MG Motor Announces New Venture To Build EV Charging Infrastructure
MG Motor India on Thursday announced a new venture, MG Charge, to build charging infrastructure for electric vehicles with an aim to install 1,000 chargers in residential areas across India in 1,000 days. As part of the initiative, the company…
Phishing Scams Targeting Indian Electric Vehicle Industry Is On The Rise
CloudSEK today released Unearthing the Million Dollar Scams Targeting the Indian Electric Vehicle Industry, highlighting a large-scale phishing campaign targeting Electric Vehicle (EV) consumers and businesses. It is notable that the scams increased considerably after the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme,…
Bharat Petroleum Launches EV Fast-Charging Corridor On The Chennai – Trichy – Madurai Highway
Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, has launched EV Fast-Charging Corridors on Chennai – Trichy – Madurai highway, with the rollout of CCS-2 DC Fast chargers at 10 of its conveniently located fuel…
Biden Administration Has Announced $5 Billion In Funding For Electric Vehicles
The U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program established by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to build out a national electric vehicle charging network,…
Britishvolt Receives £40 Million In Funding For A Battery Facility For EVs
The UK startup Britishvolt has gained new investment worth £40m from Glencore in the latest stage in its ambitious plan to build one of the UK’s few large-scale battery factories. It is aiming to treble its funding with £200m in…
Capital A Establishes A $10M Fund To Boost India’s EV Ecosystem
Capital A, a venture fund for seed to early-stage meaningful start-ups has set up a $10-million (around ₹75 crore) cleantech fund “Evolve” to back funding for electric vehicle-related startups in India The fund, which has been christened as Evolve, will…
Hexagon Purus To Supply Hydrogen Cylinders To Reliance Industries
Hexagon Purus, a world-leading supplier of zero-emission mobility solutions, has received its first orders for Type 4 high-pressure hydrogen cylinders from Reliance Industries Limited (“Reliance”), India’s largest private sector company. The hydrogen cylinders will be used as prototypes in pilot…
Lords Automotive Partners With Kerala Govt To Build An EV Production Facility
Lord’s Mark Industries has set up a joint venture with the Kerala government undertaking Kerala Automobile Ltd (KAL) for electric vehicle manufacturing. The joint venture’s first production facility will come up in Kannur via an investment worth ₹20 to ₹30…
Ashok Leyland Transfers It’s EV Biz To Switch Mobility For 240 Crore
Ashok Leyland has completed the sale of its electric vehicle (EV) business to Switch Mobility Automotive Ltd (SMAL) for a consideration of ₹240 crore. In November 2021, Ashok Leyland board had approved the sale of the EV business to SWAL…
US Customers Who Buy A 2022 BMW EV Will Get Two Years Of Free 30-minute Charging From Electrify America
Charging network Electrify America has just announced a collaboration with BMW North America to offer free 30-minute charging sessions to new BMW drivers for two years from the date of their purchase. The complimentary charging will begin in March to…
