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This Bengaluru Startup Has A Better Solution For Turning India’s Buses & Autos Into 100% Electricedit
SUN Mobility, a Bengaluru-based startup has an amazing idea to turn all India’s Buses & Autos into 100% Electric. The company’s revolutionary battery swapping technology is all set to change the era of e-vehicles in the country. With this technology, one can ‘refuel’ in a matter of minutes just like at the regular liquid fuel stations and much quicker compared to the conventional charging setup which takes anywhere from 1-5 hours.
B’luru Startup’s Swappable Tech Can Turn India’s Buses & Autos 100% Electricedit
Nearly 85 per cent of urban commuters in India depend on either two/three wheelers or buses to travel. Thus, transitioning to electric vehicles has become more important. Yet long-standing structural concerns remain unresolved rendering e-vehicles an unviable alternative to many.
Mention
New Battery Tech Surges in Electric Motor Scootersedit
While motor scooters have long been a primary go-to mode of transportation in Asia, the recent advancements being made in battery technology are sparking an even bigger surge in usage in China and India. Could a push for more advanced tech in electric motor scooters help spark a boost in the sector in the U.S.?
Electric Vehicles News Todayedit
Tata Motors and Lithium Urban Technologies, have joined hands for a long-term partnership to offer electric mobility solutions in the market across passenger, mass transit and freight segments. As part of this deal, Lithium Urban Technologies will acquire 400 units of the newly launched long-range Tata Tigor Sedan EV for its fleet, which will be delivered and deployed across India by the end of financial year 2019-2020.
Industry
No respite for Indian auto industry from slowdown: Dealer inventories signal more shockwavesedit
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.
E-Buses To Ply On Bhubaneswar Roads In 6 Monthsedit
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.
Electric garbage collection vehicles make TN villagers curious, but authorities act ‘secretive’edit
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.
Prakash Javadekar arrives at Parliament in EV, appeals people to join fight against pollutionedit
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.
Tata Motors to supply 500 electric cars to Lithium Urban Technologiesedit
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.
Competition
BS-VI is one step closer to electrification: Anil Kumar, CEO, SEG Automotiveedit
BS-VI is ever more closer than we expect it to be. Manufacturers are either joining the revolution or opting to discontinue products that might become more expensive with the transition. Few automakers have already got their vehicles out with this technology. One key player in this conversion will be SEG Automotive. SEG makes boost recuperation machines, starters and generators.
For pollution-free and gearless vehiclesedit
Claiming to be an initiative to provide a sustainable solution to air pollution in Delhi, an Electric Vehicle startup company has launched a technology of EV conversions. BharatMobi, the startup, said EV retrofitting or conversions can be the best choice in every individual’s capacity to contribute for a pollution-free India.
International
What’s Happened To US Electric Vehicle Sales?edit
There was much cheering in 2018 when plug-in electric vehicles (EVs) hit a US sales record of 361,000. Sales started strong in 2019 but declined beginning in July. The pronounced drop in sales, along with a similar decline in China, has prompted concern that future sales may fall short of expectations.
Electric car onset leaves lubricant industry facing Kodak’s fateedit
The $146 billion lubricants industry is at risk of suffering the same fate as Kodak, thanks to the rise of electric vehicles. From Volkswagen AG to Nissan Motor Co., carmakers are switching to battery-powered models that use fewer greases than combustion vehicles. With demand expected to decline from 2025, lubricant makers are wary of Eastman Kodak’s demise when it failed to grasp the potential of the digital camera in the 1970s.