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Month: June 2021

EESL Subsidiary To Empanel Electric Two-Wheeler OEMs In Kerala

Convergence Energy Services (CESL), a 100% wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), has issued an expression of interest (EoI) to empanel original equipment manufacturers (OEM) to supply electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) in Kerala. The last date for submission of bids…

Volvo Car And Northvolt Build Giga-Factory In Europe

As a first step for the 50/50 joint venture, Volvo Car Group and Northvolt aim to set up a research and development centre in Sweden that will begin operations in 2022. The centre is intended to build on the battery…

ChargePoint Partners With Mercedes To Power Industry-Leading EV Charging Experience

ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network, along with Mercedes-Benz USA, announced the new benchmark in EV charging in North America, Mercedes me Charge, to be launched with the all-new EQS all-electric luxury sedan and available in…

Ola In Talks With CESL To Supply  Electric Two-Wheelers

The electric vehicle arm of ride-hailing firm Ola is the latest to show interest in supplying electric scooters to state-run Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL) that is running India’s biggest-ever push for green mobility, two people aware of the matter…

Researchers Develop Electric Vehicle Battery Made From Seawater And Wood

The rise of electric vehicles has driven the demand for batteries and the materials to produce them, however, raw materials for lithium-ion batteries are becoming more scarce or ethically troubling to extract. One company has claimed to have created the…

Volkswagen Seeks Partners For Battery Materials Race

Volkswagen is in talks with suppliers to secure direct access to raw materials for electric vehicle (EV) batteries via partnerships, one of its board members said. The world’s second biggest carmaker is trying to exert more control over key components…

Ashok Leyland’s UK Subsidiary Acquires Indian EV Subsidiary

Hinduja group’s commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland Ltd said its UK subsidiary Switch Mobility Ltd has acquired the entire stakes in its Indian subsidiary Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd. Switch Mobility Automotive has thus become a step-down subsidiary of Ashok Leyland….

Nuvve Joins V2Market Partnership To Expand Vehicle-To-Grid Markets In Europe

Nuvve Holding Corp. (“Nuvve”), a global technology leader accelerating the electrification of transportation through its proprietary vehicle-to-grid (“V2G”) platform, announced today that its subsidiary, Nuvve Denmark ApS, will be a partner in a new Horizon 2020 (“H2020”) project called V2Market,…

EV Battery Swapping Startup Ample Charges Up Operations In Japan, NYC

EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York City after years of working on the technology. The startup, which was founded in 2014 and came…

China’s All-Electric Fleet Is Entering Europe

Days ago, BYD announced the first shipment of 100 all-electric BYD Tang SUVs had left the Port of Shanghai, bound for dealerships in Norway near the end of this summer, with 1,500 slated for delivery before 2022, according to a…