It is expected that EVs will change the future, primarily because of their environmental benefits. EVs will help clean up the air and also use lesser resources reducing our dependency on the planet. Well that last part is debatable. By the turn of the next decade, we should have millions of electric vehicles on our […]
Hero Electric to go ahead with expansion plan amid slowdown
MD Naveen Munjal told ET that although sales of electric two-wheelers were subdued in the first half of this financial year, the company expects demand to pick up substantially in the coming years as legacy players such as Bajaj Auto enter the seg New Delhi : Hero Electric has decided to go ahead with its […]
With FAME harder to come by, electric 2-wheeler sales crash
Sales fall 94% in first half of FY20 as policy changes lead buyers to opt for more affordable models. Only electric 2-wheelers with maximum speed of 40 kmph and a range of 80 km per charge qualify for subsidies. New Delhi : Electric two-wheeler sales under a government incentive programme crashed by 94% in the […]
Furukawa Electric introduces contribution to linear motorcar technology
This is “Linear Chuo Shinkansen” that is conducted for practical use with the latest Japanese technology. This technology is superconducting. There is also an effort to utilize superconductivity in the field of renewable energy. This area is “Komekurayama solar power station” in Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture. It is surrounded by a lot of solar panels. […]
Portland General Electric proposes clean energy, smart grid resource plan
Strategy calls for more renewable generating resources, more energy efficiency, and increased customer demand-response measures to help balance peak loads PORTLAND : Portland General Electric Company (NYSE: POR) has presented a new integrated resource plan to the Oregon Public Utility Commission for approval. This new plan focuses on adding more renewable power, capturing more energy […]
It’s The Batteries, Stupid
Tesla builds batteries… …and it’s building a lot of them — 95,200 (car) battery packs on the road in the most recent quarter, if we strictly go by the number of cars delivered. A small uptick from here will allow Tesla to build nearly half a million battery packs in a year. If things go […]
Hyundai Kona Electric Launched in India for Rs 25.30 Lakh – Here’s All You Need to Know
Hyundai Motors has launched the Kona Electric in India today at Rs 25.30 lakh (ex-showroom). The Kona Electric is ‘India’s first real electric SUV’, and has an all-electric range of 452 Km in a single charge (ARAI certified). Hyundai Kona joins the SUV line-up of Hyundai that includes Venue, Creta, and the Tucson. There are […]
Kerala should try electric, hydrogen and solar-powered boats: Cochin Shipyard CMD Madhu Nair
The Water Metro project is envisaged to help the state government achieve zero carbon emission target in water transport, said Shaji Janardhanan, GM, Water Metro, KMRL. KOCHI: A combination of electric, hydrogen and solar-powered boats should be introduced when the state government implements clean energy projects in the water transport sector, said Madhu S Nair, […]
Proposed rules in India could force Uber to go electric
Ridesharing and taxi services in India might have to achieve 40 percent electrification by 2026. Uber has been trying to get more electric vehicles to join its fleet for a while now, but it might have to find a way to speed things up if India passes a set of proposed rules for clean mobility. […]
EESI Launches “Access Clean Energy Savings” (ACES)
WASHINGTON: The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is happy to announce the launch of the Access Clean Energy Savings (ACES) initiative. ACES provides technical assistance to help rural electric cooperatives and public power utilities apply for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Electric Savings Program (RESP), which provides zero-interest 20-year loans for improving […]