Industry
Tata Motors bags contract for 300 e-busesedit
Tata Motors has bagged a contract of 300 electric buses by Ahmedabad Janmarg Ltd (AJL) under the government’s FAME scheme, the biggest order so far as part of the e-mobility drive in the country. Janmarg, also known as Ahmedabad BRTS, is a bus rapid transit system in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It is operated by AJL, a subsidiary of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation and others.
Purchase of e-buses only after trial endsedit
The Transport Department is awaiting completion of the trial period of the e-bus run in the city to take the project to the next level, involving the purchase of electric buses for the State. The State government has been allotted 525 e-buses to be procured under the incentives scheme of Fame India Phase II policy announced by the Department of Heavy Industry.
India To Miss 2022 Renewable Energy Target By 42%, Says CRISILedit
India is unlikely to produce 175 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2022. In fact, it will miss the target by 42 percent. That’s according to a note by CRISIL Ltd., which cites regulatory challenges and policy flip-flops, amid record-low renewable power tariffs, as reasons for the shortfall.
Now Anyone Can Setup A Public EV Charging Station At Home, No Licence Requirededit
Guidelines around electric vehicle charging infrastructure have been revised and as per the new norms, setting up an EV charging station at home or office has now been delicensed. The move is aimed at increasing the adoption of electric vehicles across the country.
KSRTC set to roll out 1,500 electric busesedit
Despite the initial hiccups, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) is sticking to its plan to reduce the dependence on diesel-run buses by announcing the procurement of 1,500 electric buses. Following the budget announcement in 2019, KSRTC has floated tenders for 250 buses to supplement its fleet in three zones.
India has 15 crore drivers and only 8,000 want electric carsedit
Hyundai Motor Co. launched India’s first electric SUV this summer with a quirky TV commercial urging millennials to “Drive Into the Future.” A few months later, the automaker finds itself on a lonesome road. In a nation of about 150 million drivers, only 130 Kona SUVs were sold to dealers through August. That slow pace is emblematic of the difficulties carmakers face in establishing an electric foothold in the fourth-biggest auto market, even with committed government support.
International
Electric Vehicle Mandate, Anyone?edit
In my many discussions with ethanol proponents, they invariably push several narratives. Sometimes these narratives are sincere, but sometimes they are driven by glaring self-interest. Today I cover a quick way to understand their motivations. I recently discussed the topic with a Midwestern corn farmer, and he cited the normal talking points.
NASA just joined the electric vehicle revolutionedit
As automakers continue to embrace electric vehicles and more companies pledge to purge their vehicle lineups of gas engines in the coming years, the trend has finally caught on at NASA. NASA doesn’t sell cars, of course, but the space agency does use many fuel-burning machines across its various projects, and its new X-57 Maxwell aircraft is a sign that change is afoot.
Vattenfall wins electric vehicle charging stations order from Norway’s Tineedit
Vattenfall, which has launched a push to become a leading player in the relatively new and fast-growing global market for electric vehicle services, said the stations would be installed at Tine’s plants by the end of 2020.