Page 28 - Electric Vehicles

DDA nod to proposal on EV charging at petrol pumps at lesser licence fee

The LG, who is also the chairperson of DDA, tweeted about the decision taken during the meeting, which was attended by the urban body's vice-chairman and other members.

Exponent Energy partners Altigreen to bring rapid charging for electric-CVs

The companies have unveiled an electric three-wheeler that rapid charges from 0-100 per cent battery capacity within 15 minutes at Exponent's e-pump network

Jitendra New EV inks pact with FAE Bikes to supply 12K e-scooters

FAE Bikes will offer these scooters on rent to EV customers

EV firm Komaki launches fire-resistant batteries, available from next month

According to the company, it has introduced lithium-ion ferro phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries in the market, which are more fire-resistant.

EV growth, mkt share to forge gains for auto component maker Sona Comstar

Margins could improve given softening commodity prices

Electric two-wheeler registrations fall 5% to 32,450 in July, shows data

Ather Energy, despite launching new model, saw its registrations fall 68 per cent in July to a mere 1,227 units

EVs going mainstream, fire incidents will help industry mature: Ather CEO

Electric two-wheelers are going mainstream and the fire incidents will only help manufacturers to focus on quality, thus helping the industry mature, according to Ather Energy cofounder and CEO

Sundram Fasteners' net profit rises 14.5% to Rs 138.03 cr during June qtr

The company's revenue from operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2022 came in at Rs 1,410.12 crore

Ashok Leyland Q1 profit at Rs 68 cr Q1 on strong volumes vs year-ago loss

The company is planning to invest Rs 750 crore in each of the next two years and is in the final round of talks to raise funds for its EV arm Switch Mobility

'India needs to set up 46k EV stations by 2030 to match global benchmark'

India needs to set up 46,000 electric vehicle charging stations by 2030 to reach global benchmark, suggests a white paper released on Friday. EV charger ratio is 6 both for China and the Netherlands, 19 for the US while it stands 135 for India. That means there is one charger per 135 EVs in India compared to 6 in China, the white paper by Alvarez and Marsal, a global professional services firm, stated. The paper was launched at an electric vehicle conference, The EVConIndia 2022, here. The paper highlighted some key challenges affecting EV adoption and talked about six key issues of affordability, range anxiety, supply chain, product safety & quality, and inadequate access to financing. With a large automotive industry and pollution issues, India is ripe for innovation and rapid adoption of EVs in times to come, it said. Sub-segments of the industry can grow at a compounded average growth rate of of 50-100 per cent over the next five years if supply chain, product safety, product

Ola Electric suspends production at Tamil Nadu plant citing maintenance

Ola Electric has suspended its production of electric scooters at Tamil Nadu's Krishnagiri plant for almost a week, a news report said

Goa discontinues electric vehicle scheme; AAP says learn from Kejriwal

Tilve said that more than 2,300 charging stations have been made available by AAP in less than two years (in Delhi), and many more are currently being built.

Apple gets Lamborghini veteran onboard to help boost EV programme

With an aim to boost its electric autonomous vehicle programme, tech giant Apple has onboarded a veteran Luigi Taraborrelli of car maker Lamborghini, media reports say.

EV industry may create 50 mn indirect jobs by 2030: IVCA-EY-Induslaw report

The industry attracted $6 billion in investments in 2021; this is expected to grow to $20 billion by 2030

Manganese and a Chinese company might help India grab a slice of the EV pie

After effectively popularizing safer and cheaper lithium iron phosphate, or LFP, chemistry for EV batteries, China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is now adding manganese to the mix

EV fire incidents: Consumer protection regulator issues notices to 4-5 cos

Central Consumer Protection Authority Chief Commissioner Nidhi Khare said the authority will commence the hearing on this matter soon

Volvo drives in locally assembled XC40 Recharge SUV at Rs 55.9 lakh

"The launch of the XC40 Recharge and its assembly at our Bangalore plant further reinforces Volvo Car's long-term vision and commitment to India and the Indian consumer," Volvo MD Jyoti Malhotra said

Hybrids vs Electric vehicles battle to hot up in India's car market

The strong hybrids offer a great solution over pure EVs, as they take care of all the barriers of the pure EVs, maintain Japanese carmakers

Auto component industry to see 9-11% revenue from EV parts by 2027: Crisil

This growth will come even as the supply of parts for the conventional internal combustion engine-driven vehicles will also grow during the period, it said.

Volvo XC40 Recharge EV to be launched in India on July 26; check details

The XC40 Recharge is likely to be priced between Rs 60 lakh and Rs 70 lakh and it is expected to compete against Kia EV6, and the Hyundai Ioniq 5