Consumer polling shows lack of charging stations, higher price tag, little awareness of incentives pose obstacles 62% of consumers said a lack of charging stations would make them less likely to consider an electric vehicle, while 60% named higher upfront car costs as a downside. The possibility of gas savings is the top perk of […]
VW’S ‘DIESELGATE’ SETTLEMENT ISN’T BUYING MANY ELECTRIC VEHICLES
FOR ALL THE moves backing up its newfound enthusiasm for an electric future—70 new battery-powered models by 2028, a $1 billion investment in its own battery plant, a national network of high-power charging stations—Volkswagen may make no bigger contribution to that vision than the $15 billion it paid to settle the Dieselgate scandal in the […]
The Myth Around Electric Vehicles: Are They Really Eco-friendly?
EV’s are affordable, efficient, clean for the environment: Recent Studies show otherwise! It might come as a surprise to many but contrary to popular beliefs, Electric Vehicles which were hitherto thought to be a viable and environment-friendly alternative to carbon-emitting vehicular fuels such as petrol and diesel, are actually equally hazardous to the environment, if […]
Providing 22 Nos of Electric Vehicles on Monthly Rental Basis to BESCOM
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Another Benefit Of Electric Vehicles: 1 Crore New Jobs Will Be Created In India
India aims to meet 30 percent of its transportation needs with electric vehicles by 2030. The goal is attracting a lot of effort from the government and the EV industry alike. As the country makes this transaction from conventional fossil fuel vehicles to greener ones, another positive has come into focus. The associated jobs with […]
Ford Sticks With Hybrids as Other Automakers Rush to All-Electric Vehicles
DETROIT: While other automakers — notably crosstown rival General Motors and German giant Volkswagen — shift their focus to vehicles powered by electricity alone, Ford continues to develop and invest in hybrids, which combine gasoline engines with electric batteries. Hybrids play a key role in Ford’s touted $11 billion investment plan to reduce its vehicles’ […]
Kochi set to lead State’s charge towards electric vehicles
With talks of conventional fuel standards being upgraded from BS4 to BS6, electric vehicles may appear a dot on the horizon. But Kerala’s charge towards having a million electric vehicles by 2022, it appears, will be led by Kochi, which will have the earliest of the State’s public electric charging stations soon thanks to efforts […]
US conservatives led by Koch and Forbes attack electric vehicles
The attacks on electric cars reverberating through the conservative echo chamber have found a new voice in media man Steve Forbes. The two-time Republican presidential candidate and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media published an op-ed on Fox News this weekend, one that repeats a number of well-rehearsed but thoroughly debunked claims casting doubt on the environmental […]
Electric Vehicles This Week: Indian Govt To Solve Talent Shortage In EV Industry
Bloomberg report predicts slower growth of the electric vehicle industry in India Okinawa to invest INR 200 Cr to set up a second manufacturing plant in Rajasthan Panasonic launched its EV charging service named Nymbus in India Global sales of passenger electric vehicles (EVs) will reach 56 Mn by 2040, according to a report by […]
Soon Govt To Release A Course Tailor-Made To Fill Skill-Shortage In EV Sector
The govt is developing a specialised curriculum to meet the talent demands of the EV industry Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship has roped in stakeholder ministries, related-sector skill councils for the programme India’s EV industry has been reportedly facing a talent crisis The Indian government is planning to come up with solutions to the […]