Electric Vehicles

ExxonMobil Launches Mobil EV™ Offer For Battery Electric Vehicles

September 13, 2019 Anand Gupta

New offering enables improved performance of battery-electric vehicles The Mobil EV™ offer helps battery electric vehicles to travel further between charges, extend equipment component life and promote safer operation The launch highlights close collaboration between ExxonMobil and original equipment manufacturers to meet consumers’ evolving mobility ambitions FRANKFURT, Germany: ExxonMobil announced today the global launch of […]

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BEST app launched, Mumbai gets 10 new electric buses

September 10, 2019 Anand Gupta

Surendrakumar Bagde, general manager, BEST, said that the organisation will be inviting tenders for 340 more electric buses in the future. Mumbai: Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday launched BEST’s much-awaited mobile app. The app will allow commuters to track on-road buses, check the estimated time of arrivals and total travel time with the […]

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Li Metal Battery Breakthrough May Boost Electric Vehicle Adoption

September 7, 2019 Anand Gupta

Electric vehicles have been media darlings that dominate the headlines and guarantee huge viewership. But how popular are they really to the consumers? Can the sales really stack up to the media hype? Actually the electric vehicle adoption is increasing, though a bit on the slow side. According to Auto Alliance, EV makes up only 2.4% […]

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ABB and China’s King Long to develop E-bus with world’s fastest flash-charger

September 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Charged in seconds, the e-bus can stay on the road all day long ABB and King Long Motor Group have signed an agreement to jointly develop an e-bus with world’s fastest flash-charger for China’s booming battery-electric public transportation market. The e-bus will feature ABB’s TOSA flash-charging system that tops up the battery in just seconds […]

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Bigbasket to have 3,000 e-vehicles by 2020

September 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

Over the years, Bigbasket has worked with multiple e-van OEMs like Gayam Motors and Euler Motors and certified them for their operations. The company is also introducing e-bikes from brands including Hero, Okinawa, Li-on, and Greaves Cotton in its operations. New Delhi: Leading online grocery company Bigbasket plans to increase the number of electric vehicles […]

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ISM Connect Launches Sun Media Network, Outfits Terrible Herbst with Solar-Powered EV Charging

September 6, 2019 Anand Gupta

DOYLESTOWN, Pa.: ISM Connect launched its Sun Media Network by installing and activating dozens of mobile solar generators (MSGs) at Terrible Herbst gas stations and convenience stores throughout Las Vegas. ISM will deploy 150 MSGs at Terrible Herbst’s locations by the end of the year as it builds the next-generation digital out of home (DOOH) […]

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Porsche takes fight to Tesla with electric Taycan

September 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

After a bumpy start for sister brand Audi’s e-Tron is for the time being the flag-carrier in Volkswagen’s massive drive to unseat e-car pioneer Tesla Inc The wraps came off Wednesday at simultaneous events in its three biggest markets Porsche chose Niagara Falls, a Chinese wind farm and a solar site in Germany to unveil […]

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Evelot launches India’s first electric quad bike, e-scooters

September 5, 2019 Anand Gupta

The company is targeting its market in Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Punjab, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. The company is planning to make Evelot available pan India in the next two months. Making its debut in electric vehicles, Evelot has launched a range of e-scooters and Warrior electric quad bikes. Minister of Road Transport Nitin Gadkari launched […]

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UK to Ditch Diesel for Solar-Powered DC Railways

September 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

The UK has been searching for ways to directly supply the railway system through solar energy since some of the UK’s railway systems run on direct current (DC), which solar modules produce. Thus, there is no need to convert solar energy into alternating current. Now the pilot scheme of connecting solar power directly to rail […]

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EDF Renewables North America Acquires PowerFlex Systems to Accelerate Deployment of Large-Scale EV Infrastructure

September 4, 2019 Anand Gupta

Acquisition will enable a single ecosystem for distributed energy that seamlessly integrates Electric Vehicle smart charging, solar, storage and building load. SAN DIEGO & LOS ALTOS, Calif.: EDF Renewables North America today announced it has acquired Los Altos, California-based PowerFlex Systems (PowerFlex), a pioneer in managed electric vehicle (EV) charging technology. The investment is part […]

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