In Short : Union Ministers Nitin Gadkari and H.D. Kumaraswamy launched India’s first commercial electric truck battery swapping and charging station in Sonipat, Haryana. Developed by Energy in Motion, the facility enables battery swaps in seven minutes, drastically reducing charging time. The initiative supports cleaner logistics, lowers operational costs, and aligns with India’s energy independence […]
BIS Develops Standards for Battery Swapping to Boost India’s E-Mobility Sector – EQ
In Short : The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is developing standards for battery swapping in India’s e-mobility sector, Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari said. The initiative will focus on safety, interoperability, and efficiency to ensure seamless use across different vehicles and providers. Standardization is expected to boost EV adoption and strengthen India’s shift toward […]
VoltUp secures $18M to boost battery swapping and MaaS growth in India – EQ
In Short : VoltUp has secured $18 million in funding to expand its battery swapping infrastructure and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) solutions in India. The investment will accelerate network expansion, enhance EV adoption, and support sustainable urban mobility. With this boost, VoltUp aims to strengthen its role in India’s clean energy transition and EV ecosystem development. In […]
Guidelines for Installation and Operation of Battery Swapping and Charging Stations-reg – EQ
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Battery Swapping – A Must for Quick Upscale of EV Industry in India – EQ Mag
The electric vehicle landscape is fast evolving and rapidly growing as the global drive to save the planet gains momentum. The coming years will see many more EVs take to the roads and in India, it is expected that 80% of two and three-wheelers, 40% of buses, and 30 to 70% of cars will be […]
Battery-Swapping Revival Could Threaten Electric Car Charging Networks – EQ Mag Pro
The $1billion bankruptcy of Better Place seemed to have ended battery swapping as the way to recharge electric cars. But Chinese players are having second thoughts, and their ambitious plans for Europe and the U.S. must be spooking the nascent charging networks. Despite billions of dollars spent on speeding up battery electric vehicle (BEV) recharging […]
Battery-swapping: Industry wants inclusion of higher-range vehicles in policy – EQ Mag Pro
Chennai: Battery swapping for electric vehicles (EVs) should focus on higher-range vehicles, as lower availability of docks initially would force users to make detours for a swap, industrialists said. This came in response to a draft policy by government think tank Niti Aayog. They, however, agreed that swapping was a welcome move to jump-start the […]
How govt can use battery swapping tech to give fillip to EV industry – EQ Mag Pro
‘Battery as a Service’ business model, based on battery swapping technology, is the new talk of the EV Motown Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the recent budget, announced the formulation of a Battery Swapping Policy and interoperability standards, which is claimed to be one of the remedies of multiple problems posed by the current model. […]
Battery swapping could be the answer to EV fire – EQ Mag Pro
In case of battery swapping, the EV battery may be cooled down when it’s charged exterior of the car. In current occasions, a number of electrical car hearth incidents have made headlines. Whereas the danger of EV hearth is considerably low in comparison with ICE automobiles, the depth of an EV hearth may be very […]
Battery swapping start-up Chargeup raises ₹18 crore – EQ Mag Pro
Delhi-based battery swapping start-up Chargeup has raised $2.5 million (Rs 18 crore) in pre-Series A round led by Capital-A and Anicut Capital. The start-up aims to set up battery swapping network for electric two- and three-wheelers. The investment round also saw participation from actors Tiger Shroff; Shraddha Kapoor; Aman and Sameer Mehta (co-founders of Boat). […]
