New Delhi: Tech major Cognizant on Thursday announced the acquisition of Munich, Germany-based ESG Mobility, a digital automotive engineering R&D provider for connected, autonomous and electric vehicles. On completion of the acquisition, nearly 1,000 engineering R and D specialists will join Cognizant in the automotive innovation hubs of Germany, the US and China, the IT […]
Renault sees its electric, hybrid car sales doubling in 2021
Renault developed electric cars earlier than many rivals, but a major push across the industry has altered the field The group aims to make 30% of sales for the Renault brand from fully electric cars by 2025, with another 35% from hybrid models France’s Renault expects its sales of electric and hybrid cars to more […]
Farmer develops electric vehicle in Mayurbhanj
A farmer in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj has built a four-wheeled electric vehicle during the lockdown. The electric vehicle is powered by 850 watts of motor and 100Ah/54 volts of battery. Sushil Agarwal built his car just by watching YouTube videos. It can run for 300km after fuel charge. As the fuel prices shoot up in India, […]
EU’s push for ethically sourced batteries will make electric vehicles more expensive
EU has been calling for responsibly-sourced cobalt, which will make the key battery metal expensive as the supply will be squeezed. Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (PC-REUTERS/Kenny Katombe) With the […]
Govt aims to support through subsidies 62,000 e-cars, buses; 15L electric 3-, 2-wheelers: Gadkari
Phase-II of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) Scheme is being implemented with a total budgetary support of Rs 10,000 crore, Gadkari said. NEW DELHI: To boost electric mobility, the government aims to support through subsidies about 62,000 electric passenger cars and buses, besides 15 lakh electric three- […]
500 EV charging stns in 6 mths: Transport Min appeals to hotels, markets to install charging infra
New Delhi: Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot on Sunday appealed to malls, corporate houses, cinema halls, hotels and market complexes to set up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) inside their premises. As the ‘Switch Delhi’ campaign, aimed at encouraging people to adopt electric vehicles to make Delhi a clean and pollution-free city, enters the […]
Ola’s 500-acre e-scooter factory in Bengaluru to make EV every 2 seconds
Ola Electric Mobility Pvt hopes to make 10 million vehicles annually or 15% of the world’s e-scooters by the summer of 2022, starting with sales abroad later this year Bhavish Aggarwal surveys the empty 500-acre expanse encircled by neon-painted homes, tiny shrines and mango groves. The high-profile Ola founder hopes to erect the world’s largest […]
Maharashtra: Costly fuel propels demand for electric scooters
According to dealers, they are facing a shortage of these two-wheelers and three-wheelers in the largest city in the Marathwada region of the state. Aurangabad: In a reflection of the impact of the frequent rise in the prices of petrol and diesel on maintaining vehicles, dealers in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad are seeing a rise in enquiries […]
CESL pitches for Delhi government’s shift to electric vehicles
New Delhi: Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) has announced support for the Delhi government switch to electric vehicles. The Delhi government has mandated all its departments, autonomous bodies, and grantee institutions to shift their existing fleet of hired conventional fuel vehicles to electric variants within six […]
CESL pitches for Delhi government’s shift to electric vehicles
The Delhi government has mandated all its departments, autonomous bodies, and grantee institutions to shift their existing fleet of hired conventional fuel vehicles to electric variants within six months. New Delhi: Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), has announced support for the Delhi government’s switch to electric […]