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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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. […]

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EV Charging Infrastructure Potentially Unprepared for Cyberattacks – EQ Mag

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

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Tatas set up EV charging station in Guwahati – EQ Mag

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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. […]

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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more important

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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

India can achieve net zero in greenhouse gases emission by 2065-70, says Montek

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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

Sri Lanka to cease building coal-fired plants, aims to be net-zero emitter by 2050

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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

Toyota restarts output of first EV after fixing safety issues

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

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

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 […]

Lam Research Sets Goal to Operate at 100% Renewable Energy by 2030, Achieve Carbon Net Zero by 2050

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One way to help solve net-zero challenges: Working together as an ecosystem – EQ Mag

November 30, 2022 Anand Gupta 0

It is vital to manage three areas when negotiating the rocky 1.5° pathway: clear policies, risks to private capital, and tradeoffs. McKinsey talked to Helge Muenkel, chief sustainability officer of DBS Bank, about the challenges—particularly for private finance—in the transition to net zero in Southeast Asia. McKinsey: What do you see as the top three […]

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