Electric Car Battery

Govt sanctions Rs 800 cr for installing 7,432 EV fast charging stations

The Ministry of Heavy Industries on Tuesday said Rs 800 crore under FAME India Scheme Phase II has been sanctioned to three PSU oil marketing companies (OMC) for setting up 7,432 public fast charging EV stations across the country. The amount has been sanctioned under FAME Scheme Phase II. The ministry has released Rs 560 crore or 70 per cent of the total amount to three OMCs -- Indian Oil (IOCL), Bharat Petroleum (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum (HPCL) -- as the first installment for the installation and commissioning of upstream infrastructure and charging equipment of EV public charging stations at respective retail outlets in the country. The installation is expected to be completed by March 2024, the ministry said in a statement. At present, there are 6,586 charging stations across the country. "The addition of the new 7,432 public charging stations will be a significant push to EV charging ecosystem," the release said, and added the charging capacity would be used for chargin

Electric car batteries perform better with polymer coating: Research

The Advanced Light Source and Molecular Foundry are DOE Office of Science user facilities at Berkeley Lab

EVs to increase India's dependence on China for raw materials: GTRI report

Manufacturing of electric vehicles (EVs) in India will increase its dependence on China for raw materials, mineral processing, and battery production, according to a report of by economic think tank GTRI. The Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) also said that there is a need for life cycle impact evaluation for the EVs sector EVs result in the release of pollutants during battery making, disposal, and charging and about 70 per cent of materials used to manufacture EVs in India are imported from China and a few other countries, it said. "EVs will increase India's dependence on China for raw materials, mineral processing, and battery production," it said. China has bought the largest lithium mines in Australia and South America. It processes more than 60 per cent of the lithium produced globally. It also processes 65 per cent of cobalt and 93 per cent of manganese. China makes three out of four batteries produced globally, it said, adding over 100 Chinese battery units make 60 p

Govt mulling fresh bid for one vacant slot in advanced cell PLI

The slot was vacated when Hyundai pulled out

Ola to invest Rs 7,614 cr in TN to make electric cars, lithium-ion cells

On Saturday, Ola Electric Mobility signed the deal through its subsidiary companies Ola Cell Technologies (OCT) and Ola Electric Technologies (OET)

Volkswagen recalls 21K electric SUVs over faulty battery software

German automaker Volkswagen has recalled nearly 21,000 of its 'ID.4' electric SUVs over faulty battery software that could lead to a "loss of propulsion" sans warning.

Britishvolt: More evidence UK is losing race to capture growing EV market

The start-up had no track record developing technology and never confirmed how it would raise the £3.8 billion needed to start mass producing batteries, which reduces the average cost per battery

Indian consumers concerned about residual value of EV battery: Survey

Public opinion growing in favour of EV as consumers want to save money on fuel: Deloitte

Tata Group planning to set up EV cell-manufacturing operations in Europe

Tata is finalizing plans and will announce details soon, he said, declining to disclose the location of the facility and a time frame

US government questions Tesla over Elon Musk's full self-driving tweet

The driver monitoring function warned users to keep their hands on the steering wheel while using the FSD mode

BMW recalls over 124,000 electric vehicles due to software glitch

The recall covers iX SUVs and i4 and i7 sedans produced between October 14, 2021, and October 28, 2022

Tiger Global-backed Battery Smart raises Rs 75 cr in funding from Stride

Company will use the financing to add more batteries to its network and expand services

Rising battery prices threaten to derail arrival of affordable EVs

There are several factors driving the uptick in prices, but the single most important one is rising costs for materials including cobalt, nickel and lithium

Amara Raja to invest Rs 9,500 crore in Telangana battery-making unit

Unit will house Amara Raja E-hub, an advanced energy research and innovation centre to meet firm's development needs and offer facilities to other players in the energy and mobility space

Europe leans on Asian firms for 'homegrown' electric vehicle batteries

French battery startup Verkor, for example, announced on Wednesday that it had raised 250 million euros ($249 million) to fund a megafactory

Triton EV issues Rs 8,060 cr LoI to BEL for purchase of battery packs

Electric vehicle maker Triton Electric India has issued a letter of intent to defence public sector unit Bharat Electronics for the procurement of battery packs for its semi-truck project in India at an estimated value of Rs 8,060 crore, according to a regulatory filing. The 300 kilowatt lithium-ion battery packs are to be delivered by Bharat Electronics (BEL) to Triton in 24 months commencing from January 2023, the filing stated. "Triton Electric Vehicle India Pvt Ltd, a part of Triton Electric Vehicle LLC, USA today issued a letter of intent to Navaratna Defence PSU Bharat Electronics for procurement of 300 KW Li-Ion battery packs for its semi-truck project in India at an estimated value of Rs 8,060 crore," the filing said. BEL chairman and managing director Dinesh Kumar Batra received LoI from Triton Electric Vehicle LLC CEO and Founder Himanshu B Patel at Defexpo 2022 in Gandhinagar. "The purchase order for first-off quantity with 100 per cent advance payment has been handed ov

Price hikes in electric scooter models? 'Unlikely', says Ola Electric

The government has extended the earlier October 1 deadline for the implementation of new battery testing norms for electric vehicles (EVs)

Godi India manufactures super capacitors to improve battery life in EVs

Market for device that can store a large amount of energy is expected to be worth $25 billion by 2030 globally

India's Li-ion battery demand to grow to 70 GWh by 2030, says report

The Indian EV industry suffers from overdependence on imports, limited local manufacturing, finite access to raw materials, and refining capacities

Toyota Motor to invest $5.3 bn in Japan, US for EV battery supply

In addition, about $2.5 billion will be invested in Toyota Battery Manufacturing in North Carolina