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CESL inks MoU with Marriott International to develop EV charging units

State-owned Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) on Wednesday said it has signed an agreement with Marriott International to develop electric vehicle charging units and related infrastructure

Oil PSUs to set up 22,000 EV charging stations in the next 3-5 years

IOC, the country's largest state-controlled refiner by capacity, will set up EV charging facilities at 10,000 fuel outlets over the next three years, Chairman Shrikant Madhav Vaidya said

From conventional fuel to EVs, RIL-bp pumps up the mobility stakes

According to RIL-bp, these new Jio-bp mobility stations will bring together a range of services for consumers

Lucas TVS plans foray into electric vehicle charging infrastructure

This comes at a time when Lucas TVS and the US-based 24M Technologies are planning to come up with a Rs 2,500-crore giga factory near Chennai

Tata Power charging ahead on business revamp and recovery

Renewables focus should lead to strong growth

Jio-bp partners with BluSmart to set up EV charging infra in India

BluSmart, through its all electric fleet, provides zero-surge and zero-tailpipe emission ride-hailing service in the Delhi NCR

Lodha Group ties up with Tata Power for EV charging infrastructure

Real estate developer Lodha Group has tied up with Tata Power to provide electric vehicle charging infrastructure at its residential and commercial projects.

Govt working on establishing charging infra for EVs across country: Min

Union Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey on Wednesday said the government is working on establishing charging infarstructure across the country

Ather Energy offers proprietary fast-charging connector to other EV makers

Electric scooter maker Ather Energy on Tuesday said it will offer its proprietary fast-charging connector to other EV two-wheeler manufacturers as well for faster adoption of these vehicles. This will pave the way for an interoperable two-wheeler fast charging platform in the country, it said. The move would also help in reducing range anxiety by allowing all scooters to access Ather Energy's over 200 fast chargers. At the same time, it will allow more original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to build products on a common standard, thereby, lowering infrastructure investments, the company said in a release. Designed by Ather, the connector has a combo AC and DC charging with the same connector. Its size has been designed to be suitable for integration into two-wheelers and three-wheelers with the ability of CAN 2.0 communication with control and proximity pilot, as per the company. Moreover, the proprietary connector has been designed for production at low costs, which allows it to

Reliance BP Mobility bets on EV battery swapping with Swiggy's fleet

RBML is also actively partnering with top OEMs, tech, and platform players for setting up fixed charging stations with a format-specific approach for cars (B2B fleets and B2C consumers) and buses

Magenta sets up largest public EV charging station in Navi Mumbai

EV solutions provider Magenta announced setting up of the country's largest public EV charging station in Navi Mumbai as part of its plans to provide 4,000 charging facilities by March next year.

Indian Standards for low-cost AC charging point for EVs within 2 mos: Govt

Indian Standards for low-cost AC charging point for electric vehicles (EVs) will be released within the next two months with target prices starting as low as Rs 3,500 for a charging unit.

Ola to set up cell manufacturing plant for powering Lithium-ion battery

Ola will initially source the cells for the Li-ion battery used in its soon-to-be-launched e-scooters from South Korea

Explained: How Tamil Nadu leads the global electric vehicle rally

It is becoming a hub of electric two-wheeler investment by a slew of manufacturers and component suppliers

US to install over half million charging stations to push electric vehicles

During the meeting, McCarthy underscored President Joe Biden's commitment to investments that will strengthen domestic supply chains, bolster American manufacturing, create good-paying, union jobs

Best of BS Opinion: Start-up's flights of fancy, powering mobility & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Powering mobility

Big push for charging infrastructure is a must for EV penetration

Govt invites proposals for development of EV charging infra on highways

The Department of Heavy Industry has floated an Expression of Interest (EoI) for inviting proposals

Govt agencies to identify locations for EV charging stations in 2 weeks

Delhi government will aggregate these locations and work out a unified model for setting up 200 charging spots in the city in the next one year

Qualcomm announces Quick Charge 5 charging platform for Android smartphones

Quick Charge 5 is currently being tested and commercial devices with this charging tech is expected to arrive in Q3, 2020