Exicom Wins NTPC Tender to Develop EV Charging Stations in Jabalpur
Exicom, an energy storage solutions provider, has won the tender floated in March 2018 by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) for installing EV charging stations in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh ...
Optare, an Ashok Leyland Subsidiary, Wins Order for 31 EV Double-decker Buses in London
The world is adopting electric vehicles (EVs) at a rapid pace. Recently, Optare, a subsidiary of Ashok Leyland which is a part of the Hinduja Group, won an order for 31 ...
FAME India II Likely to Have ₹40 Billion Subsidy Outlay for EVs & Charging Infrastructure
The Ministry of Finance is expected to approve a corpus of ₹40 billion (~$0.58 billion) as subsidy to be disbursed under the second phase of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of ...
Hanergy and Bollore Group to Jointly Develop Solar EVs
Hanergy’s subsidiary, Donghan New Energy Automotive Technology, inked a strategic cooperation framework agreement with Bluecar, a subsidiary of France's Bollore Group for developing EVs. Under the strategic agreement, the two ...
RT Koytango to Install 100% Free EV Charging Stations in New Delhi
RT Koytango Private Limited, a part of Hriman Motors LLP, is setting up free electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in New Delhi, connected to grid tied rooftop solar power projects ...
A Primer: States that are Poised to Lead India’s EV Revolution
It has been almost five years since the launch of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP). The plan was aimed at achieving national fuel security by promoting hybrid and ...
GST on Li-Ion Batteries Reduced from 28 to 18 Percent
In a bid to propel the growth of electric vehicles (EV) in the country, the government has announced a slash in the applicable rate of the Goods and Services Tax ...
Tata Power Sets up Three Electric Vehicle Charging Stations in Hyderabad
Tata Power has announced new additions to its strategic network of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in the country, the latest being the setting up of three fast charging EV stations at ...
EESL Scraps its Tender for 10,000 EVs Due to Non-Availability of Chargers for Luxury Cars
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of the public-sector units of the Ministry of Power and the Government of India, has scrapped the second tender to procure 10,000 ...
Philippines to Turn to EVs and Solar Powered Charging Stations to Curb Emissions
Philippines is shifting towards large scale adoption of electric vehicles and solar powered charging stations to fight emissions and climate change. “A low-carbon path in the transport sector is an ...
Delhi to Fight Toxic Air with 1,000 Electric Buses
In a significant move towards curbing the menace of air pollution in the national capital, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that his government has approved the hiring of ...
Exide and Leclanche form Joint Venture for Li-Ion Battery Manufacturing in India
Exide Industries Ltd., an Indian lead acid storage battery manufacturer, and Leclanche, a global energy storage solutions provider, have formed a joint venture (JV) to build lithium-ion (Li-Ion) batteries and ...
EV Adoption Could Generate $11 Billion for DISCOMs: ASSOCHAM-EY
Distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India are likely to witness to a windfall once mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) begins across the country, predicted a new study titled, Electrifying India: ...
Solar Powered EV Charging Station Installed in Navi Mumbai
Magenta Power, a renewable energy solutions provider, has partnered with Exicom to install a solar-based DC charging station for electric vehicles (EV) in Turbhe, Navi Mumbai. The charging station called ...
Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra to Roll out EVs in Maharashtra
Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra have signed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Maharashtra government to roll out 1,000 Electric Vehicles (EV) in the state. These EVs will be ...
Clean Motion and Fortum Energy to Jointly Develop Battery Swap Systems for EVs
In a bid to propel the growth of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country, clean energy solutions provider Fortum Energy and Clean Motion have reached an agreement to develop battery ...
Four Companies Win Tender to Supply 2,000 EV Chargers for EESL
The tender floated by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for the procurement of 2,000 Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers was bagged by four energy storage solutions companies, namely SBD Green Energy and Infra ...
Is India’s Electric Vehicle Push for Real This Time?
The shift from fossil-fuel powered vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) has become more important than ever for India. The country has to embrace EVs quickly, if it wants to cut ...
NTPC and Reliance Energy Commission EV Charging Stations for their Fleet
The domestic Electric Vehicle (EV) market is emerging out of its nascent stage in India and expanding rapidly as a means of intelligent and sustainable transportation. Along with the surge ...
Ministry of Power Says No License Required for Operating EV Charging Stations
The Ministry of Power has issued a clarification stating that no license is required to operate electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in India. This is a positive news for the ...
Mahindra and Ford to Jointly Develop SUVs and EVs for Indian Market
Mahindra Group and Ford Motor have announced that they are teaming up to develop sports utility vehicles (SUVs) and small electric vehicles as part of several previously announced joint initiatives ...
NITI Aayog Submits Draft Cabinet Note on Zero Emission Vehicles and Technology
NITI Aayog has submitted a draft cabinet note that calls for developing a strategy to scale-up transformative mobility and encourage the use of zero emissions vehicles and ancillary technology. The ...
India’s EV Sector is Slowly Emerging from its Nascent Stage
India’s electric vehicle sector is progressing steadily, thanks to government efforts to procure EVs for various departments and efforts by city transportation corporations to procure e-buses for public transportation. As ...
Government Urges Battery Manufacturers to Set Up Manufacturing Units in India
The Minister for Power, R.K. Singh, recently chaired a meeting with battery manufacturers in New Delhi to discuss the creation of an ecosystem for incentivizing battery manufacturing in India. Officials ...
Delhi to Soon Have World’s Second Largest EV Fleet
Delhi will soon have the world’s second largest fleet of electric buses after China. In its budget for the financial year (FY) for 2018-19, the Delhi government has announced that ...
