Page 10 - Latest Updates on Electric Vehicle
Tesla to improve its battery software after recent incidents of car fires
Two incidents of fires were recently reported from Shanghai and Hong Kong which involved model S and model X electric vehicles.
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EESL, Ahmedabad Municipal Corp enter 10-year deal to build EV infra
The two parties will jointly fast-track e-mobility in the city's public transport by installing 100 public charging stations and promoting EVs on rental and purchase basis within municipal limits
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Telangana pitches for Giga-scale battery plant, is ready with 200-acre land
Battery-making was seen a key pre-condition to develop the ecosystem around EVs, as the battery accounts for almost half the EV cost, which can be brought down if batteries are made locally
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NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant to meet auto CEOs on e-vehicle road map
India is the world's largest market for two- and three-wheelers. It sold 21,181,390 units of two-wheelers and 701,011 units of three-wheelers in the year that ended in March 2019
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Govt to waive registration charges for electric vehicles to promote sales
The move, aimed at promoting electric vehicles (EVs) in India, comes at a time when the country plans high penetration of such vehicles by 2030
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Automakers run into collision with Centre's electric vehicle plan
Companies such as Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor have objected to banning two- and three-wheelers and asked for at least four months to come up with a comprehensive plan
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Flipkart plans to roll out electric vehicles for last-mile deliveries
Flipkart is also setting up necessary charging infrastructure at its hubs in order to deploy EVs at large scale
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Tata Motors to lead transition towards electric mobility: N Chandrasekaran
The company needs to transform itself to be relevant in the world of future mobility, Chandrasekaran said
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Second phase of FAME scheme to push electric vehicles delayed by six months
The delay, said sources, was due to lack of consensus among stakeholders within the government on allocation of funds
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Electric two-wheelers: Road to a new mobility is dotted with speedbreakers
Apart from infrastructure and electricity needed to charge an electric vehicle, it is the readiness to accept a such vehicles which is said to be much lower in rural areas
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Maruti Suzuki flags off 50 electric vehicle prototypes for field test
The flagged off proto-type EVs have been developed on an existing model of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan
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Tata Power, HPCL partner to set up electric vehicle charging stations
The two companies will also explore other opportunities for collaboration in renewable energy
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Suzuki to test 50 e-vehicles in India next month, plans launch in 2020
Suzuki said the company has decided to launch EV in India around 2020 in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation
Tata Motors to M&M, weak rupee squeezes margins for electric vehicle makers
Taking into account that the localisation level in most of these vehicles is low, at less than 50 per cent, the impact of a weak rupee is high due to high import content
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India to launch policy to promote e-mobility, fight pollution: Modi
The Prime Minister also said India's economy and reforms were on the move in this direction
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Stop-start policy may paralyse Modi govt's electric vehicle push
The absence of a firm framework for battery-operated vehicles reflects the uncertainty within government of their utility in the larger global warming debate
Telangana power cos want to collect Rs 6.10/unit from EV charging stations
The new tariff rates are expected to encourage people to look at electric vehicles as a viable option
Tata Power to set up 3 EV charging stations at Cognizant's Hyderabad campus
This is a part of Congnizant's 'Go Green' programme for its employees which will be jointly executed by Tata Power and Tata Motors
Giving electric vehicles a leg up
If electric vehicles are to become the preferred choice, easy availability of charging infrastructure and battery swapping facilities will hold the key to shifting consumer preferences
Auto makers propose a short-term plan for faster adoption of e-vehicles
Top firms also press for reduction in GST on green vehicles, non-fiscal sops to promote electric mobility
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