ZeroAvia Completes First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Flight
ZeroAvia recently completed the first hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft. The flight took place at the company’s R&D facility in Cranfield, England, with the Piper M-class six-seat plane completing taxi, takeoff, a full pattern circuit, and landing. This milestone…
CBAK Energy Has Successfully Developed Large-Sized Cylindrical Tabless Battery With 25% Boost In Energy Density And 20% Cost Saving
CBAK Energy Technology, Inc., a world’s leading lithium-ion battery manufacturer and electric energy solution provider, announced that its product release of 32140 large-sized cylindrical tabless battery has officially passed its technical and Pilot Plant tests which demonstrated its success in…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Flag Offs Solar And Electric Powered Rickshaws
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami flagged off 13 types of solar and electric powered rickshaws, driven by women as a part of an initiative to protect the environment and empower women. According to its press release, K Palaniswami signed…
India Plans $4.6 Billion In Incentives For Battery Makers In Electric Vehicle Push
India plans to offer $4.6 billion in incentives to companies setting up advanced battery manufacturing facilities as it seeks to promote the use of electric vehicles and cut down its dependence on oil, according to a government proposal. A proposal…
China’s Electric Carmaker WM Motor Pulls In $1.47B Series D
Chinese electric vehicle startup WM Motor just pocketed an outsize investment to fuel growth in a competitive landscape increasingly coveted by foreign rival Tesla. The five-year-old company raised 10 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) in a Series D round, which will…
Rajasthan Electronics To Empanel Agencies To Set Up 1,000 EV Charging Stations
The Rajasthan Electronics and Instruments Limited (REIL), a government-owned manufacturer of electronic products, has invited bids for the empanelment of agencies for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The company plans to set up more than 1,000 EV charging stations in…
Tesla To Make Cobalt Free Batteries
Tesla will make electric vehicle batteries with cobalt-free cathodes, it announced during its Battery Day event. The announcement came as part of the company’s move to make batteries in-house instead of purchasing them. Musk didn’t give a timeline for going…
No License Will Be Required To Open EV Charging Stations, Government Has Made Special Plan
Usually necessary to get a license from the government to open a petrol pump, but no such procedure will be required to open the charging point of electric vehicles. To boost the sale of EVs, the Government is not only…
T.N. To Set Up Electric Vehicle Charging Stations In Six Cities
The Tamil Nadu government has informed the National Green Tribunal that it will set up electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Chennai, Coimbatore, Tiruchi, Madurai, Salem and Tirunelveli, and provide charging points in government office parking slots. The charging stations…
Tesla Eyes Expansion Into India With R&D Center
Tesla’s official entry into the auto market in India has been a long time coming, and it looks like progress is finally being made in that direction. The all-electric carmaker is now in talks with Karnataka government officials to open…
