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Year: 2022

Government Seeks To Change Rules Related To Vehicle’s Fitness Testing In India

The government has proposed certain amendments in the eligibility criteria for setting up an automated testing station to check vehicles’ fitness, rules to enable vehicle testing outside the state of registration and the norm to declare a vehicle as an…

Tata Power, Rustomjee Group To Build EV Charging Stations In Mumbai

According to a press release on March 28, Tata Power and Rustomjee Group have partnered to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure at the commercial and residential projects of Rustomjee Group in Mumbai. This collaboration will see Tata Power install a…

Government Of India To Investigate Recent Fire Cases Of Electric Vehicles

The Government of India will investigate the recent fire cases of electric vehicles, with an independent team of experts investigating the recent fire accidents in Pune and Vellore. Government sources told CNBC-TV18 on March 28 (a day after the Ola…

Europe’s Largest EV Battery Gigafactory In Poland

LG Chem’s LG Energy Solution (LGES) has recently released an interesting PR video about its lithium-ion battery cell factory in Poland, which gives us a rare insight into this large gigafactory. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsr58222QYs&t=4s The site, located in Wrocław in western…

New Analysis Shows 14,000 Public Charging Points Should Be Installed Weekly Across EU

The auto industry is already placing hundreds of models of low- and zero-emission vehicles on the market, but has serious concerns about the slow deployment of the infrastructure needed to charge and refuel these vehicles. Indeed, sales of electrically-chargeable cars…

Ahmedabad Based EV Startup, Savy Electric Vehicles (Savë) Raises Seed Round Valued At $3.5 Million

Ahmedabad based EV Startup, Savy Electric Vehicles (Savë) has raised an undisclosed amount in the seed round led by NRI Angel Investor Ratul Bhattacharya and prominent individuals, valued at $3.5 million. Savë, a bootstrapped startup since inception, is engaged in manufacturing purpose-built…

Allego, a Leading Pan-European EV Fast Charging Network, Announces Its Participation In The JP Morgan Global ESG Conference

Allego Holding B.V. (NYSE: ALLG) (“Allego” or “the Company”), a leading pan-European electric vehicle public charging network, announced today that the Company’s CEO, Mathieu Bonnet, will participate in the Electrification of Europe and the Future of EV Charging panel at…

Exicom Completes Installation Of 5,000 EV Chargers

On Wednesday, power solutions provider Exicom announced that it has completed the installation of 5,000 electric vehicle chargers in India within four years of winning the nation’s first EV charging tender by Energy Efficiency Services Limited. These installations include 3,600…

XPENG P7 100,000th Car Rolls Off Production Line

The XPENG P7 smart sports sedan has today become the first model from a Chinese pure-EV brand to reach the production milestone of 100,000 units. The 100,000th P7 rolled off the production line 695 days after its official launch on…

Suzuki To Invest INR 10,445 crore For Local Manufacturing Of EVs, Batteries In Gujarat

Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor Corporation said it will invest around 150 billion yen (about Rs 10,445 crore) by 2026, for local manufacturing of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and BEV batteries in Gujarat. The company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding…