In the electric zone, diesel and compressed natural gas (CNG) powered autorickshaws are prohibited. A violation of the rule will lead to traffic police officials penalising the offending driver and also impounding their vehicles, in case of repeated violations The Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Monday launched the city’s first electric three-wheelers zone (ETWZ), […]
Nitin Gadkari Says Electric Vehicles Would Be Cheaper to Afford in Near Future
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and highways, supported the nation’s advancement in the electric vehicle mission. The Minister has also urged different industry stakeholder to join together and make India, the world’s largest EV manufacturing as well as supplying hub. Union Minister, Nitin Gadkari attended HT Auto EV Conclave, he said, electric vehicles […]
Centre: Total 5,17,322 Electric Vehicles Registered in the Country Over the Last 3-Years
At present, Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme is being implemented for 5 years w.e.f. April 01, 2019, with total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar said that a total of 5,17,322 electric vehicles registered in the […]
Swiggy Aims to Cover 800,000 Km Per Day on Electric Vehicles By 2025
The food delivery giant has announced the commencement of trials that will increase the deployment of EVs in its delivery fleet. Food delivery giant Swiggy announced the commencement of trials that will increase the deployment of EVs (electric vehicles) in its delivery fleet. This is a concerted effort to operate more sustainably, go pollution-free and […]
More Electric Vehicles Hit the Road in 7 Months Than All of Last Year
The inflection point is the price parity between EV and conventional engine vehicles, the recent government incentives and the falling battery prices, which is working in favour of EVs; the tide is clearly turning towards EVs, says the CEO Electric vehicle (EV) adoption is gaining traction in the country with more vehicles sold in the […]
92,393 Electric Vehicles Supported Under Phase-II of FAME India Scheme By way of Demand Incentive Amounting to About Rs. 278 Cr
6265 electrical buses sanctioned to various State/City Transport Undertakings under Phase-II of FAME The National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a National Mission document providing the vision and the roadmap for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country. This plan was designed to enhance national fuel security, to […]
Pay-By-Mile Option For Ashok Leyland Electric Vehicles
The company is launching OHM Mobility Solutions as battery costs and the consequent EV acquisition remains a high-value proposition Switch Mobility, Ashok Leyland’s electrical vehicle arm, is looking at a subscription based model to drive zero carbon mobility on a mass scale. As battery costs and the consequent EV acquisition remains a high-value proposition, the […]
TVS Motor Increases FY22 Capex 33% in Boost For Electric Vehicles
TVS Motor Company plans to spend an additional Rs 200 crore this year to increase its EV production capacity and introduce new products. TVS Motor Company will invest more than originally planned in electric vehicles to accelerate the launch of new products and increase production capacity. The Chennai-based company will make its only electric two-wheeler, […]
Mumbai: BMC Planning to Procure Electric Vehicles to Replace Its Fleet
In the first phase, the civic body plans to procure about 100 vehicles for official purposes and transportation of garbage by the Solid Waste Management (SWM) department. Days after the state government rolled out its new Electric Vehicle Policy, the Shiv Sena-led Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has planned to procure electric vehicles (EVs) to replace […]
DPCC Becomes 1st Govt Body in Delhi to Completely Switch to Electric Vehicles
Convergence Energy Service Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking, will provide these E-vehicles to the city government for use from September 1. The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) has become the first government body in the national capital to completely switch to electric vehicles, officials said on Wednesday. According to the Delhi Electric Vehicle Policy 2020, […]