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MG Motor working on sub-₹10 lakh EVBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2019
Morris Garages (MG) Motor India on Thursday said it is working on a sub-₹10 lakh electric car for the Indian market. Speaking on the sidelines of an event to unveil its electric sports utility vehicle (SUV) – ZS, Rajeev Chaba, President and Managing Director, MG Motor India,... Read more.. |
Ghaziabad to be first in Uttar Pradesh to get e-autoBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 6, 2019
The state will soon get to see its first electric auto-rickshaw plying with the regional transport office (RTO) of Ghaziabad giving registration number to a vehicle. The development comes seven months after state government approved the plying of e-autos. Ghaziabad resident... Read more.. |
Corporate, PE investments in EV start-ups grow 170% in 2019 to $397 mnBy : Sustainability ..., Dec 4, 2019
Driven by the belief that the next wave of disruption for India’s automobile industry will be led by electric vehicles (EVs), corporate and private equity (PE) investors seem to be increasing their bets on start-ups working in this space. Investment flows into such start-ups... Read more.. |
Shifting to electric vehicles may only burn money: ExpertsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2019
Electric vehicles may not be the panacea the country is hoping for. To implement the electrification plan of 2030, the manufacturing of battery capacity in the country needs to be augmented at least 1,000 times. Moreover, five giga factories will be required to be set up,... Read more.. |
IIT-H partners with Japanese company to produce electric vehiclesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 29, 2019
In a revolutionary move in Indian Automobile Sector, which was heading towards adoption of manufacturing of electric vehicles, the Indian Institute of Technology-Hyderabad and ItsEV, a Japan-based electric vehicle manufacturing company were planning to launch electric vehicle... Read more.. Subject Tags: electric vehicle (EV) , electric vehicle manufacturing , IIT Hyderabad , Lithium ion battery , solar panels |
PWD’s e-Car pilot project clocks 92 per cent savingsBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
Department officials used e-cars from February to July this year. A pilot project to replace government vehicles run on petrol and diesel with environment-friendly electric cars undertaken by the Maharashtra Public Works Department (PWD) has yielded remarkable results, with... Read more.. |
‘Govt may grant 20% parking reservation for e-vehicles’By : Sustainability ..., Nov 21, 2019
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 &... Read more.. |
Rs 360-cr subsidy given to 285,000 EV buyers under FAME India: JavadekarBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 20, 2019
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that about 2.85 lakh buyers of electric/hybrid vehicles have been supported by a subsidy of Rs 360 crore under the FAME India Scheme. He said that the benefit of incentives to buyers of mild hybrid vehicles under Faster... Read more.. |
Tata Power to operate EVs as part of its maintenance fleet in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2019
Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd. (TPDDL), a power distribution company (DISCOM) in our national capital, has announced its intention to operate battery-electric cars as part of its fleet. The company has rolled out a pilot project with the car-rental service Zoomcar that... Read more.. Subject Tags: carbon footprint reduction , DISCOMS , electric vehicle (EV) , Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited |
Rajya Sabha Secretariat hires E-vehicles to ferry members within Parliament complexBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 18, 2019
Rajya Sabha Secretary-General Desh Deepak Verma on Friday flagged off two units of E-vehicle transport facility for ferrying members in the parliament premises. Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu also inspected the E-vehicles after they were flagged off.... Read more.. Subject Tags: electric vehicle (EV) , Energy Efficiency Servies Ltd. (EESL) |