Page 7 - Electric Mobility

Project Lion to clean energy: On I-Day, PM announces plans for environment

He announced the government's big plans for Ladakh, which became a union territory in 2019

Buses, non-personal passenger cars to adopt electric mobility next: Report

India's first wave of electric mobility adoption has penetrated the two- and three-wheeler segments with a variety of new products

Mobility firm Yulu raises $3.9 mn in equity funding round led by Rocketship

So far, the Bengaluru-based start-up has raised more than $20 million in funding from investors like Bajaj Auto, Blume Ventures, 3one4 Capital, Wavemaker, and now US-based Rocketship, among others

Shared mobility can unclog India's cities

India has a total of over 30 million passenger vehicles

Hero Cycles to invest Rs 250 cr to set up eCycle valley in Punjab

The country's largest bicycle maker Hero Cycles would invest around 250 crore to set up an eCycle valley in Punjab, where it would have an entire ecosystem for manufacturing electric bicycle. The total investment in 100-acre project would be around Rs 600 crore, in which the rest amount of Rs 350 crore would be invested through joint venture partners and ancillary units, said Hero Motors Company Chairman & Managing Pankaj M Munjal in Thursday. Besides, the company aims to have around 10 per cent share of the growing electric bicycle market globally by 2022. According to him, 70 to 80 per cent of the production from the park would be exported and most of them would be shipped to Europe, which is one of the largest electric vehicle markets. "We are building new factories. We have bought 100 acres of land and we are going to set up an eCycle valley. We would have several partnership with companies as from Japan for motors, various suppliers," Munjal added. The company would start the

Despite policy push, EV penetration to remain under 5% till 2025: Report

Rating agency Icra has blamed this to the higher vehicle cost due to costly imported batteries, weak public charging infrastructure

Germany's Bosch warns 'peak car production' may already lie in the past

Bosch is pumping massive investments into electric mobility and autonomous and connected driving

Budget 2020: 'Overregulation' killing auto industry, says Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj's remarks come against the backdrop of one of the most prolonged slowdowns plaguing India's automobile market, amid a slowing economy and dipping consumer confidence

Piaggio enters EV market, launches electric 3-wheeler at Rs 1.97 lakh

The company has tied up with Chetan Maini-led Sun Mobility for battery and charging infrastructure

Start of aviation's third era? Zero-emission seaplane may soon be a reality

Canada's Harbour Air will test-fly a prototype electric aircraft in December

Ola Electric inducts former Hyundai and Tata Motors exec onto its board

B V R Subbu currently manages a boutique strategy-consulting firm, advising global PE funds. He is also on the boards of various automotive and tech firms

Working strongly on EV charging framework, battery recycling, says NTPC

NTPC had earlier said it has signed pacts with cab aggregators Ola, Lithium, Shuttl, Bikxie, Bounce, Electrie and Zoom Car for creation of public charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Scoot, Skip, Jump, Lime and Spin

Time to revisit transportation planning in cities and countries to choose the most environment-friendly, comfortable and safe options

Electric mobility in India needs a common framework, says report

Uttar Pradesh is targeting 200,000 charging stations by 2024. Andhra is targeting 100% electrification of buses by 2029

Govt's big plan to push EVs: Rs 40,000-crore subsidies in the works

The proposed move is expected to benefit micro, small and medium enterprises

India's EV dream: Does buying an electric car today really make sense?

The running cost of electric vehicles is lower, but there is a high upfront capital investment. Lack of charging infrastructure is another impediment

India's baby steps to electric mobility: Know your EV charging station

The government has initiated a process to define standards and guidelines for electric charging stations