Page 10 - Electric Vehicles In India

Does draft battery-swapping policy address all concerns of the industry?

Amid e-scooters erupting in flames, the govt has come out with a draft on battery-swapping policy with a host of incentives. Will swapping address the safety concerns facing the electric two-wheelers?

Niti Aayog's draft EV battery policy leaves too many unanswered questions

The mode of financing vehicles without a battery has not been spelt out

Fire sparks trust deficit among e-scooter owners, potential buyers

While financiers are citing a massive dip in bookings and enquiries, dealers cite at least a 10% dip in customers

Govt's efforts to push EVs yielding results only in some segments & states

In Delhi, a sixth of the heavy passenger vehicles sold in 2021-22 were in the electric category

BPCL to invest Rs 200 cr to set up 100 fast EV charging corridors

The company has recently opened its first EV charging corridor along the Chennai-Trichi-Madurai highway with one charging unit

Rules, input costs to make car ownership expensive in 4 yrs: Crisil study

ICE-powered vehicles to pinch more

Nashik: 20 electric scooters of Jitendra EV loaded in container catch fire

'An unfortunate incident took place on 9th April near our factory gate in a scooter. The situation was immediately brought under control by timely intervention from our team,' says the company

Read the smoke signals

E-vehicle fires call for comprehensive policy action

'India to see 48k more EV chargers with investment of Rs 14k cr in 3-4 yrs'

India is likely to see around 48,000 more electric vehicle chargers at an investment of around Rs 14,000 crore over next 3-4 years amid an expected healthy EV penetration in the country, a report said

Mahindra Electric Mobility launches Alfa CNG's passenger, cargo variants

Mahindra Electric Mobility Ltd, part of Mahindra Group, on Monday launched its new Alfa CNG passenger and cargo variants with price starting at Rs 2.57 lakh (ex-showroom Lucknow). Based on its popular three-wheeler Alfa brand, the new Alfa Passenger DX BS6 CNG variant is priced at Rs 2.57 lakh and the Alfa Load Plus is tagged at Rs 2,57,800 (ex-showroom Lucknow), Mahindra & Mahindra said in a regulatory filing. The vehicles will be available across Mahindra dealerships in Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh, it added. "The launch of new Alfa CNG Cargo and Passenger makes us a full range player by offering our customers multiple options, including electric, diesel and CNG to meet their different mobility needs," Mahindra Electric Mobility Chief Executive Suman Mishra, said. With the increasing density of CNG stations in some parts of India, the Alfa Cargo and Passenger will be an ...

As EVs catch fire, lithium ion batteries remain at the heart of the problem

If not managed properly, the lithium ion cells used in electric vehicles can become overheated and cause fires

Prices of EVs to be equal of petrol cars in 2 years, says Nitin Gadkari

Gadkari also said MPs can buy electric vehicles once a charging station is installed in Parliament premises

Startup chutzpah: Newbie scooter maker Ola leads India's EV race

Ola Electric Mobility Pvt., a Bengaluru-based startup, will get state support to manufacture EV batteries that can store a total of 20 gigawatt-hours of power, the government said on March 24

How battery swapping is propelling India's shift to e-scooters

The pivot to battery swapping was a centerpiece of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech last month

Reliance, Ola Electric, others to get incentives in battery scheme: Report

Reliance Industries and Softbank Group-backed Ola Electric have won bids to receive incentives under India's $2.4 billion battery programme, four sources told Reuters

Bounce to set up 300 battery swapping stations in 10 Indian cities

With this partnership, Greaves Retail becomes the first company to have hopped on to the Bounce Infinity battery-swapping network

Tata Motors to invest Rs 15,000 cr in EV segment in next five years

The company, which is a leader in the newly emerging EV segment with offerings such as Nexon, is also planning to develop around 10 more new offerings in the segment

EV financing digital platform Revfin raises Rs 100 crore in debt

The startup is currently present across 18 states with over 350 dealership locations and has partnerships with multiple original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)

Tata Power partners Enviro to install EV charging points in Gurugram

Electric-vehicle charging infra provider Tata Power has collaborated with Enviro - the facility management wing of real estate developer Vatika Group - to install 59 EV charging points

India's largest EV charging station for 4 wheelers opens in Gurugram

India's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station with a capacity of 121 charging points for 4 wheelers, has been opened here in Sector 86