ANY ARGUMENT ABOUT the future of the electric vehicle market is likely to include one statistic: In the US, battery-powered cars make up fewer than 2 percent of new vehicle sales. That desultory number, though slowly increasing, makes clear that, for all the technology’s upsides in performance, design, and environmental impact, consumers remain skeptical of […]
50 centres to charge electric vehicles to come up in Hyderabad
The GHMC signed an MoU with the EESL in this regard, a GHMC release said. GHMC Mayor Bonthu Rammohan said EESL would set up the public charging centres at 50 places belonging to the GHMC Hyderabad: Fifty centres to charge electric vehicles would be set up in Hyderabad, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said […]
50 centres to charge electric vehicles to come up in Hyderabad
The GHMC signed an MoU with the EESL in this regard, a GHMC release said. GHMC Mayor Bonthu Rammohan said EESL would set up the public charging centres at 50 places belonging to the GHMC. Hyderabad: Fifty centres to charge electric vehicles would be set up in Hyderabad, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) said […]
Electric Vehicles: Tata companies join hands to install 300 charging stations
As part of the initiative, the companies on Friday inaugurated seven charging stations in Pune to enable the e-mobility drive in the city. New Delhi: Tata Motors and Tata Power on Friday said they have come together to install 300 fast charging stations by the end of this fiscal in five cities — Mumbai, Delhi, […]
Hind Copper bets big on electric vehicles, renewable energy to drive demand growth
State-owned Hindustan Copper expects electric vehicles and renewable energy to drive the demand growth for copper in India, taking the per capita consumption from a level of 0.5 kg to 1 kg by 2020. State-owned Hindustan Copper expects electric vehicles and renewable energy to drive the demand growth for copper in India, taking the per […]
Consumer Reports: Car Buyers Want Electric Vehicles. Automakers: No, They Don’t.
If there’s one thing the legacy automakers can agree on, it’s that nobody wants to buy electric vehicles. In June, when BMW Director of Development Klaus Frölich said, “There are no customer requests for BEVs – none,” it made a splash in the press only because of the ironic fact that he said it at […]
Bipartisan Transportation Bill Includes Up to $1B for Electric Vehicle Charging
More public funding for EV fast-charging infrastructure could draw greater private investment into a market that has not yet reached critical mass. The U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works introduced a sweeping transportation bill Monday that would provide a major funding boost for EV charging infrastructure and other initiatives aimed at curbing carbon […]
The solar transformation of electric vehicles
A combination of government initiatives, infrastructural support, and grassroots-level policy implementation will play a pivotal role in achieving India’s goal towards sustainable development. The Indian economy is currently on its way to becoming one of the fastest developing countries, and is expected to be valued at $3 trillion, this year itself. Furthermore, with consistent investment […]
Gujarat: New DSIR cluster for electric vehicles, li-ion batteries
AHMEDABAD: Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) is all set to become electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries manufacturing cluster, according to top officials of Gujarat government. The state government officials are in talks with Indian as well as foreign companies in the e-vehicle and battery manufacturing sector that have shown interest in setting up manufacturing facility […]
Tesla electric vehicles might run on Indian roads in 2020
During the 2019 Hyperloop Pod Competition, organised by SpaceX on July 21, Musk had an interaction with Avishkar, the team from Indian Insitute of Technology Madras. HIGHLIGHTS Tesla EV range currently comprises of Model 3, Model S and Model X. In March, Musk had said in a tweet that he would love to be in […]