Page 14 - Electric Mobility

Hero Motocorp to launch first electric two-wheeler in first half of 2022

The company last month had tied up with Taiwanese electric two-wheeler maker Gogoro to accelerate the shift to sustainable electric mobility

Hero MotoCorp ties up with Taiwan's Gogoro with focus on electric mobility

The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Wednesday said it has partnered with Taiwan-based Gogoro Inc to collaborate in the field of electric mobility. As per the partnership, the companies will establish a battery swapping joint venture to bring Gogoro's industry leading battery swapping platform to India and will collaborate on electric vehicle development to bring Hero-branded, powered by Gogoro network vehicles to market. "Today marks another major milestone in our journey, as we bring Hero's leadership in two-wheelers, our global scale and innovation powerhouse, with the leadership of Gogoro in swapping business model, as they have demonstrated over the years in Taiwan and rest of the world," Hero MotoCorp Chairman and CEO Pawan Munjal said in a statement. This partnership will further extend the work, which the company is doing at its R&D hubs at the Centre of Innovation and Technology (CIT) in Jaipur and Tech Centre in Germany, he added. The vision and ...

Siemens ties up with Hinduja Group for electric vehicle charging infra

Siemens Limited and the Hinduja group's Switch Mobility Automotive Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to play in the electric commercial vehicles segment

French mobility firm Alstom bags Rs 1,854-cr contract for Mumbai Metro

The line is a 35.3-km-long elevated corridor with 32 stations

Rev up the e-bike to save big on costs and do your bit for the environment

The future of EVs in India may ride on two-wheelers, which are getting electrified much faster than cars. These vehicles help you save nearly 40% on TCO or total cost of ownership

Flipkart to deploy more than 25K EVs, partners with leading manufacturers

The Walmart-owned e-commerce firm has partnered with Hero Electric, Mahindra Electric and Piaggio, for specific vehicles to be deployed for its first and last-mile delivery fleet across the country

Ampere Electric to spend Rs 700 cr on e-mobility plant in Tamil Nadu

Spread over 1.4 mn sq ft, the proposed plant at Ranipet near Chennai will have a manufacturing capacity of 100,000 units initially

Omega Seiki launches electric three-wheeler for last mile delivery

Omega Seiki Mobility unveiled its refrigerated electric three-wheeler Rage+ Frost in collaboration with TransACNR for the last mile delivery, particularly COVID-19 vaccine, at the India Auto Show

Powering mobility

Big push for charging infrastructure is a must for EV penetration

Ashok Leyland renames Optare as SwitchMobility, unveils global EV plan

With a new structure, SwitchMobility will be positioned to become Ashok Leyland's global arm, focusing on electric vehicles and green mobility solutions

Ather Energy raises $35 mn in a funding round led by Sachin Bansal

Hero MotoCorp-backed electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy said it has raised $35 million in a funding round led by Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal's investment of $23 million

Electric shared mobility vehicles to take a backseat: M&M's Pawan Goenka

E-vehicles used in last mile delivery of goods expected to grow at a fast clip

Tata Tech, GKN Automotive set up e-mobility software centre in Bengaluru

Spread over 12,650 sq ft, the unit will leverage Tata's expertise in electric and embedded systems, and its ability to attract talent to work on GKN Automotive's e-drive

Mindspace Business Parks REIT commits to 100% electric mobility by 2030

The company recently raised Rs 4,500 crore in its Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) public issue.

Tel Aviv to become first city with electric roads that charge public buses

The roads will span from Tel Aviv University Railway station to Klatzkin Terminal in Ramat Aviv, a route of about 1.2 miles

Cheaper electric cars may help oil firms to green their businesses faster

Batteries are expected to only make up only 15% of a vehicle's total costs by 2030, compared with 30% today.

Maruti Suzuki ties up with start-up hub in IIM-B for mobility solutions

The collaboration marks first-of-its kind initiative by an automobile manufacturing company to help early-stage startups become large-scale businesses

Project Lion to clean energy: On I-Day, PM announces plans for environment

He announced the government's big plans for Ladakh, which became a union territory in 2019

Buses, non-personal passenger cars to adopt electric mobility next: Report

India's first wave of electric mobility adoption has penetrated the two- and three-wheeler segments with a variety of new products

Mobility firm Yulu raises $3.9 mn in equity funding round led by Rocketship

So far, the Bengaluru-based start-up has raised more than $20 million in funding from investors like Bajaj Auto, Blume Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Wavemaker, and now US-based Rocketship, among others