Battery Tech Startup Log 9 Raises Funds From Global Energy Solutions Company PETRONAS
Bengaluru-based battery-tech startup Log 9 Materials has raised $2 Mn in funding from global energy solutions company PETRONAS. This took the total funds raised in this round of funding at $10 Mn. The Series A round was led by Amara…
NMMC’s EV Charging Station in Navi Mumbai To Be Set Up By 2021-End
Navi Mumbai will soon get an electric vehicle (EV) charging station. The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) is setting a charging station in Nerul along the Palm Beach Road with three charging points. During 2020-21, the civic body had proposed…
Nippon India Files For Electric Vehicle Index Fund With Sebi
Nippon Life India Asset Management Ltd has applied for an open-ended scheme that will look to replicate or track S&P Kensho Electric Vehicles Index, which is designed to measure the performance of companies involved in the electric vehicle sector and…
EV Ride-Hailing Startup BluSmart Raises $25 Million Funding Round Led By BP
BP Ventures has made its first direct investment in India by pumping in USD 13 million in integrated EV ride-hailing and charging company BluSmart. It led a USD 25 million Series A round that also saw support from Mayfield India…
SoftBank Group-Backed Ola Electric Raises Over $200 Million
A unit of SoftBank Group-backed Indian ride-hailing company Ola has raised more than $200 million, led by venture capital firm Falcon Edge, at a valuation of $3 billion, the company said in a statement. The company’s Ola Electric unit aims…
Mahindra Considering Funding Options For EV Supercar Unit
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is considering options to raise funds for its unit Automobili Pininfarina, as the Indian automaker looks to start production of its $2.2 million electric hypercar, according to a report. The Munich-based luxury electric vehicle unit had…
World’s Largest EV Battery Maker To Buy A Lithium Miner
The world’s largest maker of electric-vehicle batteries has agreed to buy Canadian miner Millennial Lithium in a move to bolster its supply of key mineral lithium. Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) outbid rival Ganfeng Lithium‘s July C$353 million…
EV Maker WardWizard Plans To Double Its Annual Production Capacity To 2 Lakh Units
Electric two-wheeler maker WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd said it will double its annual production capacity to 2 lakh units with the setting up of an assembly line at Vadodara plant. The company, which sells electric two-wheelers under the ‘Joy…
eBikeGo Plans To Install One Lakh Smart Charging Stations In India
EVs, especially electric two-wheelers, are gradually becoming very popular in India. However, the sales of electric two-wheelers still remain way lower than conventional petrol ones. Reason being, we don’t have an appropriate EV ecosystem and the charging stations are in…
Ford Is Making A MultiBillion-Dollar Investment In Electric Vehicles
Ford Motor Co. announced a historic investment in its future that will pump more than $11 billion into manufacturing a strong, dependable supply of essential parts for electric vehicles, creating nearly 11,000 jobs along the way. This commitment — the…
