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Year: 2020

IIT-Hyderabad Incubated Electric Vehicle Startup PURE EV Launches In Nepal – Eyes South East Asia Expansion

IIT Hyderabad-incubated startup PURE EV has entered its first international market. The startup will be launching its premium model ‘EPluto7G’ in Nepal by October 2020 as part of its international expansion plans. According to a statement released by the company,…

Toyota To Invest Rs 2,000 Crore In India

Toyota Kirloskar will invest Rs 2,000 crore in developing vehicle technology and electric components in India, a top official said hours after a news article claimed the carmaker was bringing all new investments in the country to a halt. “Absolutely!…

Pune Announces Tender For 150 Electric Buses Under FAME-II Program

Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML) has issued a tender inviting bids for 150 electric buses. The buses should be 12-meter-long, air-conditioned, and compliant with Bus Rapid Transit. The last day for the online submission of technical and price bids…

Groupe Renault, Partners Develop XCEED Blockchain Project To Certify Compliance Of Vehicle Components

Groupe Renault has developed the XCEED (eXtended Compliance End-to-End Distributed) blockchain project to certify the compliance of all vehicle components, from design to production. Designed and implemented in collaboration with leading automotive industry players, this tool enables greater responsiveness and…

UK Government Announces Grand Plan To Encourage EV Adoption

The government has announced more than £20 million of funding for schemes designed to increase the uptake of electric cars. Around £12 million will be spent on research projects into battery technology, while the government is also plotting other incentives,…

Chinese Battery Maker Plans Factory In France

Chinese renewable energy group Envision is looking to build a battery factory in France to supply the growing electric vehicle market, a French newspaper reported. The company, which has battery production plants in Japan, the U.S., Britain and in China,…

Kandi Announces Establishment Of China Battery Exchange Technology Co., Ltd.

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary for its battery swapping services: China Battery Exchange Technology Co., Ltd. By establishing the China Battery Exchange Technology Company, Kandi can better monetize its dozens of patents in the…

Tencent, Others To Buy $516.12 Million Worth Shares In China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle

China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group Ltd said investors including Tencent Holdings Ltd and Sequoia Capital will buy HK$4 billion ($516.12 million) worth of company shares in a share sale. The electric vehicle unit of property developer China Evergrande said…

California Approves Largest Ever Utility Program To Expand EV Charging

California approved a $437 million effort to build thousands of electric vehicle chargers, its utility regulator said, calling it the nation’s largest ever utility program to expand charging infrastructure. The money will go to utility Southern California Edison to fund…

A Bill Gates-Backed Electric Vehicle Battery Developer Is The Latest Firm To Publicize Its Acquisition

An electric vehicle battery developer financed by Bill Gates and Volkswagen is the latest firm to reveal its intention of undergoing amalgamation through an explicit peculiar acquisition process. QuantumScape, which manufactures vehicle batteries, explained to the public that it would…