Indian Oil To Launch Cost-Effective Aluminium-Air Batteries For EVs
State-run Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) is planning to launch first-of-its-kind aluminium-air batteries that are potentially a more cost-effective alternative to lithium-ion batteries for use in electric vehicles (EV) and stationary applications. The idea is to manufacture these barriers in sites…
California Has A $20M Program For Getting EVs To The Underserved
California has begun dispersing $20 million in funding to help get more electric cars into underserved communities. The state’s Clean Mobility Operations Voucher Pilot Program (CMO) has awarded voucher of up to $50,000 each to 24 nonprofits, local governments, transit…
Inficon Announced System To Detect EV Battery Leaks That Could Lead To Fires
A Swiss company says it’s come up with a process that could help prevent a real barrier for some consumers to buying an electric vehicle—fear that it may suddenly go up in flames. That’s what happened to a Tesla EV…
Kochi To Get Second Public EV Charging Station In Mid October
The city will soon get another public EV charging station on October 16. The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) is setting up the station on its office premises at Palarivattom. The station will have two charging kiosks.“Work is progressing well…
EeVe India Partners With ZestMoney To Provide EMI Solutions To Customers
The electric two-wheeler manufacturer, EeVe India, announced its partnership with ZestMoney, an AI-driven financing platform for providing EMI solutions to customers. With ZestMoney, customers with no previous CIBIL score can also get access to financing, according to the release. The…
World’s First Shipment Of Blue Ammonia Fuel To Japan From Saudi Arabia
The world’s first shipment of blue ammonia is on its way from Saudi Arabia to Japan, where it will be used in power stations to produce electricity without carbon emissions. Saudi Aramco, which made the announcement Sunday, produced the fuel,…
Second Phase Of FAME India Program For Electric Vehicles Gets New Extension
The government has extended the validity of second phase of the FAME-II program for all approved electric vehicle models. The validity has been extended by three months and up to December 31, 2020. The extension comes to effect from October…
Government working on GST reduction on EV Batteries
The government is working on a production linked incentive scheme (PLI) for automobile manufacturing and components, and also reducing GST on batteries for electric vehicles (EVs). Speaking at the ACMA’s 60th annual session titled ‘Shaping the New Normal’, Mr. Amitabh…
China’s CATL Developing EV Battery Without Nickel Or Cobalt
China’s battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is developing a new type of electric vehicle battery that doesn’t contain nickel or cobalt. Both nickel and cobalt are used in the batteries powering many of the market’s current EVs. Last month,…
Why were sales of electric two and three-wheelers without batteries allowed and will buyers benefit?
The sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are not gaining steam in the country, despite launching two incentive schemes in five years. In the Year 2019-20, 152,000 electric two-wheelers were sold in India, which is less than 1 percent of the…
