Mention
Auroville turns model to go off power gridedit
As most cities struggle to shift gears to electric vehicles, an experiment in the tiny township of Auroville near Puducherry is making a silent and sustainable statement on electric mobility. A solar technology hub and a community committed to being eco-friendly, Auroville has been chosen for a unique experiment in green mobility that is independent of the power grid. The technology for the project is simple: Use a combination of solar power and battery storage packs to power street lights and charge e-vehicles used for public transport.
Industry
‘Issue spl bonds to roll out EVs’edit
The expert committee on Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Commission has suggested the government issue special electric vehicle (EV) bonds to raise funds from international and national lending agencies for the introduction of EVs on a massive scale. According to the committee, special bonds will help APSRTC secure funds at cheaper rate of interest. The committee said the introduction of e-buses into APSRTC will cut down losses and help environment protection.
Electric Vehicles: Great Potential & Dream ‘But’ Very Distant Realityedit
How many of you reading this article have ever used Indian Railways but when you first saw the water mug (used by Indians to clean their derrière) tied to chain using a miniature lock – the contraption far heavier than the mug itself, have wondered, A country where a petty mug needs protection – what’s the future of our future and who will protect it with which harness or security.
Electric autos proposed for city streets to be blue and whiteedit
A transport official said that an e auto was brought from Pune recently for demo for drivers in Mumbai region, and he expects registration of e-autos to pick up in the city by year end.
Tamil Nadu unveils a bold Electric Vehicles policy; to run 500 EV buses by 2019-20 endedit
Rolling out a slew of measures to push the idea of Electric Vehicles (EV) in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has released the EV policy intending to attract Rs 50,000 crore worth of investments and create 1.5 lakh new jobs. While building a favourable ecosystem for EVs is the biggest challenge before the state, some 32 state transport bus depots will get charging infrastructure within the next six months as the state is expecting over 500 electric buses for public transportation.
Competition
Government encourages entrepreneurs to set up EV charging stationsedit
While the lack of required infrastructure on ground has kept electric vehicle manufacturers skeptical about the fast acceptance of e-mobility among the masses, the government on its part has started offering entrepreneurship development programmes for setting up EV charging station across the length and breadth of the country.
International
“They don’t need us anymore”: auto workers fear electric unrestedit
Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, which are rolling their own battery-powered models to market in the coming years, could face a similar fate if they’re unable to quell the UAW’s concerns that widespread adoption of EVs endangers the employment of 35,000 union members.
In 10 years, Tesla has gone from a one-car company to being compared with Porsche – here’s why that’s incredibleedit
Porsche officially launched its first all-electric vehicle, the Taycan. The car has been much-anticipated, and invariably has also been compared with Tesla’s offerings. You’ve seen the headlines: “Tesla Killer” and so on. The German automaker put together some early media drives in Norway, and so far the reviewers have been impressed if not staggered by the devout Porsche-ness of the Taycan.
Finding life in retired EV batteriesedit
As the uptake of electric vehicles has increased exponentially in the past few years, the concern of – what to do with battery when it reaches the end-of-life in electric vehicles, is also intensifying gradually. By 2030 there will be over 6 million battery packs retiring from electric vehicles per year, according to IDTechEx’s latest report named Second-life Electric Vehicle Batteries 2020-2030.
Boris Johnson goes green with cash for electric cars and fusionedit
Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party will pledge funding for electric cars, fusion power and new green spaces at its conference next week, in the latest sign of how British political parties are fighting for environmentally friendly votes. The Conservative annual conference, which kicks of in Manchester, North West England, on Sunday, is likely to be dominated by Brexit. But the party is keen to talk about other things as well.