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Year: 2020

EESL To Install Around 10 Electric Vehicle Charging Plaza In India By FY2021

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, power PSUs’ joint venture EESL plans to install around 10 electric vehicle (EV) charging plazas in the country during the 2020-21 fiscal. The company, which has already set up such a facility in Central Delhi, will…

EVI Technologies Ties Up With RevFin To Finance EV With Swappable Batteries

Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure company EVI Technologies (EVIT) has tied up with digital lending start-up RevFin alongside electric three-wheeler manufacturing companies, Saarthi and Mayuri, to provide one-stop solutions to users in terms of funding lithium-based electric vehicles and swappable batteries….

Centre Gives Nod For 178 EV Charging Stations In Telangana

Bringing in the much-needed Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure to the State, the Union Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has finally approved 178 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations for Telangana. The approval came under two phases of the…

PURE EV to Supply Lithium Batteries To Tech Start-Ups Fighting COVID-19

Electric Vehicles start-up PURE EV is providing lithium batteries to healthcare tech companies that are engaged in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic across India. The batteries are being used in medical applications such as ventilators and robotic sanitation devices. The…

Hero MotoCorp Makes Fresh Investment Of Rs 84 Crore In Ather Energy

India’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp on Friday announced a further investment of Rs 84 crore (US$11million) in Ather Energy, taking up its shareholding in the company to 34.58 per cent. Prior to the investment, Hero MotoCorp’s shareholding in Ather…

Chinese Electric Vehicle Maker Li Auto Aims To Raise Up To $950 Million In Growth Push

Chinese electric vehicle maker Li Auto Inc, backed by food delivery giant Meituan Dianping, has launched an initial public offering of up to $950 million, in one of the biggest U.S. listings by Chinese companies this year. The five-year-old automaker,…

Inclusion Of Hydrogen Fuel Safety Standards Proposed In The Central Motor Vehicles Act

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH) has proposed amendments to the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, to include safety evaluation standards for hydrogen fuel cell-based vehicles. A fuel cell is a device that converts chemical energy into electrical…

Kerala Invites Bids From EPC Contractors To Set Up EV Charging Stations

Kerala State Electricity Boards Limited (KSEB) has invited bids from engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors to install 26 electric vehicles (EV) charging stations at various government-owned locations in the state. The estimated value of the contract is ₹47.4 million…

Former Tesla VP Chris Porritt Joins Rimac Automobili As CTO

Rimac Automobili has appointed former Aston Martin Chief Engineer, VP of Engineering at Tesla and lead at Apple’s Special Projects Group, Chris Porritt, to the role of chief technology officer. Porritt will report directly to founder and CEO, Mate Rimac,…

VW, Ford U.S. EVs Endangered Due To Ongoing Legal Battle Between Battery Suppliers

An ongoing spat between two South Korean electric vehicle battery makers could put a crimp in Ford Motor Co.’s plans to produce an all-electric version of its best-selling F-150 pickup and future electric vehicles as well as Volkswagen of America’s…