
Fast Charging Network for Electric Buses Set Up in Gujarat
Charge+Zone, a start-up company based in Vadodara in Gujarat, has set up a fast-charging facility of CCS2 150 kW DC chargers to enable the e-mobility of electric buses. The company ...

Kerala Floats Tender for the Procurement of Solar Boats
The State Water Transport Department (SWTD), Government of Kerala, has floated a tender for the construction and supply of three solar boats. The last date for the submission of bids ...

ABB Set to Acquire Majority Stake in Chinese E-Mobility Company
Switzerland-headquartered ABB is set to acquire a 67% share stake in Shanghai Chargedot New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., a leading Chinese e-mobility solution provider. According to the company statement, the ...

Former President of Tata Motors Backs E-Scooter Startup BattRE
BattRE, a technology-driven startup manufacturing electric scooters, has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Tata Motors’ former President Gajendra Chandel. The funds will be utilized for the launch of ...

Electric Scooter Manufacturer Ather Energy Raises $51 Million in Funding
Ather Energy, India’s intelligent electric scooter manufacturer, raised $51 million in its latest round of funding, led by Flipkart’s co-founder Sachin Bansal’s investment of $32 million. Ather Energy was one ...

Panasonic Launches EV Charging Service in Delhi-NCR
Japanese electronics giant Panasonic has launched Nymbus, a smart EV charging service in Delhi-NCR region in partnership with electric mobility service providers Smart E and qQuick. In the first phase ...

Tata Power and MGL to Collaborate on Solar Rooftop and EV Charging Stations
To offer integrated customer services, explore the e-mobility segment and other value-added services of mutual interest, Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL), one of India's leading gas distribution companies has signed a ...

Ather Energy’s Electric Scooter Becomes FAME-II Compliant
Ather Energy, backed by Hero MotoCorp, has announced that their flagship intelligent scooter, Ather 450 is now FAME II compliant and will receive an increased subsidy of ₹27,000 ($386.9). Though the orders for ...

BHEL Tenders 170 kW of Rooftop Solar in Haryana, Signs MoU with Exicom for E-Mobility
State-owned Navaratna enterprise, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), has invited bids for the supply, installation, and commissioning of grid-connected solar rooftop PV projects of cumulative capacity 170 kW in Haryana ...

Kerala Plans to Bring One Million EVs on the Road by 2022, Announces EV Policy
After Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana, Kerala has now hopped on to the e-mobility bandwagon. The state, with over ten million vehicles on the road, has embraced ...

Porsche to Launch its Electric Cars in India by 2020
Porsche is aiming to bring its electric car (Taycan) in India sooner than expected. In an official statement shared with Mercom, Porsche said that it aims to bring Taycan to ...

Jharkhand Adopts E-Mobility Program in Partnership With EESL
Jharkhand has adopted an e-mobility program in partnership with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL) has signed an agreement with EESL for the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Uttar Pradesh Releases Draft EV Manufacturing Policy
With an eye on the future, the Uttar Pradesh state government has created a roadmap for promoting the development of EV vehicle manufacturing capacity in the state, called the Draft ...

National E-Mobility Program Launched in India
In line with the Government of India’s vision of achieving 100 percent e-mobility by , National E-Mobility Program has been launched in the country. The program is aimed at providing ...

Tata Motors Rolls Out its First Batch of EVs for EESL
Automobile manufacturer Tata Motors announced that it has rolled out its first batch of electric vehicles (EVs) for the public sector joint venture Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL). The Tigor ...