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The board has recently opened an electric charging station in government secretariat compound. As a first step towards readying the state for the smooth rollout of electric vehicles, KSEB would be setting up charging centres at first in six corporation/Municipality areas THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala State Electricity Board has shortlisted over half a dozen companies/consortiums eligible for […]

Batteries

Second Life: Carmakers and Storage Startups Get Serious About Reusing Batteries

July 1, 2020 Anand Gupta

Batteries still have a lot of life in them after being swapped out of EVs. Why not use them on the grid? Batteries aren’t dead when they come to the end of their useful life in an electric vehicle. Reused or “second-life” lithium-ion batteries still have a lot of juice left in them, but so […]

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Power markets prefer renewable energy amid falling demand: Moody’s

June 22, 2020 Anand Gupta

“Coal generation has continued to decline, while renewables have shown more resilience across major markets in the US, Europe, China and India,” stated the report. NEW DELHI: The clean energy transition might be accelerated due to the covid-19 pandemic that has shown that power markets prefer renewable energy amidst falling demand, a Moody’s report suggests. […]

Electric Vehicles

Lyft Pledges Shift to 100% Electric Vehicles by 2030

June 18, 2020 Anand Gupta

The rideshare company will purchase EVs for its rental car fleet and play a bigger role in helping drivers transition to plug-in vehicles. Lyft is hailing a ride to an all-electric future. The rideshare company announced Wednesday that it is committing to have 100 percent electric vehicles on its platform by 2030, a move that […]

Electric Vehicles

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 […]

EV Charging

Tata Power looking at expanding EV charging stations network to 700 by March 2021

May 28, 2020 Anand Gupta

The company said in a statement it expects to make its mark in the fast-emerging EV segment by creating a national network of charging infrastructure. New Delhi: Private power generator Tata Power today announced it is looking at ramping up investments to expand its network of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations to 700 by the […]

EV Charging

HEVO to Launch US Manufacturing for Wireless Electric Vehicle Charger

May 22, 2020 Anand Gupta

The Brooklyn-based startup quietly finalized a product, working with limited funds and staff. Now the race is on for the wireless charging market. Wireless electric vehicle charging carries a whiff of the future, akin to flying cars. But HEVO, a Brooklyn-based startup, aims to make it part of the present by emerging from obscurity with […]

Electric Vehicles

Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for xEV Parts for eligibility under FAME-India Scheme-II

May 21, 2020 Anand Gupta

Phased Manufacturing Programme (PMP) for xEV Parts for eligibility under FAME-India Scheme-II For more information please see below link:

Electric Vehicles

Around 1,000 GWh of battery manufacturing capacity needed to meet global EV target by 2025

May 14, 2020 Anand Gupta

The agency added the world’s capacity to make battery cells has expanded rapidly in recent years and currently manufacturing operations globally can produce around 320 GWh of batteries per year for use in electric cars New Delhi: The world needs battery manufacturing capacity of 1,000 Gigawatt hour (GWh) per year by 2025 to meet the […]

Lithium Ion Batteries

Nissan Licenses Lithium-Ion Battery Technology To APB Corporation

April 17, 2020 Anand Gupta

APB plans to build a factory in Japan which will use Nissan’s technology to make all-polymer batteries for storage use All-polymer batteries are said to be the next generation of lithium-ion batteries Nissan said that it has licensed an advanced technology to APB Corporation which will allow mass production of lower-cost, safer lithium-ion batteries with […]