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…
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…
ABB India’s First Public DC Fast Charger For New Delhi With BYPL And EV Motors India Unveiled
ABB India limited, today installed its first Public DC fast charger in New Delhi with EV Motors India, the major charge point operator for BSES Yamuna Power Limited. The Terra54 CJG charging station, which caters to multiple charging protocols of…
Hitachi ABB Power Grids Wins ₹1.2 Billion Deal To Supply Transformers To Indian Railways
Hitachi ABB Power Grids India announced that it won a ₹1.2 billion (~$16.05 million) order to help the Indian government’s goal of 100% railway electrification and to reduce its carbon footprint. Under the order, the company will deliver its transformers…
UK’s Oil Giant BP To Invest $70 Million In India’s Green Growth Equity Fund
United Kingdom-based oil giant BP announced its plans to invest $70 million (~₹5.22 billion) in India’s Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), which aims at promoting zero carbon and low carbon energy solutions in the country. Once the transaction is completed…
