Industry
Buildings may have to set aside 20% parking space for EV chargingedit
Karnataka is working on a draft building bye-law to mandate residential and commercial buildings in the state to saside 20% of their parking space for EV charging facilities. The government is amending the Model Building Bye-laws 2017 to make the provision in the buildings.
Hyundai Kona is the EV of choice for govtedit
“Kona’s battery size is almost three times that of these other cars (Tigor and e-Verito). The running cost is just 40 paisa/km. It’s a bril- liant car in terms of comfort and this is the beauty of EVs anyway,” said EESL MD Sau- rabh Kumar. Only 500 Tigors have been supplied by Tata Motors to EESL so far, while M&M has delivered 1,000 e-Veritos. Queries emailed to spokes- persons of EESL, M&M, power ministry and Hyundai Motor India Ltd, remained unan- swered till press time.
Telangana transport strike: What unions want, why govt is unyieldingedit
TSRTC employees have listed 26 demands. These include merger of the TSRTC with the state government, which would make them eligible to a number of perks and benefits; reimbursement of government dues to TSRTC; and an allocation of 1% of the state Budget to TSRTC. Other demands include job security for drivers and conductors; and immediate reimbursement of a salary hike due since April 1, 2017.
States compete for big slice of E-Vehicle pieedit
With electric vehicles (EV) considered a huge investment potential, several states are competing to bring out attractive schemes for companies to invest in. According to an analysis released by the World Economic Forum, the International Organisation for Public-Private Cooperation and Ola Mobility Institute, 10 states, including Karnataka, and Union Territories are trying to build momentum for EV usage across three sectors — manufacturing, infrastructure and services.
City to get 32 charging stations for e-vehiclesedit
With an aim to promote to e-mobility in the district, 32 charging stations for electric vehicles will be installed in Thiruvananthapuram. The government has accorded administrative sanction for the project taken up as part of its electric vehicle policy. As per the policy, the state aims to introduce one million electric vehicles on the road by 2022. Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) was appointed as the nodal agency for setting up electronic-vehicle charging stations.
Chandigarh plans to register only EVs after 2030edit
With the interest around electric mobility growing in India, many states are preparing to adopt mass- scale electric mobility, with some wanting to take a lead. The Union Territory (UT) of Chandigarh is one such region. The administration has prepared a draft EV policy, which has been seen by our sister publication Autocar Professional. With this, Chandigarh becomes the latest entrant in the list of states in the country who have either come out or have a draft EV policy, the others being Maharashtra, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Bihar, among others.
Competition
Ford partnership likely to fire up Mahindra’s sputtering EV businessedit
The recent partnership with Ford Motor Co. is likely to be a big shot in the arm for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (M&M) in turning around its electric vehicle (EV) business, where M&M was one of the first movers in India and where it has pumped in several hundred crores.
International
Three Major Technological Changes That Are Going To Redefine The Automotive Sector And Change Our Livesedit
Volvo has unveiled its first fully electric vehicle, and with it, an important commitment to decarbonization. The carmaker says it will bring out a new electric model every year and reduce production of traditional combustion vehicles and hybrids, so that by 2025, half of its sales will be electric, and the other half will be a decreasing number of plug-in hybrids, with their non-electric motors produced outside the company.
Electric vehicle prices finally in reach of millennial, Gen Z car buyersedit
Members of the millennial and Gen Z generations care more than past generations about climate change, but younger Americans have been slow to show that belief in one important way: electric car buying. Only 10% of electric vehicle buyers are between the ages of 25 and 34, according to Cox Automotive. A big reason: price.
Explained: Scientists announce Li-ion battery that ‘won’t catch fire’ — how will it workedit
Lithium-ion batteries are vulnerable to fire and explosion, which often happens without warning. This is because they are built with flammable and combustible materials. Now, the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory has developed a Lithium-ion battery that will not catch fire, Johns Hopkins University has announced.
Toyota enters city car EV space with its Ultra-Compact BEVedit
Japanese multinational automaker Toyota Motor Corporation recently annnounced that the company will showcase its new, production-ready Ultra-compact BEV (battery electric vehicle) at the Future Expo special exhibition of the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.