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Year: 2024

JSW MG Motor India Launches Multiple EV-based Initiatives

JSW MG Motor India has launched several electric vehicle-based innovations at the ‘DriEV.Bharat’ event held at the Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. The event included the launch of eHUB by MG, which is an app by the OEM with charging solutions;…

Leading NBFC Muthoot Capital Bags Rs.100 Crore Impact Funding for Electric Vehicle Portfolio

Muthoot Capital Services Limited (MCSL), one of India’s fastest-growing NBFCs and a publicly traded entity of 137-year-old business conglomerate Muthoot Pappachan Group announces its partnership with UK-based Development Financial Institution for raising long-term debt funds to promote its electric vehicle…

Electric Motor Parts Maker EuroGroup Laminations Enters India, signs JV in China

Italian electric motor component maker EuroGroup Laminations is buying a 40% stake in India’s Kumar Precision Stampings, the company said shortly after announcing a preliminary agreement for a strategic electric vehicle sector alliance in China. Milan-based EuroGroup Laminations (EGLA) –…

River Mobility Plans to Scale up ops; aims to Open 100 Stores by March

Bengaluru-headquartered electric vehicle startup River Mobility Pvt Ltd backed by marquee investors Yamaha Motor Corp, Mitsui & Company Ltd, aims to open 100 showrooms by March 2026, a top official said. The company under its expansion drive inaugurated its first…

Schemes for Accelerating the Adoption of EV

Ministry of Heavy Industries is currently implementing the following schemes for accelerating the adoption of electric vehicles in the country: Electric Mobility Promotion Scheme 2024 (EMPS) with an outlay of ₹ 778 Crore for a period 6 months, w.e.f. 1st…

Godawari Electric Launches New Eblu Feo X

Godawari Electric Motors, manufacturer of the Eblu range of electric 2 and 3-wheelers, has launched the new Eblu Feo X. This is the brand’s second offering in the EV two-wheeler segment in India. The Eblu Feo X was unveiled at…

Uber Partners with BYD to put its Drivers into 100,000 EVs

Uber Technologies Inc. will team up with BYD Co. to put 100,000 electric vehicles onto the ride-hailing company’s platform, in a major deal between American and Chinese businesses that notably excludes the US. Under the multiyear partnership, the two companies…

EV Sales in India Jump 53% in July to 179,000 Units, EMPS revs up 2- and 3-wheeler Demand

India’s electric vehicle industry has had a good July 2024 on the retail sales front. At 178,948 units, the year-on-year increase was a strong 53%, with an additional 62,328 EVs being sold (July 2023: 116,620 units) or 5,772 EVs being…

Lectrix EV and Electric One Join Hands to Expand Market Reach and Reliability in Indian EV Market

Lectrix EV, the electric mobility arm of SAR Group and a key player in sustainable mobility solutions, is collaborating with Electric One Energy Pvt. Ltd., a leading EV superstore chain. This partnership is set to broaden Lectrix EV’s market presence…

Battery Maker Amara Raja, EV firm Ather Energy ink MoU for Advanced Chemistry Cells

Battery maker Amara Raja Advanced Cell Technologies and electric vehicle maker Ather Energy have signed an MoU to develop and supply Nickel Manganese Cobalt (NMC) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) as well as other advanced chemistry cells. These…