Page 11 - Latest Updates on Electric Vehicle
Draft govt policy on charging infra shows India is serious about e-vehicles
For once, India's bureaucrats might not crush an emerging sector by over-regulation
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Govt plans Rs 12,000-levy on petrol, diesel cars to spur EV demand: Report
NITI Aayog has proposed incentives of up to Rs 25,000 -50,000 to be directly transferred to EV buyers
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Towards an electric fleet
Centre's guidelines on charging infrastructure are welcome
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Govt identifies cities, highways for electric vehicle charging infra
Charging stations to get priority connections, distance criteria fixed between stations
Amid global push for EVs, India quietly beats retreat on electric plan
The government has quietly beat a retreat to say it aims to ensure that by 2030, at least 15% of the vehicles in the country are electric
M&M bags orders to sell 20,000 units of electric three-wheelers for Rs 4 bn
The running cost of these three-wheelers is just Rs 0.50 for every km, the company claimed
Lack of EV policy not to hamper eco-friendly vehicles' launch in India: Kia
Kia has already announced plans to roll out electric and hybrid vehicles from its upcoming plant at Anantpur in Andhra Pradesh and is targeting to launch an electric vehicle in India by 2021
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NITI, Heavy Industries Ministry differ on levy on 2-wheelers to support EVs
The ministry has flagged concerns to the Aayog over the introduction of a 'Feebate' especially on a mass mode of transport like two-wheelers
Auto firms laud EV draft policy, but flag infra, incentive concerns
Some also pointed to the high cost of electric buses and the financial ability of state transport corporations to buy these.
EV Motors to set up 6,500 charging stations; Plans to invest Rs 14 billion
The first public electric vehicle charging outlet will be called 'PlugNgo'. The chargers will be networked and connected to PlugNgo's cloud-based integrated software platform
When will commercially viable electric vehicles take to the skies?
A key challenge in building electric aircraft involves how much energy can be stored in a given amount of weight of the on-board energy source
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Delhi draft policy targets 25% of all new vehicles being electric by 2023
The policy provides for up to Rs 22,000 subsidy on purchase of e-two wheelers to ensure cost of commuting comes close to petrol-driven two wheelers
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Bird, Lime and disruption
Two young companies are offering electric two-wheelers for hire via mobile apps to encourage smart, affordable mobility for short distances
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Big oil doesn't like electric vehicle subsidies, just its own giant subsidy
Today's EVs are usually more expensive than regular vehicles, so they are bought by wealthier people
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Business idea: You can set up EV charging station - no need for a licence
The ministry clarified that a station does not perform any activity related to the transmission, distribution or trading of electricity
$6 trillion is what the world has to spend for an electric car-only future
We're at least five years away from bringing the price of a good electric car down to that of comparable conventional one
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Ambitious e-car programme of Energy Efficiency Services has a slow start
According to EESL, the cars that have been leased so far have cumulatively run a million kilometres
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Battery-operated future
Strategic sourcing would be critical to ensure manufacturing competitiveness of EVs
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The dirty secret under the hoods of electric cars no one talks about
Yet regulators haven't set out clear guidelines on acceptable carbon emissions over the life cycle of electric cars
Not so green: Dirty batteries belie electric cars' environmental promise
While electric cars are emission-free on the road, they still discharge a lot of the carbon-dioxide that conventional cars do
