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EeVe To Expand Production With Make-In-India Agenda, Localises 40% Of Electric Scooters

EeVe India is an electric vehicle manufacturer that was founded in 2018. The bikemaker revealed its new products earlier this year at the Auto Expo 2020 – Xenia as well as 4U. There was also the promise shown with the…

EESL To Procure 250 EVs From Tata Motors, Hyundai For Govt Bodies

Energy Efficiency Services (EESL) has selected Tata Motors and Hyundai Motor India in an international bidding process for procurement of 250 electric vehicles (EVs) for government entities. Tata Motors will supply 150 Nexon electric compact SUVs and Hyundai will supply…

Hero Electric To Launch Fast-Charging E-Bikes In Partnership With EV Motors India

Hero Electric plans to introduce fast-charging E bikes with batteries sourced from EV Motors India. The two companies have formed a partnership to introduce their products for last-mile delivery operation in India. In a joint announcement, EV Motors India and…

TVS Motor Raises Stake In Startup Ultraviolette, Invests Rs 30 crore

TVS Motor Company has raised its stake in Bengaluru-based electric vehicle startup Ultraviolette Automotive by pumping in Rs 30 crore. In FY20, it had invested Rs 11 crore in the startup, which aims to put a high performance electric bike…

C-MET Seeks Co-funding Partners For Li-ion And Na-ion Battery Cell Manufacturing

The Center for Materials for Electronics Technology (C-MET) has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from interested parties for collaboration with the Center of Excellence for rechargeable battery technologies (Pre-cell). The interested parties would include public sector units, private industry, and…

Mumbai’s Epsilon Carbon To Invest $70 Million In Battery Material Manufacturing Facility

Epsilon Carbon, India’s leading coal carbon company, is diversifying into the battery material business to develop and manufacture high performance and quality carbon products for anode components of Lithium Ion Batteries (LiB). The battery materials business is housed under a…

Dr. Paolo Castagna Ex Managing Director Fiat India Invests In Electric Vehicles’ Start-Up EVage

Dr. Paolo Castagna, Ex Managing Director, Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd, has invested an undisclosed amount in mobility tech startup EVage. The mobility startup has built India’s 1st ‘Make in India’ ‘Exoskeleton Structure’ that will provide a common platform for…

Okaya To Provide EV Charging Stations To BluSmart Electric Mobility

Okaya Power Group on Friday said its flagship firm Okaya will provide electric vehicle charging stations to BluSmart Electric Mobility — one of the largest 100 per cent electric fleet operator in India. Okaya announced a strategic partnership with BluSmart…

Mahindra And REE Explore Joint Development Of Electric Commercial Vehicles

Mahindra & Mahindra, part of Mahindra Group, and REE Automotive have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the development and manufacturing of electric commercial vehicles for global markets. Such a strategic collaboration will leverage REE’s electric vehicle corner…

Ola Electric Co-founder Anand Shah Invests In EV Startup Evage

Mobility tech startup Evage said it has raised an undisclosed amount of funding led by Ola Electric co-founder and senior advisor Anand Shah. Bryair director Varun Pahwa and DMI group partner Anmol Nayyar also participated in the funding round. Conceptualized…