Page 40 - Electric Vehicles In India

How logistics tech became an unexpected gainer in the Covid economy

Start-ups in this space have made strides in modernising logistics with real-time tracking of cargo, algorithm-based route optimisation and big data in addresses

India needs $180 billion investment to realise EV ambitions by 2030

Consistent policy support would also be critical to achieve EV goals

Rs 12.5 tn investment needed to realise India's 2030 EV targets: Study

The study is an initiative of think tank Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

Meet the techies who are building electric superbikes for Indian roads

The duo even built their own battery packs ground up, employing technologies one usually associates with applications in aerospace and consumer electronics

Private sector yet to charge up on electric vehicle infrastructure

Foreign companies are more visible on technology side while domestic players like RIL-BP have plans only on paper

Etrio raises $3 million in series A to launch new EV product lines

The investment will fuel the company's foray into new electric vehicles in three wheelers and bicycle product lines

Penetration of EVs to remain low in medium-term in PVs, CVs: ICRA

ICRA said modality of vehicle financing in a battery-swappable model, where core battery is owned/leased by a third party and financiers only have control over residual vehicle, is another challenge

Coronavirus fails to dampen spirits across electric vehicle eco-system

India more charged on first World EV Day; ABB, Green TV initiative comes at a time when best in tech available in the country

A bumpy road: Confusion clouds electric vehicles rollout sans batteries

Sohinder Gill, director general, Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles, said delinking of batteries from EVs is a good idea, however, a lot needs to be done before it becomes implementable

How the electric car has evolved and why now is a good time to buy one

While improvements in mileage and battery capacity have been made and are ongoing, issues of high price points and availability of charging infrastructure are also being addressed

Mixed reaction to sale, registration of EVs without pre-fitted batteries

SMEV Director General Sohinder Gill said the move to delink batteries from EVs is a good idea

Govt plans sale, registration of EV two, three wheelers without batteries

Battery, which accounts for 30-40% of the total cost of a vehicle, could be provided separately.

EV market likely to be Rs 50,000-cr opportunity in India by 2025: Report

The report also said it expects 9 per cent penetration by 2024-25 in the two-wheeler segment and with the right macroeconomic environment, the number can further go up to 16 per cent

Slowing Chinese imports may delay automakers' electric vehicle target

Support from Centre on alternative fuel technologies and batteries holds key

Meet the EV entrepreneur who bagged seed capital from Matrix Partners

Mohit Sharma started Oye! Rickshaw in 2017, when the market for electric three-wheelers had just begun to take off

Coronavirus: Electric two-wheeler sales set to skid, new launch postponed

Any long-term slowdown in two-wheeler sales will not bode well for the national plan to electrify India's vehicles, says industry veteran

Mobility start-ups mull future biz models in first-ever summit on wheels

TiE, in collaboration with travel tech firms Ixigo and Gogobus, took a bunch of start-up founders, investors and journalist on a bus tour, with panel talk planned on board the vehicle

The renewables and e-cars link

Renewables means savings on power and that means an even stronger case for electric mobility

Betting big on aluminium fuel cells to meet India's clean energy goals

Two engineers seek to replace lithium and cobalt batteries imported from China with indigenous aluminium ones, which are cheaper and more efficient on mileage

MG Motor plans second India unit, may launch affordable EV shortly

Hopes to launch full-size SUV MG Gloster by Diwali 2020, and have four products in the market in one-and-a-half years of its operations in India