The Economic Times

He urged the government to extend the subsidy incentives under the FAME-II scheme to e-cycle segment as well which are currently only for electric two and three-wheelers besides cars. The E-Speed will be built at Autoline Industries Pune plant, which has a capacity to assemble 1,000 such cycles per month and it can be expanded up to 10,000 units per month, the release stated.

The Economic Times

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has published draft guidelines that aims to provide a facilitative framework for the development of decentralized solar power plants in India. The private sector, too, is ready to step up. Earlier this month, Tata Power and The Rockefeller Foundation announced a partnership to build 10,000 minigrids and provide clean power to 5 million households over the next decade.

The Economic Times

About 50 bids were received from private companies for tenders floated under the Centres second phase of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FameII) scheme, but the companies did not qualify as they had to bid through nominated agencies for the states, sources said.

Business Standard

I do feel so, yes, it is on the right path. The government is focusing more on electrifying public modes of transport and we hope that there would be subsidies for private buyers too in the coming years. A lot of the credit has to go to the government for its focus on promoting EV adoption. Recent policy changes in BSVI, tax relief of Rs 150,000 lakh on purchase of EVs, and FAME II have underscored its commitment to have more electric vehicles on the road by 2030.

Mercom India

Previously, Mercom reported that the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) had suggested the inclusion of the battery swapping model of charging under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAMEII) program to encourage the use of EVs in the two and three wheeler category. One of the various benefits of battery swapping as a business model is that it allows various companies to focus on their core competencies.

Deccan Chronicle

In October, a month after the State government unveiled its electric vehicle (EV) policy, Zhang Jie, executive director of BYD India, called on Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and discussed the firms investment plan in the State. He was said to have discussed about investments in electric vehicles and mobile handsets in Sipcot, Oragadam and Sriperumbudur, and job opportunities.

Money Control

What is making some of the biggest names in India’s auto industry go slow on electric vehicles Probably the lack of infrastructure to charge these electric vehicles Not really. Instead, it is the conflict of interest that is making vehicle makers to go slow, believes Rajiv Bajaj, MD of Bajaj Auto.

Over Drive

The Hyundai Kona has been impressing the government of India lately. Only last week, the EV was in the news when Union Minister Prakash Javadekar arrived at Parliament in a Kona and said, Government is gradually switching to electric cars as they are pollutionfree. I appeal to people to contribute to fight pollution start using public transport, electric vehicles etc.

The Quint

With electric cars driving into the country, the need of the hour is an efficient charging network. However, unlike petrol or diesel pumps, which have standardized nozzles for all types of vehicles, electric vehicles have different types of chargers for various types of vehicles.

The Times of India

The two BSES discoms and Ola Electric will set up battery-swapping and charging stations for electric vehicles (EV) in the areas covered by the two power distribution companies. While BSES Rajdhani will set up the stations in south and west Delhi, BSES Yamuna will do so in east and central Delhi.  An agreement between the discoms and Ola Electric is the first such initiative in Delhi and will be valid for three years, a BSES official said.

Carblog India

The electric mobility is growing rapidly in India, in two wheeler as well as the four wheeler segment. Talking about electric scooters, they are apt for your in city commuting. If not in metro cities, they come in very practical in tier-II cities and towns.

Telangana Today

This comes at a time when the Indian automobile sector is considering switching over from fuel-run vehicles to electric vehicles (eVs). two days ahead of a daylong workshop on ‘Dawn of New era for Indian automobile Industry’ at IIt-H, the institute’s Department of Chemistry IIt-H and ItseV conducted a test run of a three-wheeler prototype on the institute’s premises on Thursday.

The Hindu Business Line

All eleven Renewable Energy Management Centres (REMCs) originally envisaged to be commissioned in 2018-2019 will soon be integrated and commissioned. These REMCs are critical to the viability of India’s clean energy mission as they will facilitate grid integration of large scale renewable energy.

Inc42

In an attempt to boost electric vehicles (EV) production, the Indian government has devised another way to push for gradual electrification of the vehicle. The government has now decided to update the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) norm, a set of regulations automakers have to follow for producing vehicles in India.

Guwahati Plus

Assam government’s slogan of `pollution-free Assam’ looks like a hollow dream when you consider the fact that the policy makers have still not able to design a clear cut policy for the emission-free Electric Vehicle (EV)industry. This also at a time when various state governments are backing the development of electric vehicle (EV) industry to enjoy extensive fiscal benefits offered by the centre, Assam seems to be moving in a snail’s pace on the EV sector.

Millennium Post

The state Transport department is all set to add 150 electric buses to its existing fleet by next year, as part of its drive to reduce vehicular pollution in Bengal. The department has already introduced 80 electric buses that are plying on different routes in Kolkata. The eco-friendly vehicles are more spacious than their diesel-powered counterparts, having more seats and larger storage capacity.

Livemint

The government has opened up the hitherto state-dominated fuel retail market by allowing private players, including foreigners as well as non-oil companies, to set up petrol pumps in the country. However, those looking for a licence to retail hydrocarbons need to open at least 100 outlets, with 5% of those in designated remote areas.

The Better India

Earlier in July, my younger brother began his sojourn with higher education. Breaking into adulthood and wanting to experience freedom of movement, he wanted a two-wheeler. Like many parents across the country, mine are contemplating which two-wheeler vehicle to buy for my brother. Living in Delhi, a den of toxic air pollution, my suggestion was to go electric.

The New Indian Express

It is little known that Electric Vehicles (EVs) were popular during the early 20th century in what we now call the developed world, before advancements in Internal Combustion (IC) engines were made. Nearly one hundred years later, the whole world is running behind the technology due to various reasons.

The Economic Times

Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup Ultraviolette Automotive unveiled its first electric motorcycle, F77, which will hit the roads in the third quarter of 2020. The motorcycle, which is being pegged as a high performance EV, has a claimed range of 150 kilometres on a single charge and a top speed of 140 km per hour. The bike’s on-road price is expected to be Rs 3 lakh-Rs 3.25 lakh.

Millennium Post

Keeping with the Central government’s aim to switch to electric public vehicles by 2030, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to install electric charging points for pubic vehicles at 18 parking lots under its jurisdiction.

Livemint

With 2020—a year that had people setting targets for transformation throughout the 2000s—just weeks away, Mint invites thought leaders, entrepreneurs and heads of corporates to share their vision for the next decade. R.C. Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki, shares five ideas for the future with Malyaban Ghosh, detailing how manufacturing will impact the economy in the coming decade.

BloombergQuint

State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. and civic body South Delhi Municipal Corporation on Wednesday signed an agreement to develop charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in South Delhi area.

The Times of India

Heat management is crucial as the cells are manufactured in countries that have colder climes, unlike India, where the temperatures can breach the 40 degree Celsius mark. “Unlike cars, you do not have coolant space inside the scooter. So we have an aluminium casing on the battery that allows air to pass through. The individual cells need to have similar cur- rent holding capacity and through the algorithm we have developed, the ones with higher electricity pass it onto other cells. We also ensure a robust battery pack so that the battery does not pose a hazard in case of an accident,” says Ravneet Phokela, chief business officer at Ather Energy.

The Times of India

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is likely to lose out on central government funded 100 electric buses. Reason: the NMC is yet to begin tender process for acquiring these eco-friendly buses. Enraged over this, NMC’s transport committee chairman Bunty Kukde on Tuesday issued a show cause notice to the programme manager of Aapli Bus — DIMTS.

ET Auto

India’s new liberalised petrol pump norms require licensees to set up a minimum of 100 outlets with at least 5 per cent of them in remote areas. According to a Gazette notification detailing the norms for setting up petrol pumps, the licensee would also be required to “install facilities for marketing at least one new generation alternate fuels like compressed natural gas (CNG), biofuels, liquefied natural gas, electric vehicle charging points etc at their proposed retail outlets within three years of operationalisation of the said outlet.”

ET Auto

As electric vehicles manufactured require light-weighting, adhesives can aid the EV design. Therefore, companies like Henkel Corp, DuPont and 3M are applying their expertise in EV battery designs, a report by Automotive News said. As per the report, adhesives reduce/ replace heavy mechanical fasteners in EV battery design and provide a lighter and thinner bond.

ET Tech

The government is looking to tighten the corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) norms, in a bid to push automakers to incrementally increase production of electric vehicles by 2-3% every year. This is a more gradual effort after its efforts to make vehicle manufacturers reduce the number of vehicles powered by internal combustion engines (conventional vehicles) through limits on their production faced stiff resistance from the industry.

Mercom

Jaipur City Transport Services Limited (JCTSL) has issued a request for proposal (RfP) for the supply, operation, and maintenance of 100 fully air-conditioned electric buses in the city under public-private partnership (PPP). The project is expected to cost ₹1.75 billion (~$24.4 million), and the buses will be procured on a gross cost contract basis (GCC).

Qrius

Indian media outlets have been obsessed with air pollution in the capital Delhi over the past few weeks. According to Greenpeace, 22 of the world’s 30 most polluted cities are in India.

The Times of India

Electric mobility waste management can be a profitable business in the long run but India is yet not geared up to handle it, thinks Director-General of SMEV (Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles) India Sohinder Gill. “Whether it’s Lithium recycling or automotive waste management, India is currently not at all geared up to handle issues of automotive and electric mobility waste recycling. Whatever recycling takes place is through kabadiwalas (ragpickers),” said Gill, who is also the CEO of Hero Electric.

The Times of India

Not just government office premises and public places, Kerala state electricity board (KSEB) is even planning to sanction permission for setting up electric vehicle (EV) charging units even at autorickshaw stands and shopping malls. The e-mobility approach paper prepared by the board also foresees 100% increase in power demand in the state once EVs replace all fossil fuelled vehicles in Kerala.

Analytics India

The worldwide energy depletion crisis and the ongoing climate change calls for an immediate global transition to renewable energy alternatives such as the EV technology. The Indian government has recently announced its plan to build an EV charging station after every three km in its bid to realize its dream of ushering an all-electric transition by the year 2030. These are constructive steps undertaken by the government policymakers and the automobile sector in order to steer a nationwide shift to the EV technology.

The Times of India

The Tamil Nadu transport department will soon renovate 10 government bus stands and depots at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore. At a review meeting held on Friday, transport secretary B Chandramohan urged his subordinates to speed up related work and prepare a detailed action plan to refurbish 16 other depots in Chennai under the smart city project as announced earlier.

The Times of India

The Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has decided to run electric bus between Nashik and Pune in the next couple of months even as the service will be launched across the major cities simultaneously. “MSRTC has now decided to run the buses on electricity instead of fossil fuel which will cut down on the cost of import. This will be a first step towards taking up the entire fleet of buses on electricity,” MSRTC sources said.

Livemint

In September, while speaking at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, Prime Minister Narendra Modi committed to setting up 450 gigawatts (GW) of non-fossil fuel power by 2022. With this, he more than doubled the initial target of 175GW of green energy that his own government had set in 2018. “We must accept that if we have to overcome a serious challenge like climate change, then what we are doing at the moment is just not enough,” Modi told the audience of gathered world leaders in New York.

Financial Express

Mahindra Ecole Centrale (MEC) engineering college, Hyderabad, has set up an EVT (Electric Vehicle Technology) lab on its campus. “Students from all the streams of engineering at MEC will work on design, development and testing of EVs,” MEC said in a statement.

The New Indian Express

The first trial run of an electric bus was carried out by Capital Region Urban Transport (CRUT) in the city on Saturday. The demo run was conducted as part of CRUT’s plan to induct 50 electric buses to its existing fleet of Mo Bus to reduce carbon footprint and give push to clean mobility in public transport system.

The Times of India

Electric vehicles in Delhi have started sporting green-coloured registration plates, made mandatory by the transport department to distinguish them from fuel-run vehicles. “The Centre had recently issued an order to make it compulsory for all electric vehicles to have green registration plates. So, the new electric vehicles are coming with green plates,” a senior transport department official said. The number plates have a green background with white font for private vehicles and yellow for commercial vehicles.

Livemint

Not every advance in electric-vehicle technology takes place inside the sterile calm of a research laboratory. BMW AG, Volkswagen AG’s Audi and a Silicon Valley-based battery maker are helping push the boundaries by racing electric-powered cars through Saudi Arabia, New York, London and Seoul at speeds topping 170 mph.

Livemint

As the auto industry continues to debate the dependence of electric vehicle (EV) adoption on the availability of charging network across India, the top executive at Bajaj Auto said that creation of demand for EVs and its adoption is squarely the job of the vehicle manufacturers.

Deccan Herald

Karnataka is one of the 10 states to have taken a lead with a separate policy in 2017. We are now in the process of adopting 400 electric buses, both within Bangalore and inter-city mobility. Youngsters are investing time, energy and money to help us in this revolution.

The New Indian Express

The State government has signed an MoU with Veera Vahana Udyog Private Limited for setting up of an electric bus manufacturing unit in Anantapur district. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Industries Minister Mekapati Goutham Reddy said as per the agreement, the firm will invest Rs 1,000 crore on the plant in the first phase.

ET Auto

To encourage introduction of eco-friendly fuel efficient buses, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has formally accorded sanction to a scheme to provide Rs 5 lakh subsidy to transporters for replacement of 15-year old buses.

The Quint

A lot is going to change once electric vehicles become mainstream. Driving behaviour is one such. Electric vehicles do look and feel a lot like conventional petrol, diesel or gas-powered internal-combustion engine driven modes of transport, but they demand a new set of driving skills.

Saur Energy

The government is organizing a mobility summit, NuGen Mobility Summit 2019, in the month of November this year based on the theme smarter and greener future through automotive technologies.

The Economic Times

BYD-Olectra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and PMI Electro Mobility Solu- tions are among manufacturers in the fray to supply and operate the electric buses for different state departments. ET had on November 6 reported that BYD-backed Olectra is eyeing e-bus tenders in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha and is the lone bidder in Uttarak- hand and Jaipur, while top domestic player Tata Motors has bid for tenders issued by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.

Livemint

A decision by the Andhra Pradesh government to review power purchase agreements for renewable energy projects has revived the debate on the sanctity of contracts in India. Chief minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s point is that the deals struck by the government of his predecessor N. Chandrababu Naidu have burdened the state’s power distribution companies with high payment obligations, while the unit costs of producing electricity from solar and wind farms have declined sharply.

The Indian Express

The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) approached the Supreme Court, seeking a relaxation of the cap on the number of three-wheeler permits in the capital, as the Metro plans to induct at least 15,000 electric autorickshaws in its feeder fleet to boost last-mile connectivity.

The Times of India

In a bid to motivate people into using electric vehicles, South Delhi Municipal Corporation has finalised the plan to install charging points at 75 parking lots by December. The civic body has shared the list of the identified parking lots with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the Union ministry of power. “After conducting a feasibility test, we identified 14 parking lots where e-charging points would be developed on priority. The locations were finalised on the basis of their footfall, accessibility, area and other factors,” said a senior SDMC official.

The New Indian Express

In a major push to encourage electric vehicles (e-vehicles) in Karnataka, the state government is mulling on expanding the existing 10 per cent of parking space allotted for e-vehicles by 10 per cent, said Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary, Department of Commerce & Industries.

Mathrubhumi

The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will set up e-charging stations in six corporations in the state within three months. With this, people need not be hesitant to buy electric vehicles just because there are no charging stations. Soon after this, 32 charging stations will be started in Thiruvananthapuram district with the help of state government. Charging stations will also be opened in six corporations and Malappuram municipality as a central package.

ET Energyworld

Around 57 per cent of all global passenger vehicle sales, and over 30 per cent of the passenger vehicle fleet, will be electric by 2040, according to the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The BNEF Electric Vehicle Outlook 2019 expects annual passenger EV sales to rise to 10 million in 2025, 28 million in 2030 and 56 million by 2040.

Business Standard

Softbank Energy of Japan has 350 Mw of solar projects in AP. The Japan International Cooperation Agency, which is government-owned, has also lent to several renewable energy companies in India. Several other global financiers which have exposure in AP are IFC (World Bank), Brookfield, Goldman Sachs, Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, the Canadian pension fund, and the Asian Development Fund.

The Hindu

By December, the city is likely to have 112 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, including 12 fast-charging outlets. The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has missed its August 2019 deadline, but sources said that they are confident that all 112 stations will be up and running by the first week of next month.

Entrepreneur

The Indian government has set an ambitious target to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. By 2023, it plans to convert 100% of its three-wheelers into battery-run vehicles. By 2025, this rule will be applicable for most two-wheelers as well.

Ahmedabad Mirror

On the face of it, the much-hyped public transport system involving BRTS and AMTS buses should have increased use of public transport by Amdavadis. However, the opposite has happened. Compared to 15% of the population using public means to commute in 2013, only 11% use it today — a fall of 4%. A study involving 21,000 citizens, undertaken by Faculty of Planning at CEPT University, has revealed that inefficient public transport is the prime reason citizens avoid using it. According to those surveyed, commuting via private vehicles is more convenient than public transport.

The Times of India

The Capital Region Urban Transport (Crut) will facilitate a demo run of electric buses of different companies to induct them into city buses services. The model electric bus — which will be used for trial operations — arrived in the city from Hyderabad on Monday. The trial run will start from Friday and continue for 10 days.

ET Auto

The Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) has dropped the move to introduce 350 electric buses. On the directions of the state Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy, the APSRTC cancelled its tender floated in September seeking to deploy the electric buses.

Business Standard

Subsidy of Rs 360 crore provided under FAME India Scheme. Benefit of incentives to buyers of mild hybrid vehicles under Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles in (FAME-INDIA) scheme was withdrawn with effect from 1 April 2017 based on the third party evaluation of Phase-I of FAME India Scheme.

Financial Express

Exasperated with the status of air pollution in the region, the Supreme Court recently directed the Union government to explore the feasibsility of using hydrogen technologies as a permanent solution to the air pollution in Delhi-NCR and other parts of North India. In the past also, the Supreme Court has shown interest in getting hydrogen-fueled buses on NCR roads. The question is: Are hydrogen vehicles the best solution to clean the air of Delhi-NCR?

ET Energyworld

The government is going full throttle in its efforts to realise the ambition of making India an electric vehicle hub by 2030. In the first phase of Electric Vehicles (EV) rollout plan, the power ministry is targetting 4 billion-plus population cities under the EV policy initiative. It plans to cover all the state capitals, union territories, major highways and key cities under the second phase.

Financial Express

Indian automobile industry may be in for bigger scare after the sharp drop in sales in the recent months. Piled up inventory with the dealers and less than expected sales revival in the festive season show that the production and carmakers’ sales will continue to be under immense slowdown pressure. During the festive season, the domestic passenger vehicle sales rose marginally by 0.28 per cent in October, after sliding continuously for eleven months.

Ommcom News

As a part of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME) India Phase-II scheme very soon ‘e-buses’ will ply on the roads of the Capital City. The Union Ministry of Heavy Industries has sanctioned as many as 50 electric buses for Bhubaneswar under FAME II scheme.

The New Indian Express

For the past few weeks, sanitation workers roaming in Somarasampettai village are being questioned by villagers. Most of the queries are not about garbage collection times but on their battery-operated collection vehicles.

ET Auto

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday arrived at the Parliament in an electric vehicle and appealed to people to take measures towards curbing pollution. “Government is gradually switching to electric cars as they are pollution-free. They run around 450 km in one charge and do not pollute the environment. I appeal to people to contribute to fighting pollution- start using public transport and electric vehicles,” Javadekar told here.

Livemint

Tata Motors Limited (TML) on Monday inked pact with Bengaluru-headquartered electric vehicle (EV) fleet operator Lithium Urban Technologies Pvt Ltd to supply 500 electric cars. TML will supply 400 units of electric Tigor sedan by the end of this fiscal to boost the EV fleet operator’s footprints across India. The recently launched long-range Tata Tigor EV comes with an extended range of 210 km on a single charge.

Dainik Jagran

इलेक्ट्रिक बसों के लिए शहर का इंतजार खत्म होने का नाम नहीं ले रहा है। प्रशासन ने इलेक्ट्रिक बसों के लिए जो टेंडर निकाला था, उसमें दो कंपनियों ने शहर में बस चलाने की इच्छा जताई है। लेकिन कंपनियों ने बस चलाने के लिए प्रति किलोमीटर जो रेट दिए हैं। वह प्रशासन के पैमाने पर खरे नहीं उतर रहे।

Nai Dunia

लंबे इंतजार के बाद इंदौर शहर में 40 इलेक्ट्रिक बसों की शुरुआत हुई। गुरुवार को बसों के शुभारंभ के बाद शनिवार तक शहर में 25 बसें चलाई गईं। एआईसीटीएसएल ने अभी पांच रूट पर बसें शुरू की हैं, लेकिन जानकारी नहीं होने और नए रूट के कारण अभी कम यात्री सफर कर रहे हैं। पिछले तीन दिन में करीब 2 हजार यात्रियों ने सफर किया है।

The Print

Kolkata is pioneering greener commutes citywide – and thanks to an innovative project to deploy more electric buses and ferries, the city now ranks fifth on a list of places that are reducing their annual emissions.

News18

The Central government’s electric programme initiative EESL has scaled down its electric car order by a whopping 70 per cent to 3,000 units and blamed its largest customer Andhra for the crisis as the present Jaganmohan Reddy government has cancelled the orders placed by the previous Chandrababu Naidu administration.

The Morning Standard

2,000 e-vehicles have been procured by Energy Efficiency Services, as against initial target of 10,000 owing to lack of demand.

The Hindu

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam’s decision to replace its fleet of diesel vehicles with electric cars will take a toll on its finances, but in the long will yield invaluable returns in the form of lesser pollution in the ghat roads leading to the temple.

Qrius

Kolkata is pioneering greener commutes citywide – and thanks to an innovative project to deploy more electric buses and ferries, the city now ranks fifth on a list of places that are reducing their annual emissions. In fact, Kolkata is just behind megacities Chengdu, Delhi, London and New York in terms of reducing carbon emissions.

The Times of India

After numerous exercises since 2016, electric buses may finally soon be a reality on the city roads. The transport department of the UT administration has opened the received bids to get 40 electric buses for the city and is examining their technical and financial aspects, as per the laid down norms.

Business Standard Ola Electric Mobility (Ola Electric), the ride-hailing firm’s electric vehicle arm, has appointed former top Tata Motors and Hyundai Motors India executive B V R Subbu as a member of the company’s Board of Directors. Ola said Subbu brings with him a wealth of experience that spans across four decades. At Tata Motors, he held multiple leadership responsibilities across the vehicles and spares marketing, service and sales finance functions. As the president of Hyundai Motor India, Ola said, he built the company to a position of pre-eminence in the Indian automotive industry.

Autocar Pro

MG Motor, one of the two newcomers in the Indian passenger vehicle market this year, is in an aggressive mode to grow, not only in the conventional internal combustion vehicle industry but also in the emerging electric passenger vehicle market. That’s perhaps reflected in its strategy of making the second of its first five models, an EV. “We want to lead the EV category in the country. Our next offering, the ZS EV, is going to be a game-changing thing. I think the Indian consumers would not have experienced this kind of a car in India,” Rajeev Chaba, president and MD, MG Motor India tells Autocar Professional.

The Economic Times

Power discom TPDDL has rolled out a pilot project to switch over to an electric vehicle fleet for its operations and maintenance work by collaborating with car rental company Zoomcar. The project will be rolled out in a phased manner, under which initially 12 electric vehicles of Zoomcar will be used for Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) operation and maintenance activities, including installation of smart metres in North Delhi, TPDDL said in a press release.

Saurenergy

Masdar has developed renewable energy projects in more than 25 countries, including major utility-scale projects and those that improve energy access in rural communities and least developed countries. And now, entering the Indian renewable energy market, the firm has acquired a robust minority stake in Hero Future Energies, the renewable energy arm of Hero Group.

Domain – b

Peugeot, the 121-year-old French motorcycle brand, has entered the e-bike market with its all-electric Peugeot E-Ludix scooters. Mahindra & Mahindra, the current owner of the Peugeot brand, has already exported the first batch of `Made in India’ Peugeot E-Ludix scooters to be sold in Europe, say reports.

The Financial Express

The Times of India

The ministry of environment, forests and climate change (MoEFCC) has proposed to explore the possibility of plying e-rickshaws in the hill station as an alternative to horses. The MMRDA, in its environment management plan for Matheran, has also proposed battery-operated vehicles to transport goods on the plateau.

Mid Day

Having acquired 100 electric buses and with the target of getting 500 additional buses, the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal (PMT) has begun the task of turning a depot in Bhekrai Nagar. It also aims at beating Bengaluru to become the nation’s first city to have stations exclusively for e-buses.

The Indian Express

As of 2019, Bangalore is by far the global scooter sharing capital, said a report by Unu, a German manufacturer of electric scooters. According to the Global Scooter Sharing Market Report 2019, India is the highest contributor to the global increase in the number of scooters available on a sharing basis.

Citizen Matters

State government has announced its decision to add 6000 buses to the BMTC fleet in a phased manner and to reduce bus fares. This is a huge win for commuters, civil society groups and the city at large. The Bengaluru Bus Prayanikara Vedike (BBPV), a collective that advocates for better BMTC services, welcomes this long-awaited reform, and applauds the government and BMTC for the decision.

Livemint

The government of India was right in imposing a condition of ₹2,000 crore investment in the oil and gas infrastructure sector at the beginning of the century, as demand for petrol and diesel was growing almost in double digits. This made fuel retail business a very lucrative one.

CNBC TV18

Niti Aayog, the government’s think-tank, on Tuesday asked automobile companies to manufacture electric vehicles or lose market share in the near future. In an interview to CNBC-TV18’s Parikshit Luthra, Amitabh Kant, chief executive officer, promised to remove impediments for two-wheelers in government’s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles or FAME 2 scheme.

The Economic Times

State-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited’s (EESL) move to electrify government employees’ car fleet has fallen short of its ambitions with the company set to close its tender for 10,000 electric cars at the end of March 2020 with an expected procurement of only 3,000 such vehicles. There will be no compensation for Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra, who were in September 2017 given a collective tender for these electric cars, Saurabh Kumar, managing director of EESL, told ET.

ET Auto

As 9 million job-seekers are added to the Indian economy every year and globalization impacts business cycles and job structures, the mobility system which is rapidly shifting from a product-centric to a service-centric model will have a crucial role to play in the creation of jobs in the country.

Livemint

Domestic passenger vehicle sales witnessed a marginal increase of 0.28 per cent to 2,85,027 units in October from 2,84,223 units in the year-ago period. Domestic car sales were down 6.34 per cent to 1,73,649 units as against 1,85,400 units in October 2018, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam).

The Times of India

After Mumbai and New Delhi, Bengaluru is finally waking up to the demand for augmenting its bus fleet and reducing fares. The city, which once boasted of one of the best bus services in the country, is now struggling with fall in ridership which has dipped to 35.8 lakh in 2018-19 from 51.3 lakh in 2014-15. At 55 lakh, Bengaluru is also home to the second-highest two-wheelers in the country.

Elets Smart City

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has approved a plan to develop an electric bus depot at Runkata under the Agra smart city project. Runakta is a small town on the outskirts of Agra. It is situated on the NH19, earlier NH2, popularly known as the Grand Trunk Road.

Livemint

Electric cab services firm Lithium Urban Technologies plans to foray into the logistics segment and plug gaps in the last-mile connectivity area, head of external relations of the company Vikash Mishra said. In line with the government’s push for electric mobility, the corporate transport service provider, which has a fleet comprising four-wheelers also plans to provide pick and drop services to corporate employees by offering bus services.

The Quint

The last decade of human history has witnessed a phenomenal push towards sustainable growth and serious pushback against environmental pollution on all fronts. This has led to the recent uptake of electric vehicles (EVs), positioned to be the cornerstone of the next generation of transportation and human society. From cargo delivery in automated truck fleets, to electric vehicles on martian and lunar colonies – EVs are making a strong entry into the market.

The New Indian Express

With German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday pledging to invest 1 billion euros over next five years on environmentally friendly urban mobility in India, the Central government is planning to use a major part of the fund to increase the number of charging points for electric vehicles across the country and to replace diesel buses with electric buses.

Millenium Post

The success of electric buses in New Town is going up by leaps and bounds with more than 2.14 lakh passengers availing the services in the past 18 months. Three electric buses were introduced in the township on May 1, 2018. Debashis Sen, chairman of the Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) had flagged them off at a function. It may be mentioned that New Town is the first township in the state to have introduced electric buses.

The New Indian Express

Coach manufacturing company PMI launched its zero-emission electric buses recently. The PMI launched the bus in association with Chinese automobile giant Beiqi Foton Motor at an event attended by Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways General (retd) VK Singh and Spice Jet Co-Founder Ajay Singh.

The Hindu Businessline

When electric vehicles (EVs) become a favoured transportation option for Indians, policy makers need to think about the ecosystem it will require, and it is much more than just planning for charging stations.

ET Auto

Indian urban mobility systems have hardly kept pace with the technological advancements in the world. The transformations are limited to AC buses, low-floor coaches and now electric ones as well.

The Times of India

The state government, under the Agra smart city project, has approved a plan to develop an electric bus depot on 6.67 acres of land at Runkata. Besides, the process for purchase of 100 battery-operated buses has been initiated. It has been proposed by the Agra- Mathura city transport service limited. According to the city transport service officials, development of depot is likely to start by the end of this year.

Ahmedabad Mirror

Gujarat government takes lead to promote Centre’s electric mobility mission but has still been unable to get the mandated green high-security registration plates, forcing the Corporation to ply e-buses on city roads using regular number plates.

The Times of India

According top priority to its plan of replacing the existing fleet of mass transport vehicles with electric buses, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) has floated tenders for procurement of 150 e-buses. By replacing the present diesel-run fleet with e-buses, SMC hopes to reduce not only its operational and maintenance cost of about Rs 200 crore by at least 60 per cent, but also curb air pollution. These e-buses are also noiseless which will reduce sound pollution levels in the city.

The Economic Times

India’s diesel demand has slowed down sharply because of a sluggish economy and structural changes like GST-induced road transport efficiency, trucks being allowed to carry a bigger load, increased power supply and consumer preference for petrol vehicles. Diesel consumption grew barely 1.1% in the six months to September when it contracted 3.3%. Diesel makes up 40% of India’s total oil demand, which grew just 1.4% in the first half of 2019-20. In FY19, the demand was up 3% for diesel, and 2.7% for total oil.

The Hindu Businessline

The introduction of FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle) and proposed deadlines mandating faster adoption has created a sense of urgency. The conversations and interest in electric vehicles (EVs) are not new. For more than a decade, several companies have been conducting intensive R&D in this space. However, recent government policies and increased public awareness have created an enabling atmosphere for innovation.

International Business Times

The Karnataka government has come up with new plans to address the problems faced in Bengaluru. As the city is suffocating from traffic and waste management issues, the government will take up measures to tackle these problems.

ET Energyworld

As the Delhi government has re-introduced the odd-even scheme to curb air pollution, the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018 awaits to be notified even after close to a year since it was drafted. While the government said it is working on details of the drafts, the manufacturers of electric vehicles said the policy could have played an important role in controlling pollution in the long term.

ET Auto

​​PEMSPL, which holds 70 per cent in its joint venture with Beiqi Foton with the rest by the Chinese partner, also said it has entered into a pact with budget carrier SpiceJet to supply electric buses for its operations at Indira Gandhi International Airport here.

News18

In line with the state government’s vision to make Assam a pollution-free state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off 15 electric buses which were introduced under Assam State Transport Corporation in the city. The new buses procured under ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles’ (FAME-1) and introduced as a pilot project will ply from Panbazar to Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, officials said.

Deccan Herald

BYD-Olectra, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland and PMI Electro Mobility Solutions are among manufacturers in the fray to supply and operate about 1,200 electric buses for different state departments, people aware of the development have said. State transport utilities have floated, or are in the process of floating, tenders for about 5,500 electric buses, and out of these bids for about 1,200 buses have been opened so far, sources said. Chinese automobile maker BYD backed Olectra is eyeing e-bus tenders in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Odisha, and is the lone bidder in Uttarakhand and Jaipur, while top domestic player Tata Motors has bid for tenders issued by Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat, sources said.

The Hindu

The BMTC currently has a fleet of 6,500 buses and is in the process of scrapping a 1,000 old ones. Under the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles in India, it will be leasing 300 e-buses. Tender has been floated to lease the buses through a private operator.

Siasat

As the Delhi government has re-introduced the odd-even scheme to curb air pollution, the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy, 2018 awaits to be notified even after close to a year since it was drafted. While the government said it is working on details of the drafts, the manufacturers of electric vehicles said the policy could have played an important role in controlling pollution in the long term.

The Times of India

The government on Wednesday announced setting up of Bengaluru Mobility Management Authority (BMMA), which will serve as a planning and decision-making body for all matters related to transport in the city. “BMMA will take comprehensive measures to improve public transport, road network, subways and footpaths and it will identify and solve critical problems to provide quality mobility and ease traffic density,” chief minister BS Yediyurappa said following a meeting with urban experts, city planners, bureaucrats and elected representatives.

Prag News

Sarbananda Sonowal with a vision to make Assam a pollution free state flagged off 15 electric buses to be operated from Panbazar to Kamakhya as a part of the pilot project. The buses were procured under the Centre’s Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles’ (FAME 1) scheme.

Pune Mirror

An unexpected snag has caused a short circuit in plans for a new electric bus charging station in town. Earlier this year, a plot of a little over two acres had been allocated to set up an e-bus charging station at Baner along Pune-Mumbai highway, to be handed over by Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) on lease. Here, Pune Smart City Development Corporation Limited (PSCDCL) was to step in and ready to plot for use.

Mathrubhumi

As part of the electric vehicle revolution, five companies have come forward to manufacture e-autos and e-rickshaws in the state. All companies have made their first model. They will be launched by the beginning of 2020. This is in addition to the government initiative Kerala Automobile Limited.

ET Auto

State-owned NTPC on Wednesday said it is working on electric vehicle charging infrastructure as it believes that ultimately mobility through EVs will help. NTPC Executive Director Mohit Bhargava said electric vehicle is a good concept but the larger issue is related to the battery. “NTPC is working very strongly on the electric vehicle (EV) side. On the charging network side,” Bhargava said addressing India Energy Summit here.

ET Energyworld

An absolutely wrong question to ask. Here is the right question, “When India will go lithium (Li)?”. Quick answer three to four for vehicles, five to six years for storage. Don’t believe me? Read on. You fall in love with Li-ion batteries as you study them – they charge super-fast, deliver more than 95 per cent efficiency, have very long life, are easily controllable, can deliver very high power and are much lower weight than conventional batteries.

The Times of India

A decade has passed since the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) was proposed for the city, but the project is yet to see the light of day. The Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) has taken up the BRTS project in two corridors: Pendurthi and Simhachalam, over a stretch of 43.36 km. The project was taken up under the Union government’s Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) at a cost of about Rs 450 crore.

Saur Energy

NTPC Vidyut Yapar Nigam Limited has issued three tenders, inviting bids from eligible firms for the operation of 250 electric buses in three cities of Madhya Pradesh. The project will be completed under the second phase of the ’Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II) scheme.

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If you live in a metro, you might have noticed people on little blue bikes zipping past you on their merry way, even as you’re stuck in traffic or waiting for your ride to arrive. Or maybe you have noticed bicycles neatly lined up outside a metro station with SmartBike stamped on them. What you are seeing is the new micro-mobility solutions that is taking Indian metros by storm.

ET Auto

The lightweight electric rickshaws that ply in almost all the cities as a last-mile connectivity solution across India have been fast-forwarding the green mobility revolution in India, making it more affordable in the country compared to the US, reveals a report by Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) on emerging battery trends.

Livemint

Even as northern India grapples with the problem of air pollution, Bihar is proposing to ban all state-owned vehicles that are older than 15 years. News agency Press Trust of India reported that the Bihar government has proposed a ban on the movement of state-owned vehicles that are more than 15 years old across the state.

Financial Express

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association(ACMA) has recently unveiled two state-of-the-art labs, which include a Design and a Mechatronics lab at its Centre of Excellence, based on the IIT Delhi campus in Sonipat. These two labs are going to train ACMA members in sync with ongoing industry trends and are equipped with the latest technology and equipment.

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Leading logistics startup Delhivery Pvt Ltd plans to use electric vehicles and drones to scale up their delivery process, although the latter is still under regulatory lens, said a company executive. The Gurugram-based firm plans to deploy electric vehicles to scale up their operations in the near future. “We believe this is the only scalable model,” Vaibhav Suri, co-head, product & strategy, Delhivery said at the Nasscom Product Conclave in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

The Times of India

Zoomcar announced its fleet of electric vehicles (EVs) has completed over one crore kilometer in the last quarter. Currently, Zoomcar has over 500 EVs on the road and plans to add another 1,000 cars within the next year and 10,000 cars by 2021. Most of us are wary of buying electric vehicles (EVs) because we don’t understand how the car works or the technology behind the vehicles.

The Economic Times

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent assertion that Internal Combustion Engine (ICE)-based automobiles and Electric Vehicles (EV) can coexist is a clarion call India needs right now. Even as India prepares for a sustainable future by increasing its reliance on renewable energy and reducing its carbon footprint, we must continue to grow and retain our competitive edge globally in the mobility sector. India has the unique opportunity to show the world how to truly leverage the strengths of its world-class auto industry to embrace the emerging paradigms of mobility – shared, connected, and electric.

The Times of India

The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on October 26 published the draft version of its tariff determination regulation order for renewable projects commissioned in the state for the generation and sale of electricity to distribution licensees. It has invited suggestions and objections by November 18.

The Economic Times

India ideally needs USD 30 billion investment per year in the renewable sector, backed by a strong regulation to preserve contract sanctity, according to a research organisation. “Today, we are averaging about USD 11 billion a year in renewable investments, we ideally should be getting USD 30 billion per year in India,” Arunabha Ghosh, chief executive officer of Council on Energy, Environment and Water, said.

Entrepreneur

As part of Delhi government’s odd-even scheme to curb pollution and tackle traffic menace in the city, electric vehicles or EVs have been exempted from the scheme. Delhi’s Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot announced that the number of registered electric vehicles in the city is less than 1,000 and are less polluting.

The Hindu

Tourists can now go around Mysuru sightseeing its destinations in zero-emission electric vehicles, with the launch of Electric Vehicle Tourism Initiative.

The Hindu

One of the key reasons for the slowdown in the automobile sector is the confusion over the policy on electric cars, the government told a parliamentary panel.

ET Energyworld

In line with the state government’s vision to make Assam a pollution free state, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday flagged off 15 electric buses which were introduced under Assam State Transport Corporation in the city. The new buses procured under ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles’ (FAME-1) and introduced as a pilot project will ply from Panbazar to Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, officials said on Monday.

Livemint

Delhi Metro Rail Corp. (DMRC) Ltd, which has significantly improved public transportation across the national capital region (NCR), is looking to adopt innovative, sustainable and cleaner modes of transport to plug the last-mile connectivity gap. In its endeavour to do so, DMRC has tied up with startups offering e-mobility solutions.

The New Indian Express

The state government has opted for an e-route for autorickshaws. The focus is on gradually phasing out vehicles powered by fossil fuels and reducing pollution. As part of the government’s e-vehicle policy, electric autos will be launched in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode in the first phase and later in the other districts.

ET Auto

Union Minister Harsh Vardhan on Monday said that India has continuously taken initiatives and shown leadership qualities for developing clean energy and counter climate change.

ET Auto

The last few months have been most critical in terms of our plan to transition to an electrified future for mobility. The introduction of Faster Adoption and Manufacture of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle II (FAME) and proposed deadlines mandating faster adoption has created a sense of urgency.

The Economic Times

Niti Aayog, the government’s think-tank, is firming up a plan to help state governments and local bodies all over the country to buy buses worth Rs 11,000 crore in a bid to improve public transport and revive demand for commercial vehicles. “Niti Aayog has prepared a plan for introduction of about 25,000 buses for urban users. These buses would be run on diesel,” a government official told ET.

Guwahati Plus

In a bid to curb pollution, the Centre has directed all the states to promote the use of electrically operated vehicles and solar power. The Centre has come up with several policies and schemes to boost the demand and manufacture of electric vehicles (EVs) and solar operated devices. Towards initiating this need of the hour scenario, a workshop “Northeast Electric Mobility Conclave” was held in Guwahati on October 30 last.

CNBC TV18

When it comes to electric cars, 2019 has been a big year. Tesla ramped up production of its Model 3 sedan, Audi launched its e-Tron all-electric SUV, Porsche unveiled the Taycan sports car, and perhaps the most significant of all, Daimler announced that it has no plans to develop next-generation combustion engines but instead will focus on electrification.

Financial Express

The global electric vehicle (EV) market may reach a staggering $567,299.8 million by 2025, growing at a CAGR of 22.3% from 2018 to 2025. The EV industry is observing a deliberate effort being directed towards sustainable existence as governments are championing clean mobility.

The Quint

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose visit to India coincided with one of the worst spells of air pollution in Delhi-NCR, said on Saturday, 2 November, that “whoever has looked at pollution in Delhi would find very good arguments to replacing diesel buses with electric buses.”

The Economic Times

India has come a long way in renewable energy in the past decade. The country’s installed capacity has risen sixfold to nearly 83 gigawatts (1 GW = 1,000 MW). And in the past five years, solar power, which is set to become bigger than wind energy within renewables, has seen its capacity grow around 12 times to over 31 GW, according to the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

ET Energyworld

The government has been trying to encourage the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) through an array of measures but their widespread adoption is hindered by range anxiety among users due to lack of adequate charging infrastructure.

Free Press Journal

MP government will allocate 100 acres of land for developing Electric Vehicle Parks with plug and play infrastructure, common facilities and 24X7 power supply. Developers of Auto Clusters and Automotive Suppliers Manufacturing Centres specific to EVs (electric vehicles) shall be provided financial assistance of 50% of fixed capital investments in building and common infrastructure, up to a maximum of Rs 20 crore.

ET Auto

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday pledged to invest 1 billion euros over the next five years on environmentally-friendly urban mobility in India. Merkel, whose visit to the country coincided with one of the worst spells of air pollution in Delhi/NCR, also emphasised on the need to replace diesel-run public transport with electric vehicles.

The Economic Times

The Delhi government on Sunday decided to exempt electric vehicles from the odd- even road rationing scheme starting from November 4. Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot in a statement said that the number of registered electric vehicles in the city was less than 1,000 and they are not likely to cause any congestion. “It has, therefore, been decided to exempt the electric vehicles from the odd- even restrictions,” he said.

The Times of India

The ministry of road transport and highways has asked Chandigarh administration to submit progress report on the steps taken to promote electric vehicles in city. Earlier in August the ministry had asked the Union territory (UT) administration to initiate steps but now the they have sought progress report, a senior UT official said.