Companies like Amazon, Swiggy, Grofers, IKEA have now started using electric bikes for deliveries According to EV startup DOT, just 250 EVs can save $1 Mn in fuel costs annually Despite increased adoption, charging infrastructure remains a worry for delivery startups When it comes to logistics and ecommerce, India has shown an ever-growing appetite for […]
Ola Aims To Deploy 10,000 Electric Two And Three-Wheelers In India By March 2020
Ola says that mass scale adoption of electric four-wheelers will take more time and is thus betting big on two and three-wheelers for its electric mobility drive. Ola is expecting to put 10,000 EVs, a mix of two and three-wheelers, on the road by the end of March 2020. India’s Ride-hailing service provider Ola is […]
Ola focuses on two and three-wheelers for EV adoption; 4-wheeler to take time
Ola focuses on deploying 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs), a mix of two and three-wheelers, on Indian roads by the end of March 2020 Expecting rapid adoption of four-wheeler electric vehicles at a mass scale to take time, ride-hailing firm Ola is betting big on two and three-wheelers for its electric mobility drive, according to a […]
Ratan Tata raises stake in Ola, invests in fledgling electric vehicle business
Ola Electric Mobility was established to launch an electric mobility pilot programme in Nagpur In 2018, Ola announced their mission to bring one million electric vehicles on Indian roads by 2021 BENGALURU: Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of Tata Sons, bolstered his position in India’s top cab aggregator, Ola, by investing an undisclosed amount in its […]
Hyundai To Deploy Electric Cars In Ola’s Fleet By 2021
In March, Ola was said it will deploy 1Mn electric vehicles by 2022 In the same month, Hyundai and its affiliate Kia invested $300Mn in Ola Hyundai is designing special purpose vehicles for ride-hailing fleets South Korean Automaker Hyundai Motors is reportedly planning to introduce its electric vehicles in the cab fleet of Indian ride-hailing […]
Shared mobility, choosing right vehicle segment can ensure success of EVs in India: Ola
New Delhi: Commercial and public transport systems have “more compelling economics” of using electric vehicles (EVs) over private cars, given the low operating costs of these environment-friendly vehicles, a report by Ola Mobility Institute (OMI) Tuesday said. New Delhi: Commercial and public transport systems have “more compelling economics” of using electric vehicles (EVs) over private […]
ION Energy Looks To Propel India’s EV Dreams With Battery Management Platform
ION Energy provides a technology platform to improve battery performance ION has plans to expand its services across Europe, the US and also potentially to China ION Energy was one of 42 innovative startups in Inc42’s 42Next list While the Indian government is bullish about boosting manufacturing and sales of electric vehicles in India, one […]
Ola, Mahindra, Bounce: meet the companies lighting up the road for electric vehicles to go the distance
Electric vehicle companies – manufacturers and fleets — can achieve scale only with the right infrastructure. The jury is still out on whether this will take the form of charging stations or swappable batteries. In the last article in our India’s EV Story series, we talked about how bike-sharing/rental platforms were moving to using electric […]
Electric Vehicles This Week: Tamil Nadu To Get Its EV Policy Soon And More
The government is looking to increase customs duty on the import of electric vehicle parts Ola in talks with Hyundai for raising up to $300 Mn for its separate EV unit named Ola Electric Mobility Delhi government has floated global tenders for about 375 electric buses In a push to encourage local manufacturing of electric […]
Indian Fleet Operators Reluctant To Pay More For Electric Vehicles: Maruti Suzuki
Maruti Suzuki conducted a survey of 30 big vehicle fleets to understand their emobility expectations Fleet operators are unwilling to pay more than 20% premium for electric vehicles Most of the operators want electric vehicles to be completely charged within 45-60 minutes India’s aim to bring about an emobility revolution seems like a far fetched […]