Page 8 - Latest Updates on Electric Vehicle
Maruti Suzuki flags off 50 electric vehicle prototypes for field test
The flagged off proto-type EVs have been developed on an existing model of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan
 "Maruti Suzuki flags off 50 electric vehicle prototypes for field test")
Tata Power, HPCL partner to set up electric vehicle charging stations
The two companies will also explore other opportunities for collaboration in renewable energy
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Suzuki to test 50 e-vehicles in India next month, plans launch in 2020
Suzuki said the company has decided to launch EV in India around 2020 in cooperation with Toyota Motor Corporation
Tata Motors to M&M, weak rupee squeezes margins for electric vehicle makers
Taking into account that the localisation level in most of these vehicles is low, at less than 50 per cent, the impact of a weak rupee is high due to high import content
 "Tata Motors to M&M, weak rupee squeezes margins for electric vehicle makers")
India to launch policy to promote e-mobility, fight pollution: Modi
The Prime Minister also said India's economy and reforms were on the move in this direction
 "India to launch policy to promote e-mobility, fight pollution: Modi")
Stop-start policy may paralyse Modi govt's electric vehicle push
The absence of a firm framework for battery-operated vehicles reflects the uncertainty within government of their utility in the larger global warming debate
Telangana power cos want to collect Rs 6.10/unit from EV charging stations
The new tariff rates are expected to encourage people to look at electric vehicles as a viable option
Tata Power to set up 3 EV charging stations at Cognizant's Hyderabad campus
This is a part of Congnizant's 'Go Green' programme for its employees which will be jointly executed by Tata Power and Tata Motors
Giving electric vehicles a leg up
If electric vehicles are to become the preferred choice, easy availability of charging infrastructure and battery swapping facilities will hold the key to shifting consumer preferences
Auto makers propose a short-term plan for faster adoption of e-vehicles
Top firms also press for reduction in GST on green vehicles, non-fiscal sops to promote electric mobility
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Can a city run on car batteries? The 'vehicle-to-grid' idea might just work
Fewer than one per cent of the world's vehicles are electric, but by 2040 more than half of all new cars will run on the same juice as televisions, computers and hair dryers
 "Can a city run on car batteries? The 'vehicle-to-grid' idea might just work")
Gadkari warns automakers to switch to clean vehicles or be 'bulldozed'
A Cabinet note on electric vehicles that will take care of charging station infrastructure is ready
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Government's EV push is electrifying some stocks
JBM Auto and Goldstone Infratech have more than doubled since April
 "Government's EV push is electrifying some stocks")
Will wait for policy clarity to plan for EVs in India: MG Motor
MG Motor India aims to launch its first product in 2019 and follow it up with another a year later
 "Will wait for policy clarity to plan for EVs in India: MG Motor")
Environmental concerns push demand for electric vehicles
Electric vehicles sales for last financial year stood at 22,000 units, 20,000 two wheelers and 2000 four-wheelers
From General Motors to Hyundai Motor, how companies are going electric
Daimler AG is investing €10 billion in electric and hybrid technology and is preparing to launch the EQ electric car
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Electric vehicles not to be a gamechanger for global oil demand: BP
The global energy major's statement comes at a time when India is planning to cut its crude imports by 10 per cent by 2022
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'With no govt support, EVs cannot fill in space vacated by diesel'
According to Fulbrook, India is still 10 years behind, so there is a headroom to refine gasoline proposition
 "'With no govt support, EVs cannot fill in space vacated by diesel'")
JSW Energy inks pact with Maharashtra to set up manufacturing unit for EVs
The company has planned to roll out its first electric vehicle by 2020
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India needs large lithium-ion battery plants for EVs push: NITI Aayog
The government is aggressively trying to push the sales and production of electric vehicles in the country
 "India needs large lithium-ion battery plants for EVs push: NITI Aayog")
