Okinawa Shifts To ‘Lithium Only’ For Its Two Wheelers Updated On Fri, Dec 11th, 2020 by Saurenergy NCR based electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Autotech private Limited (Okinawa) announced today (Thursday) that it is stopping the sale of lead-acid battery-based scooters. The company will focus only on lithium-ion battery-based variants from now on, said the firm in a statement. Incidentally, under the FAME2 guidelines for two-wheeler subsidies, electric vehicles based on lead-acid batteries […] Read more
CRISIL Report on Getting Charged Updated On Fri, Feb 14th, 2020 by Saurenergy By 2024, as much as 43-48 percent of new 3-wheelers (excluding e-rickshaws), and 12-17 percent of new two-wheelers sold in India will be electric vehicles (EVs), a study by CRISIL Research has shown. But traction may be low for 4-wheelers, with only 5 percent of new sales likely to be EVs. The study looked at […] Read more
FAME II Scheme has Failed for Electric Two-Wheelers: SMEV Updated On Mon, Jan 6th, 2020 by Saurenergy Electric two-wheelers makers are learning to “live without government support” as the FAME II scheme has not met its objective, according to SMEV. Mass segment electric two-wheelers makers are learning to “live without government support” as the FAME II scheme to promote electric mobility has not met its objective, according to industry body SMEV. The […] Read more