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IOC To Set Up Green Hydrogen Plants At All Refineries; Lines Up Rs 2 Lakh Cr For Net Zero By 2046

India’s top oil firm Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will set up green hydrogen plants at all its refineries as it pivots a Rs 2-lakh crore green transition plan to achieve net-zero emissions from its operations by 2046, its chairman Shrikant…

Gogoro Bets High On Battery Swapping As It Enters India

Taiwan’s Gogoro recently announced its entry into the rapidly growing Indian EV two-wheeler market. The company has already worked with the Indian two-wheeler giant Hero Motorcorp to develop EV scooters. The latest announcement comes close to Hero’s launch of its…

Can EV battery Swapping Work In Europe?

Chinese electric car giant Nio recently announced plans to expand its operations and bring its fleet of electric models to Europe, including the UK. Nio co-founder Lihong Qin confirmed that after rolling out its ET5, ET7 and EL8 electric cars…

West Bengal Tenders 205 EV Charging Stations to be Installed Across the State

West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company (WBSEDCL) has invited bids for the supply, installation, operation, and maintenance of the electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and battery swapping stations. The stations will be developed on WBSEDCL – owned lands across 205…

NREDCAP And RACEnergy Have Opened The First EV Battery Swapping Stations In Tirupati

New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP) in association with EV infrastructure firm RACEnergy on Friday inaugurated the first battery-swapping station in Tirupati to pilot five retrofitted electric autos in the region. This solution offered by RACEnergy…

Gogoro Launches Battery Swapping In China

Gogoro, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable urban mobility, today launched its leading battery swapping system in China, the largest two-wheel vehicle market in the world. Gogoro is partnering with China’s leading vehicle makers, Yadea…

Electric Vehicle Battery Startup Ample Raises $160 Million

Ample, a San Francisco-based developer of swappable electric vehicle (EV) batteries, has raised $160 million in new funding round, the company said. The company has developed a battery for EVs and an automated process for quickly swapping out depleted batteries…

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…

EV Battery Swapping Startup Ample Charges Up Operations In Japan, NYC

EV battery swapping startup Ample has locked in two partnerships this month that will help fuel an expansion into Japan and New York City after years of working on the technology. The startup, which was founded in 2014 and came…

Honda Testing Swappable Battery Pack On Electric Rickshaw In India

Honda Motor Company is testing a mobile battery pack used for powering electric three-wheelers or rickshaws in India as part of its project on swappable battery technology for electric vehicles. The Japanese auto giant is testing the Honda Mobile Power…