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Govt to provide subsidy to set up EV-charging infra, says power secy

'We would give subsidy to firms setting up EV charging infrastructure to pay the discoms or utilities setting up upstream infrastructure'

Shell to install over 10,000 EV charging points across India by 2030

Energy giant Shell plans to set up more than 10,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging points in India by 2030. Shell launched its first EV chargers in India, for the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segments in Bengaluru on Thursday. India is the first market for Shell to launch chargers for two-wheelers. "The company plans to set up more than 10,000 charging points across India by 2030 and aims to provide safe, green, and integrated mobility solutions to its customers through the Shell Recharge Stations," Shell said in a statement. In the first phase of its launch, Shell plans to set up charging stations in Bengaluru across its fuel stations located in Yeshwantpur, Marathalli, Old Madras Road, Brookefield and Kanakapura. The company said it has plans to expand its EV charging infrastructure beyond its existing retail markets of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Assam and Andhra Pradesh. Shell will provide customised charging solutions at on-the-go locations such a

With EV policy in focus, Delhi to get 18,000 new charging stations by 2024

Delhi government's Department of Transport released the charging/swapping infrastructure action plan for Delhi 2022-25 on Monday, making the announcement

Delhi to have one charging point for every 15 EVs by 2024: Policy document

The Delhi government's charging plan for electric vehicles has incentives for battery swapping facility operators and one public charging point for 15 EVs by 2024, a new policy document has said. The government will also have the power distribution companies, or the discoms, studying the impact of EV charging on the grid. Delhi government on Monday released the charging action plan' for electric vehicles on completion of two years of its EV Policy that was first launched in 2020. The plan said that the biggest hindrance to the large-scale adoption of electric vehicles is inadequate charging infrastructure. Titled Charging/Swapping Infrastructure Action Plan for 2022-25', the document said that the national capital will operationalise the incentive provided to battery swapping facility operators in the Delhi EV policy. The plan said that if the battery is not sold with the vehicle, up to 50 per cent of the purchase incentive would be provided to energy operators to ensure that the

The missing link: India's EV revolution is waiting for charging stations

The scarcity and poor viability of charging stations remains a major obstacle to the government's green mobility ambitions

EV charging stations to be installed by Jio-bp at Nexus Malls' properties

"As part of this partnership, Nexus malls will be installed with 24x7 charging infrastructure for two and four-wheeler EVs," Jio-bp said in a statement.

Tata Power ties up with Kolte-Patil Developers for e-charging stations

As part of the wider green mobility adoption, EVs and the charging infrastructure play a key role to mitigate climate change challenges in the urban mobility space, Tata Power said in a statement

Work on installing 100 EV charging stations in Delhi nearing end: Officials

The work on installing 100 public charging stations for electric vehicles in Delhi is nearing completion and all of them are likely to become operational by July, officials said on Monday.

'High-speed' RRTS trains to have ergonomic seats, WiFi, charging points

The first train set of this "high-speed rail" was handed over to National Capital Region Transport Corporation by Alstom India at its manufacturing plant in Savli in Gujarat's Vadodara

Tata Power signs MoU with NAREDCO for 5,000 EV charging points

Tata Power has inked a pact with National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) to install 5,000 EV charging points across Maharashtra, a statement said on Thursday. Tata Power will provide a comprehensive EV charging solutions across properties of member developers of NAREDCO, the statement said. This will include installation, maintenance, and up-gradation of the chargers as and when required. EV owners across NAREDCO's member developers' properties will have access to 24x7 vehicle charging, monitoring, and e-payments facilities through Tata Power's EZ Charge mobile app. The collaboration is a huge step toward reducing carbon emissions and accelerating e-mobility adoption across Maharashtra. "The move will put an efficient electric vehicle ecosystem closer to the end-user, allowing us to contribute to the national aim of a rapid transition to green mobility," said Dr. Praveer Sinha, CEO& MD, Tata Power. These chargers will be made available as Public/ Semi-Public Charging ..

Jio-bp, TVS Motor Company collaborate on EV charging solutions

Jio-bp is operating its EV charging and swapping stations under the brand Jio-bp pulse

Safety flags raised after three electric scooters catch fire in a week

EVPure, Ola S1 and Okinawa vehicles go up in flames; government sets up committee for investigation.

491 charging stations installed as on Mar 1 under FAME: Petroleum Ministry

The Phase-II of FAME India scheme proposes to give a push to electric vehicles (EVs) in public transport and encourage adoption of EVs by way of market creation and demand aggregation

For FASTag, EV charging is the next big opportunity: Numadic CEO

The introduction of FASTag has almost entirely digitised governance in transport, which was until very recently a 100 per cent cash industry: Numadic CEO

Bounce to set up 300 battery swapping stations in 10 Indian cities

With this partnership, Greaves Retail becomes the first company to have hopped on to the Bounce Infinity battery-swapping network

EV public charging point player CHARGE+ZONE eyes $100 million fund raise

Having set up 20 such EV charging points across 1,000 km on some national highways, the firm is now looking to cover over 10,000 km in the country

Delhi to get 100 more e-vehicle charging stations by June: Satyendar Jain

Addressing a press conference here, he said that the charge for using the station facility would be 'Rs 2 per unit', which he claimed would be the 'lowest in the country'

Tata Power partners Enviro to install EV charging points in Gurugram

Electric-vehicle charging infra provider Tata Power has collaborated with Enviro - the facility management wing of real estate developer Vatika Group - to install 59 EV charging points

India's largest EV charging station for 4 wheelers opens in Gurugram

India's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station with a capacity of 121 charging points for 4 wheelers, has been opened here in Sector 86

MG Motor announces new venture to build EV charging infrastructure

MG Motor India announced a new venture, MG Charge, to build charging infrastructure for electric vehicles with an aim to install 1,000 chargers in residential areas across India in 1,000 days