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400 EV charging stations to come up across Andhra PradeshBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2020
In a bid to push for electric vehicles (EV), the state government has decided to set up 400 charging stations in the state. Further, the state government is also considering a proposal to study... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) , Charging Stations , Electric Vehicles , FAME II Scheme |
Govt's Rs 10,000-cr scheme to promote electric vehicles fails to take off in its first yearBy : Sustainability ..., Apr 23, 2020
The government’s push to incentivise the purchase of electric vehicles in India has failed to take off, with only a fraction of the targeted number sold in the first year of the three-year Rs 10,000 crore subsidy scheme. The second phase of the Faster Adoption and... Read more.. |
Coronavirus: Electric two-wheeler sales set to skid, new launch postponedBy : Sustainability ..., Mar 17, 2020
For Okinawa Autotech, a fledgling maker of electric two-wheelers, that started making products a couple of years ago, sales were humming along steadily with numbers of 45,000 units a year and projections of reaching 100,000 in sales by this year. Suddenly, the squeeze of... Read more.. |
PMI Electro and BYD-Olectra bag most e-bus ordersBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 23, 2020
PMI Electro and BYD-Olectra have won large contracts floated by state transport agencies for supply of electric buses under a government scheme to promote green mobility, followed by Tata Motors, JBM Auto and Mytrah, people aware of the development said. Haryana-based PMI... Read more.. |
Govt to invite bids for reallocation of subsidy for 2,000 e-buses in FebruaryBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 22, 2020
The Centre will invite proposals from state transport departments for reallocation of central subsidy for 2,000 electric buses under its Fame II scheme to promote electric mobility, but will not allow participation of cities that defaulted in the first round, people aware of... Read more.. |
Telangana: Roadmap on 138 EV charging stations in a weekBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 8, 2020
With the Central government approving 138 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations for the State, the Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Ltd (TSREDCO) has begun formulating procedures for the selection and execution of setting up these stations. The... Read more.. |
Battery Swapping Should Come Under FAME’s Ambit: Piaggio IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 7, 2020
Piaggio Vehicles (PVPL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group, opined that the government should consider giving incentives for electric vehicles which are not only run on pre-fixed batteries but also on swappable technology solutions. At the moment, only... Read more.. |
Suzuki JV to invest ₹3,715 crore in second phase of battery ventureBy : Sustainability ..., Jan 2, 2020
Japan’s Suzuki Motor Corp. (SMC), Toshiba Corp. and Denso Corp. will jointly invest ₹3,715 crore in the second phase of their battery venture in Gujarat’s Hansalpur, a confidential company presentation showed. The investment, spread over 2021-25, is part of the ₹5,000-crore... Read more.. Subject Tags: DENSO Corporation , electric vehicle batteries , electric vehicle investment , FAME II Scheme , Lithium ion battery , Toshiba |
EV market seen growing 36 per cent annually till 2026By : Sustainability ..., Dec 13, 2019
The domestic electric vehicle (EV) market is projected to grow 36 percent annually between 2019 and 2026 as the market has gained traction following the implementation of the second phase of the EV incentives scheme in April. Under the government's ambitious Fame (Faster... Read more.. |
150 new e-buses to ply on city roads by early 2021By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2019
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... Read more.. Subject Tags: electric buses , electric vehicle (EV) , FAME II Scheme , public transport , Surat Municipal Corporation |