IIT Delhi Develops EV Charging Station With Inbuilt Solar PV Interface Capability
IIT Delhi researchers have developed a truly modular, scalable, and environmentally friendly electric vehicle (EV) charging station with in-built solar photovoltaic (PV) interface capability. The highly innovative 20 kW smart EV charging station was developed at the Smart Grid Lab…
Kailash Gahlot Asks Commercial Vehicle Owners To Convert Half Of Their Fleet To Electric
Delhi Transport minister Kailash Gahlot urged commercial vehicle owners to convert half of their fleet to electric by 2023, saying a five per cent interest subvention scheme will be soon launched for them. The Delhi government is working on a…
‘Boost to E-Mobility’: Indian Oil Partners With Israel’s Phinergy To Manufacture Metal-Air Batteries
The Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) entered into a collaboration with the Israeli start-up company Phinergy to form IOC Phinergy Private Limited. The collaboration will manufacture Aluminum-Air systems in India to boost the “Make in India” programme and recycle used Aluminum…
Electric Vehicle Startups Euler Motors And BLive Raise Funding
Euler Motors, an electric vehicle startup, has closed its Series A round at $9.5 million with an additional infusion of $2.6 million (around Rs 18.87 crore). In a statement, the company said it has raised this capital from ADB Ventures,…
Bharat Forge To Undertake Electric Vehicle Biz Through Wholly-Owned Unit
Auto components firm Bharat Forge said it intends to undertake electric vehicle (EV) business through a special purpose vehicle, which would be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. As an initial step, the company has decided to acquire newly formed…
Petition Filed To Bring Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Electric Vehicles Under FAME Program
In an attempt to bring the hydrogen fuel-based vehicles and infrastructure under the ambit of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) program, public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court by a practicing…
Decision To Install Charging Point At Every 3 Km Paving Way For Delhi As EV Capital: Transport Minister Gahlot
Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said the AAP government’s decision install a charging point at every three kilometers will pave the way for making Delhi the “electric vehicle” capital. He said the Delhi government has taken a lead across India in…
Government Approves Use Of Ethanol-Gasoline Blend As Automotive Fuel
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has greenlighted the use of E20 – a blend of 20% ethanol and 80% gasoline – as an automotive fuel. Mass emission standards for the use of E20 have also been notified in…
Triton EV Establishes India Entity ‘Triton Electric Vehicle India‘ In New Delhi
New Jersey-based Triton Electric Vehicle registered an Indian subsidiary under ‘Triton Electric Vehicles India Private Limited’ – in New Delhi. The move comes after the parent company aggressively advertised its plans to enter the Indian market. The newly formed entity’s…
Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal Looks To Disrupt India’s EV Market By Mass Producing Vehicles
Every Friday, Ola’s founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal, spends time at a site that is nearly 2 hours away from the hustle and bustle of his office in Koramangala, a thriving hub for startups in Bengaluru. An aim to make…
