CNG vehicle sales in the past three months jumped up by 375% while sales of electric vehicles rose by 30%; petrol vehicle sales declined by 29% The steady rise in petrol price in the past three months seems to be one of the reasons for pushing up the demand for electric and CNG vehicles in […]
Fuel price hike results in increased sale of e-vehicles
With the prices of petrol inching closer to Rs 100 per litre, the demand for battery-operated scooters is on the rise Ludhiana (Punjab): With the fuel price hike, e-cycle, e scooter and e-rickshaw sale has increased in the last two-three months, one of the directors of Avon Cycles, Omkar Singh Pahwa said on Wednesday. “Our […]
Pune Family Pays Rs. 70/Month in Electricity Bill, Runs Home & 4 EVs on Solar Power
Pune-based Abhishek Mane and his five-member family have been using solar power to charge all their home appliances and e-vehicles for the last four years. In 2004, Abhishek Mane, a resident of Pune decided to quit his job at the Ministry of Defence and start a business of his own. With his deep concern for […]
Tata Motors plans series of ‘affordable’ e-vehicles
As the company works on getting in newer products (including the SUV-styled mini codenamed ‘HBX’), it is the electric space where it has a focus on NEW DELHI: In one of the most ambitious plans made around electric mobility and affordability, homegrown auto giant Tata Motors has said that it plans to price its green […]
IOC to set up solar-power based charging stations for e-vehicles
The EV charging system has been designed by Hygge Energy, a start-up incubated by Tech Mahindra, and has three main features — EVs charged with solar power, no upgrades required in grid infrastructure, and improved grid resilience, especially in remote areas. Indian Oil will set up solar-power based electric vehicle (EV) charging stations following its […]
INNOVATION: New technology to charge e-vehicles while on move on trial in UAE
The wireless charging unit is embedded beneath a 60-metre road stretch in the city and uses Shaped Magnetic Field in Resonance technology to charge vehicles while on the move, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said DUBAI: A new wireless technology that helps an electric vehicle get charged while in motion is on trial here, […]
Chhattisgarh: New industrial policy to focus on bio-fuel, e-vehicles & farm
RAIPUR: The state government has announced a new five-year industrial policy on Friday. The new policy aims to boost business growth, also maintaining green cover at the same time. Promoting industries producing bio-ethanol from rice, ago as well as food processing units and plants manufacturing electric vehicles is one of the top priorities in the […]
India’s electric vehicle journey so far: A story of nudges and trudges
Business Standard chronicles India’s efforts over the years to push a faster adoption of electric vehicles. The concept of electric vehicles (EVs) has been around for a fairly long time, but it has drawn significant interest only in the past decade. While rising carbon footprint and other environmental impacts of the fuel-based vehicles have nudged […]
Gujarat: Dholera can be a green city, power EV sector, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Gujarat Chief Secretary JN Singh too said the state is going to take a lead in the e-mobility sector. The Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), which is coming up near Ahmedabad, can lead the country’s EV sector from the front, opined NITI Aayog’s CEO Amitabh Kant here on Saturday. He said the declining cost of […]
Budget 2019: No to carbon emissions, Nirmala Sitharaman promises Rs 10,000 crore push for e-vehicles
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said during her Budget speech that the Centre is looking at giving a big push to e-vehicles. in her maiden speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman gave a big push to electronic vehicles as a means to reduce carbon emissions and air pollution. Sitharaman said Rs 10,000 crore has been […]