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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

E-vehicles or e-mobility?

The industry has had a road map for the transition to cleaner fuel but it either ignored the road map or whittled it down to make it weak

Govt to procure 10,000 e-vehicles from Tata Motors for Rs 11.2 lakh each

State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) today said it will procure 10,000 electric vehicles from Tata Motors after a competitive bidding. Tata Motors will supply the electric vehicles (EVs) in two phases with 500 e-cars in the first phase in November 2017 and the remaining 9,500 EVs in the second phase, EESL said in a statement. "The company (Tata Motors) was selected through an international competitive bidding aimed at increased participation," it said. EESL said Tata Motors quoted the lowest price of Rs 10.16 lakh exclusive of GST in the competitive bidding. The vehicle will be provided for Rs 11.2 lakh, which will be inclusive of GST and comprehensive 5 year warranty which is 25 per cent below the current retail price of a similar e-car with 3 year warranty. Other companies, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) and Nissan had also participated in the tender and bids for Tata Motors and M&M were opened, it added. EESL claimed that its tender was for the ...

With three giant deals in its kitty, Gujarat set to become an e-vehicle hub

Chinese player interested to set up electric two-wheeler plant in Rajkot