Telangana Government To Switch To Electric Vehicles
In a move aimed at generating clean energy, all government vehicles in the State would soon be switched to electric vehicles. Discussions were already going on to replace petrol and diesel vehicles used by government departments within the State with…
NTPC Floats Tender For Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Based Pilot Projects
India’s leading power generator NTPC has issued an expression of interest (EoI), inviting bids for hydrogen fuel cell-based pilot projects. The last date for submission of bids is July 10, 2021. The bids will be opened on July 10. NTPC…
Maharashtra Intends To Lead In The Electric Vehicle Category, According To Officials.
The Maharashtra government in the next five years plans to ensure at least 10 per cent of newly registered vehicles in its major cities would be electric ones, a senior official said. Addressing a virtual town hall organised by ‘Climate…
Honda Promises To Make Only Emission-Free Vehicles In The Future
Honda became the latest automaker to promise an emissions-free future. In his first press conference as CEO of the Japanese automaker, Toshihiro Mibe said the company “will strive” to sell only battery-electric vehicles and fuel cell electric vehicles by 2040…
India To Spend $200 Million In Next 5-7 Years To Promote Hydrogen Use
India will spend $200 million over the next five to seven years to promote the use of hydrogen, Indu Shekhar Chaturvedi, the top bureaucrat at India’s ministry of new and renewable energy, said at a virtual industry event. India has…
Chevron, Toyota Pursue Strategic Alliance On Hydrogen
Chevron U.S.A. Inc., through its Chevron Products Company division (Chevron), and Toyota Motor North America, Inc. (Toyota) announced a memorandum of understanding to explore a strategic alliance to catalyze and lead the development of commercially viable, large-scale businesses in hydrogen,…
TRATON Group To Increase Investment In Emobility To €1.6B By 2025; Scaling Back Conventional Drives
Comercial vehicle manufacturer the TRATON Group will invest a total of €1.6 billion in research and development for e-mobility by 2025. An e-mobility investment of €1 billion had been planned originally over this period. At the same time, TRATON is…
U.S. Senators Press Biden To Set End Date For Gas-Powered Car Sales
California’s two U.S. senators are urging President Joe Biden to set a firm date to phase-out gas-powered passenger vehicles as the White House grapples with how to rewrite vehicle emissions rules slashed under President Donald Trump. In an unreported letter…
Europe Sees EV Battery Self-Sufficiency By 2025
European firms will have the capacity to supply all the lithium-ion batteries needed for the continent’s automakers by 2025 as they ramp up electric vehicle output to meet strict pollution limits, EU officials said. The bloc is banking on its…
RIL To Venture Into EV Battery Space Ahead Of A Boom In Electric Vehicles
The possibility of a stake sale to Saudi Arabia’s Aramco is only one part of the story behind Reliance Industries hiving off its oil-to-chemicals business. This is also part of a strategic shift by Ambani to renewable energy. “RIL will…
