Rajasthan Lays Thrust on Electric Vehicle Manufacturing in its EV Policy 2022
The Rajasthan EV policy 2022 lays out financial and non-financial incentives and initiatives that would support the adoption of electric vehicles (EV) and seeks to promote EV manufacturing and related ...
Bids Invited for Setting up 10 EV Charging Stations in Madhya Pradesh
Satna Municipal Corporation (SMC) in Madhya Pradesh has invited bids to set up ten charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) at various locations in the city. The successful bidder will ...
BEST Invites Bids for Installation of EV Charging Stations in Mumbai
Brihan-Mumbai Electric Supply and Transport Undertaking (BEST) has invited bids to select an operator to install and operate the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by sharing the infrastructure of BEST ...
NTPC Issues Tender for the Supply of EV Chargers
NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) has issued an invitation for bids for the supply of electric vehicle (EV) chargers for the public charging infrastructure in cities under the Faster Adoption ...
Daily News Wrap-Up: SECI Issues RfS for a Green Hydrogen-Based Pilot Project in Leh
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has issued a request for selection to set up a 25 kW green hydrogen-based pilot project at SNM Hospital in Leh. Bidders are requested ...
Tender Floated to Deploy 5,585 Electric Buses Across Five Major Cities
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has invited bids under the ‘Grand Challenge’ program to select bus operators for the procurement, operation, ...
CESL to Empanel OEMs for Electric Two-Wheelers in Andhra Pradesh
Convergence Energy Services (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), has invited original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to empanel for supplying electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) in Andhra Pradesh. The last ...
EESL Subsidiary to Empanel OEMs to Supply E-Rickshaws Across India
Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to empanel original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to supply electric ...
EESL Subsidiary to Empanel Electric Two-Wheeler OEMs in Kerala
Convergence Energy Services (CESL), a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to empanel original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to supply electric two-wheelers ...
FAME-II Program Revised with Increased Incentives for Electric Two-Wheelers
The Department of Heavy Industries has announced partial amendments to the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase-II (FAME-II) program. Specific demand incentive for electric two-wheelers (E2W) ...
West Bengal Plans to Roll Out 1 Million Electric Vehicles in the Next Five Years
The Power Department of West Bengal has announced the Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2021, aiming to position the state as a sustainable transportation infrastructure hub. Through the move, the state ...
Court Tells Government to Consider Including Hydrogen Fuel Cells Under FAME-II Program
The Delhi High Court has directed the Government of India to consider including hydrogen fuel cell-based electric vehicles (EVs) and hydrogen refueling stations under the ambit of the Faster Adoption ...
FAME II Certificates for Electric Vehicle Models Will be Valid for a Year
The Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprise (MHIPE) has announced that the validity of ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles (FAME)-II’ certificates for all vehicle models ...
Electric Two-Wheeler Sales Decline By 5.46% in 2020
The sale of electric two-wheelers (E-2W) in India stood at 25,735 in 2020, a 5.46% decline compared to 27,224 in 2019, the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has ...
Top Five Developments That Shaped the EV Sector in 2020
The Indian automobile industry is one of the largest in the world, and it is currently undergoing a transformation with sales of electric vehicles rising year after year. However, like all other ...
Kerala Government to Hire 50 Electric Buses Under FAME Program for Thiruvananthapuram
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has invited bids for hiring 50 electric buses on wet lease for the Thiruvananthapuram zone. The tender has been floated under the Faster ...
Government Notifies Eligibility Criteria for EV Components Under FAME Program
The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises (MHIPE) has issued a notification to all the testing agencies under the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric ...
Tender Issued for 250 Electric Buses in Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and Ernakulam
The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has floated a tender to procure 250 non-AC electric buses under wet-lease on the OPEX model for the zones of Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, and ...
Budget 2019 Provides Impetus to India’s Transition to E-Mobility and EV Manufacturing
In the latest Union Budget for FY 2019-2020, the Modi government 2.0 has provided strong support to the nascent electric vehicle industry with the announcement of tax incentives to speed ...
FICCI Endorses Battery Swapping Facilities to Boost EV Adoption Under FAME Program
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has suggested the inclusion of the battery swapping model of charging under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles ...
Government Seeks Proposals from States for 5,000 Electric Buses
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI) under the Ministry of Heavy Industry and Public Enterprises has invited expressions of interest from state transport departments for the deployment of 5,000 electric ...
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 ...
10 Drivers of EV Market in India
The Indian government launched the National E-Mobility Program in March 2018 to achieve 100 percent e-mobility by . Since then, the country has taken several policy initiatives to propel the growth ...
Karnataka’s Shivamogga Smart City Announces Tender for 100 E-Rickshaws
In India, the widely used electric three-wheelers are expected to play a crucial role in last-mile connectivity and reduction in carbon emissions through intelligent mobility. With this in mind, Karnataka’s ...
Government Proposes Customs Duty Hike on EV Parts to Incentivize Domestic Manufacturing
The Indian government recently notified the implementation of ‘Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II)’ with a total budget outlay of ₹100 ...
