Page 8 - Electric Vehicles In India

No deadline: Centre allays auto sector's electric vehicle concerns

Automakers have expressed apprehensions over the government's vigorous push to convert 15 per cent of all vehicle sales in the next five years into electric-powered ones

No deadline for transition to electric vehicles, says govt official

The Niti Aayog has suggested transition to full electric vehicles for three-wheelers by 2023

How Euler Motors is using EVs to power last-mile delivery for large firms

The company has been using about 100 electric three-wheeler prototypes for the past 6-8 months, to make deliveries as part of a dozen pilot projects currently underway for different clients

Electric mobility start-ups promise cheaper rides, but can they scale up?

Evolution of successful business models in electric mobility, as electric vehicles gain ground and BS VI norms for internal combustion vehicles come into place, will separate men from boys in sector

How India's EV dream might be scuttling its natural-gas game plan

Bidders of CNG, CGD, PNG projects are left wondering if the electric vehicle policy would snuff out the viability of their natural gas-based projects

China's 95% electric vehicle start-ups face wipeout

So far, only two ventures have obtained approval to build cars, based on a review of National Development and Reform Commission documents

The electric vehicle party

The govt wants 'most, if not all' vehicles to be powered by electricity by 2030

Electric vehicles still decades behind gasoline cars: Martin Fraenkel

In a Q&A, president of S&P Global Platts does reality check on the global hype around electric cars

EESL to lease electric vehicles to Ola and Uber

Initially it will procure only e-rickshaws and e-autos for leasing to operators

Electric mobility needs to ride over these regulatory roadblocks

As the government moves ahead with its ambitious target of having an all-electric vehicle fleet in the country by 2030 a number of issues on the regulatory ride needs to be streamlined and settled. These mostly relate to the sale and use of power that will be used to charge these vehicles.The current Electricity Act allows sale of power only by the power distribution companies. So, if any entity wants to completely own and operate a charging facility, there is no provision unless the Act is amended, said an industry official. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission has reportedly suggested that entities entering the charging business can join hands with distribution companies or set up battery swapping facilities. These will not require amendment. But for any other model of setting up charging infrastructure to sell power an amendment will be needed. There is also no clarity on the rates at which a distribution company will sell power to a charging company and the tariff that ...

Renault working with govt on electric vehicle policy: company MD

French automobile manufactuer Renault has said that it is working with the Government of India to come out with policy on electric vehicle, to put in place clarity on various aspects of establishing an electric vehicle market in the country. The company said that as one of the major player in the electric vehicle segment, along with its global partner Nissan, it has the capability to introduce the electric vehicles in the country, but the infrastructure is not ready.Speaking to the reporters after unveiling its new premium Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Captur in Chennai, Sumit Sawhney said that launching electric vehicles in India "depends on the government policies and how they want to take it forward". While the ministry has set a target to convert 100 per cent sales into electric vehicles in 2030, it is looking at various aspects of this goal.It would require the right taxation, proper infrastructure including charging technology, battery technology and others. The government is ...

Govt's electric vehicle push may hit forging biz, drive job loss: industry

The government's push towards electric vehicles with target to eliminate petro and diesel cars by 2030 would have a serious impact on the forging industry in the country, as majority of the industry is relying on autocomponent manufacturing and electric vehicle need only lesser number of components compared to the conventional fuel, says industry association."The introduction of EVs will have an adverse impact on Indian Forging Industry as 60 per cent of the forging units are into manufacturing of auto components," said S Muralishankar, President of Association of Indian Forging Industry (AIFI).Internal Combustion Engines (ICEs) have around 2000 moving parts as compared to only 20 moving parts in Electric Vehicles. Electric Vehicles do not have engine and transmission parts completely and only comprises of steering components, suspensions and axles out of the forged auto components. "As a result, on an average 60-70% of demand for forged auto components would decline resulting in job .

Indian Oil opens India's first electric vehicle charging station in Nagpur

Indian Oil has partnered with cab aggregator Ola to set up the charging station at an IOC petrol pump here.

Transition to electric vehicles could save India upto Rs 20 lakh cr: Report

According to a Ficci-Rocky Mountain Institute report, even under a shared mobility paradigm, over 46,000,000 vehicles could be sold by 2030

Hackers can kill millions if cars are compromised, warns expert

Once a vehicle's internal computer network is hacked, the hackers would be able to tamper with key functions

Mahindra to bid for second stage of EESL tender for electric vehicles

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said it will bid for the second stage of the tender for supplying 9,500 electric vehicles (EVs) to state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL). "We will bid for the second stage of EESL tender," M&M Managing Director Pawan Goenka told reporters here. The order for the second phase will be issued after the completion of deliveries of 500 EVs in the first phase by November 30. M&M had earlier said that it would have to take a "hard look" whether it would be justifiable to participate in the second phase of the tender as it was finding it difficult to match the per unit price being offered by Tata Motors. Tata Motors had quoted the lowest price of Rs 10.16 lakh exclusive of GST for the tender. Later, Mahindra also decided to participate in the tender. The EVs procured under the tender will be used to replace petrol and diesel cars being used by the central government and its agencies over a 3 to 4-year period. Goenka said .

India among first markets in Toyota's global electric vehicle launch plans

Toyata said it aims to sell more than 5.5 mn electrified vehicles, including more than 1 million zero-emission vehicles - battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles

Govt departments in race to take credit for electric vehicles

Ministries oppose NITI Aayog's EV programme stewardship

Getting the electric vehicle policy right

Set an ambitious target, finalise the incentives, drive it from the top and avoid flip-flops in policy decisions

EVs won't bring quick gains, players must see volume growth: Pawan Goenka

Pawan Goenka says EVs need to expand gradually and a hundred per cent shift by 2030 is not possible