While Transport Canada’s Earth Day announcement means some higher-priced electric vehicle models, particularly SUVs and pickups, are now eligible for the federal iZEV program, used EVs are still excluded and the rebate is unchanged at $5,000 More new electric vehicles sold in Canada will be eligible for the federal government’s $5,000 purchase rebate for EVs […]
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Why electric vehicles catching fire in India? – EQ Mag Pro
There are many misconceptions such as the Indian summers and poor thermal management being the reason India’s electric vehicle (EV) enthusiasts are worried over several incidents involving two-wheelers bursting into flames since last month. Such incidents are a major cause of concern for stakeholders in the EV industry and their customers. Some have attributed these […]
Ola Electric Recalling 1,441 Units Of Electric Two-Wheelers – EQ Mag Pro
Ola Electric is recalling 1,441 units of its electric two-wheelers in the wake of incidents of vehicles catching fire, according to a company statement. The company said its investigation into the fire incident on March 26, in Pune, is ongoing and preliminary assessment found that it was an isolated one. However, it said, “As a […]
A safe ecosystem for electric vehicles – EQ Mag Pro
Mint’s Alisha Sachdev asked a panel of industry, startup, and policy experts how India can develop a safe electric vehicle (EV) ecosystem. The Union road ministry has asked the Centre for Fire Explosives & Environment Safety (CFEES), an arm of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), to investigate “the circumstances leading to the explosion/fire” of […]
EV battery explosion in Andhra Pradesh kills 1, injures 3; police registers case under Section 174 – EQ Mag Pro
A 40-year-old man was killed when the battery of his new electric bike exploded causing a fire in his bedroom in Vijayawada city in the early hours of Saturday. His wife suffered burns and was in a critical condition in hospital, police said. Their two children also suffered from asphyxiation but were stable, the police […]
Softbank-backed Ola Electric to recall 1,441 e-scooters – EQ Mag Pro
DELHI: Softbank-backed Ola Electric said on Sunday it will recall 1,441 of its electric scooters, weeks after one of its vehicles caught fire in India, prompting a government probe into the incident. Scooters involving Indian startups Okinawa and PureEV have also been involved in fires, in what some say could be an early setback for […]
BluWave-ai EV Everywhere Product Turns EVs into Managed Distributed Storage for Electricity Grids – EQ Mag Pro
System operator, IESO co-funds $4.8M commercialization project with BluWave-ai and Hydro Ottawa to pioneer the product ahead of EV proliferation BluWave-ai announces its BluWave-ai EV Everywhere SaaS product along with a $4.8M project with initial lead customer Hydro Ottawa, co-funded by the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) and supported by the Ontario Energy Board. The […]
Tata Motors delivers 101 EVs in a day in Chennai – EQ Mag Pro
India’s leading automobile company, Tata Motors, today delivered 101 EVs (70 Nexon EVs and 31 Tigor EVs) in a handover ceremony for customers in Chennai through Srilakshmi Auto Enterprises. This marks the highest electric vehicles delivered ever in a single day in Tamil Nadu. With a commanding market share of 87% in FY 22 and […]
Rajnath Singh appreciates the Indian Army’s initiative to induct EVs, reduce dependency on fossil fuels – EQ Mag Pro
Government’s policy of FAME I & II have given tremendous boost to infrastructure development for sustaining the EV ecosystem in India. New Delhi: A demonstration of Electric Vehicles (EVs) was given to the Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, Chief of Army Staff and senior officers of the Indian Army in New Delhi on 22 April […]
Transition to EVs, green hydrogen critical to achieve carbon neutrality by by 2070: Official – EQ Mag Pro
New Delhi : Transportation is one of the areas where transition to electric vehicles and green hydrogen will be of critical importance for India to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070, a senior official said. During a brainstorming session organised by the Department of Science and Technology here on Thursday, leading experts discussed the need for […]