Electric two-wheeler offerings are growing at a rapid pace in the Indian EV market. Auto majors are aware of this and have hinted at their plans to be in this space. Hero Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) recently did the same and as per it, some of Honda’s electric scooters Activa might be on their way to India from China soon.
International
U.K. energy review could offer incentives for electric car salesedit
The U.K. is concluding an almost yearlong assessment of its energy market and policies on Monday, with officials suggesting new incentives could be offered to promote sales of electric cars. The nation is trying to reach a goal of eliminating greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and speed the introduction of low-carbon technologies such as electric vehicles, according to a government statement.
Electric vehicles, batteries could draw bulk of GM’s $7 billion pledgeedit
A new family of electric vehicles, an all-electric pickup truck and an advanced battery system could draw much of the $7 billion that General Motors Co has pledged to invest in the United States as parts of contract talks with the United Auto Workers.