Industry
State-run e-buses to be owned and operated by private bidderedit
A private bidder will be in the loop of running electric buses along with the State Transport Corporation, despite fears of job insecurity amongst its employees. The plan is to open up electric vehicles to private operators to provide services. With tenders floated for 350 electric buses (300-BMTC, 50 KSRTC) under the Gross Cost Contract (GCC) basis, the buses will be owned and operated by the private company.
Delhi Metro commuters cheer! DMRC to run electric feeder buses to improve last-mile connectivityedit
Delhi Metro takes a big step to improve last-mile connectivity! The Delhi Metro feeder bus services for last-mile connectivity will be enhanced for passengers in the national capital as the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has decided to introduce more electric feeder buses soon.
Govt, AEPPL sign Rs 4,930 cr lithium battery plant MoUedit
The Gujarat government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Japanese company Automotive Electronics Power Private Limited (AEPPL) to set up a Rs 4,930 crore lithium battery plant in the state. AEPPL MD Ichizo Aoyama and M K Das, the principal secretary for industries, signed the MoU in the presence of chief minister Vijay Rupani.
Irony Just Died As An Electric Bus Is Spotted Charging Through A Diesel Generatoredit
Electric buses are finding increased use in the state transport as well as in commercial fleets. Why not? After all, the e-buses are more efficient, much more silent and negligibly harmful for the environment in comparison with their diesel engine counterparts. But as we have seen time and again, humans have a tendency of blemishing the natural state of affairs. So can one, knowingly or unknowingly, convert these green electric buses into a polluting mode of transport? Yes we can!
Olectra supplies electric buses to multiple statesedit
Olectra Greentech Limited (OGL), a part of infrastructure major Megha Engineering, on Monday said that it supplied electric buses to multiple cities and states under phase one of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles (FAME-1) announced by the central government to encourage electric vehicles.
What to expect from 2020 Indian Auto Expo?edit
The latest iteration of the biennial Indian Auto Expo is approaching soon and will be held at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida from February 07 – February 12, 2020. Major automobile manufacturers in India are expected to showcase their products, including a range of BSVI-compliant vehicles and electric vehicles.
India’s EV market attracts Chinese cosedit
Chinese electric vehicle companies are zooming in on the burgeoning Indian electric vehicle (EV) market as a new frontier for opportunity. Chinese companies, which tied up with Indian or global partners — BYD has tied up with Olectra for e-buses while SAIC has entered India with its British brand MG Motor — are now going it alone, particularly in e-two wheelers. Chinese e-two wheeler company Benling will put up a local assembly facility and is bringing in a host of Chinese component vendors and electric two wheeler companies to create an ‘electric eco system’ in India.
Electric mobility in India: Progress so far and the challenges that lie aheadedit
With all major automotive players, industry bodies as well as consumers shifting their attention from traditional fossil-fuel driven vehicles to alternative energy, the automotive industry is experiencing a major disruption in the existing powertrain technology making way for a more viable contender, e-mobility. There has been a rapid rise in the number of electric vehicles on-road with EVs contributing 5 million units across the globe in 2018, of which China, Europe, and the United States accounting for the major shares.
Competition
Ratan Tata to invest in electric two-wheeler start-up Tork Motorsedit
Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, will invest an undisclosed amount in Pune-based electric vehicle start-up Tork Motors, just before the commercial launch of its flagship product T6X. Tork Motors, is a maker of indigenously developed electric vehicles. The ‘Made in India’ product is built as a culmination of years of extensive research and development.
BP-RIL JV may roll out charging networks for electric vehiclesedit
Attracted by India’s electric vehicle (EV) mobility play, the BP’s group joint venture (JV) with Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) may roll out charging networks across the country in the future, according to a top executive. This comes in the backdrop of RIL and BP JV having announced on 6 August their fuel retailing partnership for India. The joint venture, which is owned 51% by RIL and 49% by BP, plans to set up 5,500 fuel retail outlets across India.
International
What’s The Best Way To Grow Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure?edit
At first, people tend to see new technologies as updated versions of older ones. Just as early TV shows consisted of filmed radio shows or stage plays, and early websites resembled the pages of low-budget magazines, many in the mainstream media still believe that vehicle electrification will mean swapping gas pumps for charging stations.
China new energy vehicle sales drop 34%edit
New energy vehicle sales in China, the world’s largest car market, fell for the third month in a row as a slowdown in the overall market expands to electric vehicles following cuts in government subsidies.