Electric Vehicles

BluSmart has saved 325 tonnes of Co2 since its launch in June last year. On the occasion of World Environment Day, the company pledged to keep the environment clean and green with a green mobility revolution, it said in a statement New Delhi: The electric ride-hailing platform BluSmart on Friday said that it has completed […]

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India’s electric two-wheeler market to cross 20 lakh units in next five years: Report

June 3, 2020 Anand Gupta

It added that the expected share of ETWs in total two-wheeler sales in the next five years could vary from 6 per cent to 15 per cent New Delhi: India’s electric two-wheeler (ETW) market size in terms of sales is set to cross 20 lakh units in the next five years, according to a recent […]

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Covid a blessing in disguise for electric mobility: Hero Electric CEO

June 2, 2020 Anand Gupta

Hero Electric’s CEO also believes that the startups associated with electric and sustainable mobility will get through the crisis with signs of normalcy reappearing NEW DELHI: Coronavirus crisis could be an opportunity in disguise for sustainable mobility to flourish in India, thinks Sohinder Gill, director general of SMEV. In an exclusive interview to TOI, Gill […]

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Buffett-backed BYD to supply EV batteries to Ford

June 1, 2020 Anand Gupta

Ford’s China venture with Changan Automobile is seeking government approval to build a plug-in hybrid model equipped with BYD’s batteries, according to the document BEIJING: Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD Co Ltd , will supply EV batteries to U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co , a document on the website of the Ministry of Industry […]

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Volkswagen AG pumps 2 billion euros into China electric vehicle bet, buys stakes in 2 firms

May 29, 2020 Anand Gupta

VW said it will invest 1 billion euros to take a 50 per cent stake in the state-owned parent of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (JAC Motors), also raising its stake in an existing electric vehicle joint venture with JAC to 75 per cent from 50 per cent BEIJING | HONG KONG: Volkswagen AG (VW) said […]

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Solar energy farms could offer second life for electric vehicle batteries

May 28, 2020 Anand Gupta

Modeling study shows battery reuse systems could be profitable for both electric vehicle companies and grid-scale solar operations. As electric vehicles rapidly grow in popularity worldwide, there will soon be a wave of used batteries whose performance is no longer sufficient for vehicles that need reliable acceleration and range. But a new study shows that […]

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Euler Motors raises ₹20 crore as part of Series A funding

May 28, 2020 Anand Gupta

This is the first of its kind funding in the EV space during the covid-19 period, and will help the company to expedite its product and technology as well as scale its network of charging and service stations across India Euler Motors, the automotive technology start-up focused on commercial Electric Vehicles (EVs) said that it […]

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Ola Electric acquires Amsterdam-based Etergo

May 27, 2020 Anand Gupta

Ola Electric acquires Amsterdam-based Etergo that developed AppScooter Ola Electric said it aims to launch its electric two-wheeler in India in 2021, and the acquisition of Etergo will further bolster OEM’s engineering and design capabilities. The deal value has not been revelaed. Ola Electric Mobility (OEM), on May 27, acquired Amsterdam-based Etergo BV. This will […]

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Lithium producers must wait as pandemic slows electric vehicle revolution

May 27, 2020 Anand Gupta

The holdup will result in a shortage of the white metal available for EV batteries when markets rebound, warned industry analysts, executives and consultants JOHANNESBURG/HOUSTON: The coronavirus pandemic has paused the electric vehicle revolution, forcing producers of battery metal lithium into survival mode with output cuts, expansion delays and sales of major assets. Lithium industry […]

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Ather Energy partners with P2P scooter sharing platform

May 26, 2020 Anand Gupta

Ather Energy, the electric two-wheeler maker, at present has two scooter models — Ather 450 and Ather 450X– in its product portfolio Mumbai: Hero MotoCorp-backed Ather Energy has partnered with dockless mobility solution provider Bounce for a scooter sharing initiative ‘Peer to Peer’ (P2P) with the pilot programme taking off from Bengaluru on Monday, a […]