Page 5 - E-vehicles

Flex-fuel engines: Roadmap, benefits and challenges for Indian auto sector

What are flexible fuel vehicles or FFVs? What is the benefit of using such vehicle? To know this and more, listen to the podcast

Huge global disparities in ownership of electric cars, shows study

There are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America and Africa

Zypp to expand e-scooter fleet to 10,000 next year, get more female riders

Zypp Electric, which operates in the last-mile delivery space, plans to expand its fleet to 10,000 e-scooters over the next 12-14 months and onboard more riders, including women

Electric two-wheeler business in top gear as Covid-19 provides big push

The push for electric vehicles has been a long time coming for India, and the limited mobility during and post lockdown has created a window of opportunity for firms in the e-bike space

After the lockdown

Planning for the revival of the economy

Shared mobility can unclog India's cities

India has a total of over 30 million passenger vehicles

E-vehicles can now locate charging stations easily, thanks to Google Maps

Now owners can also filter results based on the type of plugs available, Android Police notes.

Start-ups driving Smart Mobility 2.0 swear by electric vehicles

EVs will become a more than $300-bn market by 2030. Charging of these vehicles is still a constraint and, therefore, all the players in this segment have created their own captive charging stations

Alibaba-backed EV firm XPeng raises $400 mn from Xiaomi, others for growth

The fundraising comes at what bankers and industry insiders describe as an increasingly tough financing environment for Chinese EV startups which must jostle for attention in a crowded sector

EESL to set up 1,000 EV charging stations, hopes to deploy 5,000 cars

Firm was tasked with procuring 10,000 electric cars for govt use, but was able to deploy on 1,500 vehicles due to lack of charging stations.

UP announces e-vehicles policy, targets Rs 40,000 cr investment by 2024

The government has projected the e-vehicles segment will create about 50,000 new employment opportunities

Are electric scooters good for the planet? Only if they replace car trips

When only one-third of e-scooter rides displace automobile travel, use of e-scooters likely increases overall transportation emissions by drawing people away from walking, biking or public transport

GST Council meeting to decide on slashing tax rate for EVs postponed

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra had on Tuesday written to Sitharaman objecting to a hurriedly called 'single agenda meeting'

China and India keen on joint ventures in manufacturing e-vehicles

The three-day event was organised by China EV100, a private electric vehicle association of over 200 leading Chinese electric mobility industries

Electric change

Delhi proposes an ambitious plan to boost EV usage

Despite government push for e-mobility, e-car sales plunge 40% in FY18

Director at the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles blames the dip in sales of e-cars to 'lack of infrastructure, ambiguity over policy, which still remain the major deterrents for growth'

Charging stations of e-vehicles do not require any licence: Power Ministry

The ministry said in a clarification that during the charging of e-vehicles, a station does not perform any activity related to the transmission, distribution or trading of electricity

Centres asks all govt offices, PSUs in NCR to switch to electric vehicles

Energy Efficiency Services Ltd, a joint venture of PSUs of power ministry, has placed an order for 10,000 electric vehicles

No 'ah hah' moment yet for electric vehicles: Incremental change won't work

Change on the ground is so minuscule that the reality of dirty energy and dirty vehicles swamps the little benefits

E-drive in India's two-wheeler market likely to hit capacity hurdle

The study said the rural market would not be affected by electric vehicles