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Simple One Production To Commence In January 2023 – EQ Mag

Simple Energy also announced that it will inaugurate its new production facility, Simple Vision 1.0, on January 19, 2023. Company to inaugurate new production facility in January 2023 New facility has seen an investment of over Rs 100 crore Simple One mass production to commence from January as well Simple Energy has announced that it […]

Hyundai Ioniq 5 EV now ready for India, bookings open from this date – EQ Mag

Hyundai Motor, an automobile giant, has confirmed that its Ioniq 5 EV is all set to debut in India and its bookings will open from December 20, 2022. This EV will be the second all-electric model from the Korean company after Kona and one through which the automaker will leave its footprints in the country. […]

EV Charging Infrastructure Potentially Unprepared for Cyberattacks – EQ Mag

Electric vehicle charging stations are vulnerable to a number of different cyberattack scenarios, according to Sandia National Laboratories. In a press release dated Nov. 15, a Sandia Labs research report described how a review of vulnerabilities helps prioritize grid protections and inform public policymakers. “With electric vehicles becoming more common, the risks and hazards of […]

Tatas set up EV charging station in Guwahati – EQ Mag

Guwahati : The Indian Hotels Company Ltd in association with Tata Power on Tuesday rolled out an electric vehicle charging station here. This is the first such facility at any Tata Group hotel in the northeast, and the company plans to install such points in other units too, IHCL Area Director Jayanta Das told reporters. […]

Why America Doesn’t Have Enough EV Charging Stations – EQ Mag

Gas stations spar with utility companies, rural areas predict years of losses on chargers, spotty equipment threatens reliability: The U.S. EV charging network is a mess. One of the biggest roadblocks to the mass adoption of electric vehicles is the troubled business model for the commercial chargers that power them. The government is pouring billions […]

EasyJet, Rolls-Royce test hydrogen-run aircraft engine – EQ Mag

British airline EasyJet and engineering company Rolls-Royce have run a commercial aircraft engine on hydrogen in what they claim is a “world first”, potentially paving the way for the decarbonisation of plane travel. The companies trialled the engine in a ground test at the UK Defence Ministry’s Boscombe Down aircraft testing site using renewably-made green […]

Asia’s net-zero transformation: The vital role that banks can play – EQ Mag

Different types of financing are required for banks’ stakeholders and clients, particularly in Asia where countries are so diverse. McKinsey chatted with Eric Lim, chief sustainability officer (CSO) at UOB, about the role that banks can play in Asia’s transition to net zero. He stressed that the differences between countries in the region require individualized […]

Tailoring innovative financial solutions for the transition to net zero – EQ Mag

Financial institutions in Asia need to work closely with government and regulators to establish policies, standards, and incentives to achieve net-zero goals. McKinsey talked to Ahmad Siddik Badruddin, chief risk officer at Bank Mandiri, about the role that banks can play in aiding Asia’s sustainability transition. They also discussed the challenges around regulatory risk and […]

Why policy enablement is critical in Asia’s quest for net zero – EQ Mag

How do governments across the region ensure that local industries are part of the solution? McKinsey chatted to Joan Larrea (CEO of Convergence Blended Finance), John Murton (UK government’s COP26 envoy), and Dominic Waughray (senior advisor to the CEO, World Business Council for Sustainable Development) about the role of governments in facilitating the investment required […]

Electric vehicles are here and large-scale adoption is … near? – EQ Mag

You might expect electric vehicles to be more popular, with gas prices and sustainability concerns so high. But barriers to widespread adoption remain. Here’s what companies must do to topple them. While the internal-combustion engine dominates car design, its existence contributes to global warming and detracts from electric-vehicle (EV) development. Things like carbon emissions, the […]