India aims to take the battery out of electric vehicles to boost demand, leaving makers of such automobiles confused. The nation’s nascent EV sector needs scale to succeed as it barely comprises about 1% of the overall automobiles sold in the country. About 1.56 lakh electric vehicles, mostly two-wheelers and some cars and buses, were […]
E-vehicle sales without batteries: Gadkari promises to discuss issue with auto industry
Manufacturers who make fixed-battery type vehicles have opposed the move to allow sale of EVs without batteries, stating that this would result in quality issues Less than a month after the government allowed electric vehicles (EV) to be sold without their batteries, much to the dislike of a section of EV makers, the government has […]
Printed Solar catches the light in first public display, foreshadows new manufacturing industry
The University of Newcastle’s development of world-leading printed solar technology has taken a massive step toward rapid commercialisation with its first public display. Due to the technology’s panoramic applicability, this day may very well be looked back upon as the day the very world as we know it changed, and changed for the better. Australia […]
Trump’s Solar Tariffs Turn 2 Years Old, Blistering an Industry
Today marks the second anniversary of Donald Trump’s first deployment of tariffs as U.S. president, and one of the main intended beneficiaries of his protection back on Jan. 22, 2018, was the American solar panel industry.Read More… Source : bloombergquint
Toyota accelerates target for EV with solid-state battery to 2020
Toyota last week announced plans to accelerate its goal to sell 5.5 million electrified vehicles by five years, bringing the target back from 2030 to 2025. At Toyota, electrified vehicles include hybrids, battery-electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell-electric cars. Core to the revised plans is the development of volume models with solid-state batteries, the first […]
ACE EV to sign agreement to build electric vehicles in Adelaide starting in 2020
Electric vans, utes and eventually cars will be assembled in Adelaide from next year, with start-up company ACE EV to sign an agreement with an Adelaide-based business today. ACE EV will work with Adelaide’s Aldom Motor Body Builders to build up to 15,000 vehicles a year by 2025. ACE EV’s first electric car manufactured in Australia […]
Hydrogen power could finally get regional Australians excited about electric cars
Juergen Zimmermann leaves his Nissan Leaf in the garage when he heads out bush. The proud owner of one of Darwin’s few electric cars — licence plate “No Fuel” — said given it’s range of about 150 kilometres, he tends to use it for commuting around town and keeps a diesel-powered 4WD for longer road […]