CESL Seeks Bids For 100,000 E3Vs
Convergence Energy Services (CESL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services (EESL), has issued a tender to procure 100,000 electric three-wheelers (E3W). A request for proposals (RfP) has been issued inviting original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to provide quotations for E3W…
Sugar-Fueled Automobiles In India Will Increase Food Inflation Concerns
India is pushing for more cars to run on ethanol made from sugar, a move that risks raising the cost of the sweetener globally. The government will fast-track an ethanol program that will divert as much as 6 million tons…
Automakers Commit To Increasing Electric Car Sales In The US
Declaring the U.S. must “move fast” to win the carmaking future, President Joe Biden on touted a commitment from the auto industry to make electric vehicles up to half of U.S. sales by the end of the decade. Biden wants…
Sertec Group Established UK’s First EV Battery Busbar Production Line
Sertec Group, a UK-based automotive component manufacturer, has invested £1.7m (US$2.36m) into its research and development (R&D) programs, to enable the UK’s first mass-production assembly line for electric vehicle batteries. The new assembly line will be fully operational in September…
Reliance BP Mobility, Swiggy Partner To Build Electric Vehicle Battery-Swapping Station Ecosystem
Online food delivery platform Swiggy said it has signed an agreement with Reliance BP Mobility Ltd (RBML) to build an ecosystem for electric vehicle battery-swapping stations across the country. The partnership aims to synergise their strengths of scale, reach, and…
EDF And Nissan Partner For Vehicle-To-Grid EV Charging
The V2G chargers store energy at times when the grid is less busy to make energy available for sale on the market, or for supporting grid flexibility, at times of peak energy use. EDF will launch the new V2G commercial…
Innovative Process Enables The Recycling And Reuse Of Electric Vehicle Battery Components On A Commercial Scale
The UK’s electric vehicle (EV) sector is set for rapid expansion over the next decade, owing to the UK’s commitment to Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2050. With a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars coming into…
LG, Hyundai To Build $1.1 Billion Electric Vehicle Battery Plant In Indonesia To Tap Nickel Supply
South Korean conglomerates Hyundai and LG will jointly build a $1.1 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Indonesia to take advantage of the Southeast Asian country’s potentially vast consumer market and rich natural supply of nickel. The 50-50 joint venture,…
Nissan, AESC To Build $460 Million Car-Battery Plant In Japan
Nissan Motor Co. is unveiling plans for a second car battery factory, betting that demand for electric vehicles will justify the investment in additional capacity. Envision AESC and Nissan will jointly operate the plant, to be built in Ibaraki prefecture…
ABB India Partners With Audi India To Provide Charging Solutions For E-Tron Range
ABB India has announced a partnership with Audi India to provide charging solutions for the e-tron range. The former said in a press release that in order to ensure a premium charging customer experience, the Audi e–tron and Audi e-tron…
