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SUV boom is killing the environmental benefits of EVs, reveals IEA study

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 15, 2019

The hatchbacks, sedans are on the back foot with the rise of the crossovers and SUVs. These gas guzzlers are actually killing the benefits of the electric vehicles, claims a study by International Energy Agency. The Paris-based intergovernmental organization claims that the...

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Electric vehicles' rise may lead to slow global oil demand from 2025: IEA

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2019

Growth in global oil demand is expected to slow from 2025 as fuel efficiency improves and the use of electric vehicles increases, but consumption is unlikely to peak in the next two decades, the International Energy Agency said on Wednesday. The Paris-based IEA, which advises...

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EESL to fall short of its target of electrifying government car fleets two years after the deadline

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 13, 2019

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...

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IIT Delhi will commence new MTech programme in Electric Vehicle and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning from 2020

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 13, 2019

Good news to career and research aspirants who wish to pursue study in latest advanced technology to hone their skills. Electric Vehicle and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning are latest innovation areas in technology research. Indian Institute of Technology (IIT...

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Success of electric buses touches new heights, 2.14L passengers avail services in 18 months

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2019

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...

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150 new e-buses to ply on city roads by early 2021

By : 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...

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Tata steel to deploy EVs for employees in Jamshedpur

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2019

Tata Steel is introducing a fleet of electric vehicles for employees commuting in Jamshedpur under its Go-Green initiative. "The company has partnered with Tata Motors to deploy 40 Tigor Electric Vehicles (EVs) by FY22 in a staggered manner," Tata Steel said in an official...

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Greaves Leasing Finance ties up with Wheels EMI for EV financing

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 11, 2019

Greaves Cotton's wholly owned subsidiary NBFC arm, Greaves Leasing Finance has recently announced its partnership with Wheels EMI to provide easy finance options to prospective electric vehicle buyers, hence enable millions of people embrace eco-friendly vehicles. This move...

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Pune based Rowwet Mobility unveils range of electric scooters and bikes

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019

Pune based Rowwet Mobility today unveiled a range of electric vehicles including four scooters and a bike at a function organized at JW Marriot. The new range of battery operated vehicles was launched in presence of well known business man and social worker Shanital Mutha,...

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Large-scale adoption of electric mobility will spur renewable energy growth: Study

By : Sustainability ..., Nov 1, 2019

An increase in the number of electric vehicles (EVs) will be instrumental in increasing the share of solar and wind energy in the energy mix, considering renewable energy sources are only intermittently available and are weather dependent, according to a new study. The study...

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