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Refex group expands Green Mobility business, to add 10,000 EVs in 3 years

The city-based Refex group engaged in diverse businesses has expanded its Green Mobility vertical here, a top official said on Monday. The company had launched the Refex Green Mobility Ltd business in Bengaluru in March this year and has now forayed into the Tamil Nadu market, Refex Group Managing Director Anil Jain said. According to him, the company currently has 497 electric vehicles, nine clients including one in Chennai and engaged in discussions with 30 other customers under the Green Mobility vertical. Jain, in an interaction with PTI said, the company serves clients in the transportation of their employees from office to residence or residence to office with battery operated vehicles as against the earlier mode of transport which is on vehicles run on internal combustion engine (ICE). "We are an employee transportation company catering to B2B (business to business). We want to cater to corporates across India. We started the operations in Bengaluru in March, now we have ...

Refex Group to invest Rs 1,300 cr in unit catering to business travel

Green mobility unit to uses electric vehicles to transport corporate workers

Tesla proposes building EV battery storage factory in India: Report

While both Tesla and the Indian government remain keen on the proposal, and New Delhi continues to review it, it is not certain if the plan will be realised, said the first source

JSW in talks with LG Energy Solution to make EV batteries in India

The Indian company is also talking to other battery players including China's CATL and Japan's Panasonic and Toshiba as it looks to build a local supply chain for EVs

TVS Motor announces India's first racing tournament for electric 2-wheelers

Event will be exclusively for company's Apache RTE motorcycles that will make debut

Electric buses can give us a future where planet will be livable: US

US Ambassador to India Eric Garcetti on Wednesday said electric buses can change the world and give a future where the planet will be liveable. The ambassador travelled in an Indian electric bus to attend a session on "accelerating deployment of electric buses in India". "It was very exciting for me to be on an Indian electric bus. We know that electric buses can change the world. They are quieter, cleaner, they help us reduce our carbon (footprint) and give us a future where our planet will be livable. "It is one of the reasons the United States government is working with our friends in the Government of India to get more electric buses on the streets of Indian cities. So, we have launched an initiative to have 10,000 electric buses be on Indian streets," he said. The United States and India launched a mechanism that will facilitate deployment of 10,000 made-in-India electric buses in cities across the country, bringing into reality a joint vision first announced during Prime ...

Battery of electric two-wheeler explodes while charging in Delhi's CR Park

The battery of an e-scooter exploded at a shop in south Delhi's CR Park area, police said on Wednesday. No one was injured in the incident, they said. Police said the shop owner was charging the two-wheeler battery when it exploded around 11.45 pm on Tuesday. They said the shop is owned by Raju Sahu, a resident of Kalkaji.

India's electric vehicle sales zoom past 1 million in 2023, shows data

The two-wheeler segment accounted for 56 per cent of the EVs sold in 2023, followed by three-wheelers and passenger vehicles

Tesla, Saudi in early talks for EV unit; Tayyip Erdogan also seeks a plant

Musk is also set to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in California on Monday

E-scooter maker Ather readies new models, exports after subsidy cuts

India's electric scooter market is small but growing, with e-models accounting for 5% of total scooter and motorcycle sales in the last fiscal year against a government target of 70% by 2030

Closely monitoring demand for battery electric vehicles: JLR India

Jaguar Land Rover is closely monitoring the demand for battery electric vehicles in India and depending upon the emerging scenario will "strategise" the entry of more models into the country, according to a top company executive. In an interaction with PTI, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India Managing Director Rajan Amba said the domestic market is distinct in its demands for a variety of factors. "And as such we are closely monitoring demand for battery electric vehicles (BEVs). As luxury consumers become more discerning in their choices and adoption of new technology, we are committed to delivering exceptional vehicles that exceed their expectations along these lines," he noted. The company currently sells just one electric model -- Jaguar I-Pace -- in the country. Globally, JLR will open bookings for the new Range Rover BEV by end of this year, built upon the success of existing modular longitudinal architecture (MLA), which currently underpins the ICE (internal combustion engine) Ran

Policy predictability for EV adoption needed to make investments: Ather

Policy predictability is needed to make investment plans for accelerating electric mobility in the two-wheeler segment, according to electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy Chief Business Officer Ravneet S Phokela. The company, in which Hero MotoCorp is a significant investor, expects 100 per cent electrification of the domestic two-wheeler market by 2030 even as it prepares to start exports to an India-like market in the near future. With the FAME-II (Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India) scheme coming to an end in March next year, Phokela said Ather is happy with the government support and the current levels of subsidy but hoped that it would be extended for another three to five years for acceleration of EV adoption. "Two requirements, extend the period of time and importantly, let there be policy predictability," he told PTI when asked about the company's wishlist for FAME III. He further said,"Unpredictability is not good for business because my busin

Lower tax on imported EVs will help test India market: Audi official

Dhillon said that the India arm is in talks with the German parent to initiate assembling "some" of its electric cars locally, but declined to provide details on timeline or potential models

Strong domestic EV play and JLR sales positives for Tata Motors stock

A key factor is that JLR reported increased sales for Q1FY24 reflecting continuing improvement in chip and other supply constraints

VECV to supply 1,000 electric buses to GreenCell Mobility in 5 years

GreenCell Mobility and VE Commercial Vehicles on Friday said they have entered into an agreement for supply of 1,000 electric buses in the next five years. The two parties have signed a memorandum of understanding, which envisages VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) supplying 1,000 Eicher electric buses to GreenCell's intercity bus business, NueGo, the two companies said in a joint statement. NueGo is already operating in over 30 cities, including Delhi, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Agra, Jaipur, Ludhiana, Bhopal, Indore, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Bengaluru, Tirupati, Chennai and Pondicherry. "With our focus on superior uptime, backed by a strong alternate fuel programme, we look forward to our partnership with GreenCell Mobility, as we jointly endeavour to decarbonise city mobility," VECV Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (MD & CEO) Vinod Aggarwal said. "The collaboration strengthens our resolve to reshape the mobility landscape and lead the charge towards sustainability," GreenCell .

Electric cargo three-wheeler vehicle Greaves Eltra launched: Details here

Greaves Eltra provides a power capability of 9.5 kW at peak performance and also integrates a 10.8 kWh battery pack

Cheap cash to tax breaks: Here's how China subsidises its EV sector

Essentially, subsidies and support for any industry in China are usually a mix of payments and benefits at local, provincial and national levels

Tata Motors to open exclusive electric vehicle sales network under Tata.ev

Launches facelift Nexon EV and Nexon ICE at competitive pricing

Provisions of MV Act, CMV rules already applicable to EVs: Delhi HC

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said the relevant provisions of the Motor Vehicle (MV) Act and Central Motor Vehicle (CMV) Rules, 1989, are already applicable to the vehicles

Tata Motors plans to set up separate sales network for EVs this fiscal year

Tata Motors plans to set up separate sales network for its electric passenger vehicles in current fiscal year as it looks to give differentiated experience to the buyers opting for the environment-friendly models, according to a top company official. The Mumbai-based auto major, which on Thursday introduced all-new versions of its Nexon EV and Nexon (internal combustion engine), said it will start experimenting with new outlets in some of the cities where EV volumes have gone up. "We'll have to separate them (sales outlets for EVs and ICE) given that we have different requirements of customers and also a growing portfolio (of EVs)" Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Managing Director Shailesh Chandra told PTI in an interaction. He said the company would look at places where it would be viable to have exclusive outlets for the EV range. "We need to separate outlets because there would not be enough space to keep both EVs, ICE models at the same place..So there's a practical difficulty.