Uber To Add 1,000 Electric Cars To Its Fleet In India
Uber has announced that it will add 1,000 electric vehicles to its fleet in India. The new electric vehicles will be offered in partnership with Lithium Urban Technologies, an electric vehicles fleet operator, in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune….
GM Partner Announces First Blockchain Standard For Electric Vehicle Charging Grids
The Mobility Open Blockchain Initiative (MOBI) and its internal Electric Vehicle Grid Integration (EVGI) Working Group have released the world’s first standard for using blockchain technology to protect private user data in electric vehicle charging systems. MOBI and the EVGI…
Energy Major Total Leads Strategic Investment Into Supplier Of Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Powered Commercial Vehicles HYZON Motors
Hydrogen mobility and clean energy company, HYZON Motors, and Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, the venture capital arm of European energy giant Total SE, announced a strategic investment led by Total and other specialist hydrogen investors. HYZON Motors is a global…
Lithium From California’s Salton Sea Can Anchor US Battery Supply Chain
Developing lithium from the Salton Sea in California can help anchor a multi-billion dollar domestic electric vehicle battery supply chain and inject thousands of jobs and billions of dollars into California’s economically disadvantaged Imperial Valley, according to a report. The…
Cabinet Note Ready For Vehicle Scrappage Policy
The government said a Cabinet note has been formulated for the vehicle scrappage policy. “Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has formulated a note for Cabinet on creation of an ecosystem for voluntary and environment friendly phasing out of…
Centre Sanctions 670 Electric Buses, 241 Charging Stations Under FAME Scheme
The government recently sanctioned 670 electric buses for Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Chandigarh and 241 charging stations in Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat and Port Blair under Phase-II of the FAME India Scheme. Union Heavy Industries Minister Prakash Javadekar…
Israel’s REE Automotive Working On More Collaborations Following Mahindra EV Deal
Israel’s REE Automotive, developer of a rolling chassis for electric vehicles, expects to sign more collaboration deals in coming months following its agreement with Indian carmaker Mahindra and Mahindra. REE and Mahindra signed a memorandum of understanding last month to…
Honda Quits Formula 1 Racing To Focus On EVs And Fuel Cell Tech
Honda is giving up its prestigious Formula 1 program to shift more resources into battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell tech. The automaker unexpectedly announced recently that it would withdraw from F1 at the end of the 2021 season. Honda currently supplies…
Magenta, eMatrixmile To Set Up 10,000 ‘QYK POD’ EV Charging Stations Across India
Magenta EV Solutions Private Limited and eMatrixmile India Pvt Ltd have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the installation and commissioning of ‘QYK POD’ charging stations with associated infrastructure in Mumbai, MMR and Maharashtra region. The alliance will collectively…
eBikeGO Targets Conversion Of 30,000 Two-Wheelers To EVs With Support From MSME
eBikeGO, an e-mobility start-up, announced a strategic partnership with ASSAR (Advanced Services for Social and Administrative Reforms) and EoDB (ease of doing business), for government facilitation to drive EV adoption. Under the alliance initiated on World EV Day, 9 September…
