No Proposal To Impose Carbon Tax This Year: Govt Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Union government claims that it has no plans to impose a Carbon Tax during the current financial year. It also added that it would continue to provide hand-holding support to electric vehicle consumers with government incentives. The response came to the fore when Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary told the House about […] Read more
Tata Motors Now Have More Than 600 Operational E-Buses Updated On Mon, Aug 7th, 2023 by Saurenergy India’s multinational automotive manufacturing company Tata Motors now has more than 600 operational electric buses plying in the country. The company recently shared the information in its latest investors conference call during the discussion on the Q1 FY24 financial results. According to the automobile firm, during the Q1 of FY24 itself, the company deployed around […] Read more
Row Over Misuse of FAME-II Subsidies Reaches Parliament Updated On Wed, Jul 26th, 2023 by Saurenergy The ongoing controversy over the misuse of the Union government’s FAME-II scheme recently reached the corridors of the Indian Parliament. The development comes after the Union government was recently forced to take action against the errant Electric Vehicle (EV) manufacturers who allegedly flouted the scheme norms to claim subsidy. In the latest Monsoon Session of […] Read more
DelEVery Launches Its Flagship Electric Loader ‘XL200’ At Rs 1.14 L Updated On Wed, Jul 19th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tamil Nadu-based Future Motors Corporation’s commercial fleet ‘Delevery’ has unveiled its new flagship two-wheeler electric loader named XL 200. It has been crafted especially to cater to the loading and delivery needs of commercial businesses in the Indian market demands. The company has kept the ex-showroom price of the new product at Rs 1,14,900. It […] Read more
Two-Wheeler EV Sales Dip As Govt Slashes FAME-II Subsidy Updated On Mon, Jul 3rd, 2023 by Saurenergy The slashing of subsidies for electric two-wheelers by the Ministry of Heavy Industries last month has now shown results in its sales in the market. The ministry gives subsidies under the Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME)-II scheme. This hand-holding support from the government apparently helped many consumers to shun polluting vehicles and […] Read more
Indian Firm Epsilon To Setup EV Battery Component Manufacturing Unit In US Updated On Tue, Jun 27th, 2023 by Saurenergy Indian battery materials firm Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM) has now decided to set up its electric vehicle (EV) component material manufacturing unit in the United States (US). It comes days after India joined the elite US-led Minerals Security Partnership (MSP) club. The firm also planned to invest around USD 650 million in the Western country […] Read more
Toyota’s AI Technique To Aid In Faster Designing Of EVs Updated On Wed, Jun 21st, 2023 by Saurenergy The Toyota Research Institute (TRI) has now unveiled a generative artificial intelligence (AI) technique to amplify vehicle designers. The institute said that new technological intervention could aid in fighting the constraints in the development of designs of Electric Vehicles (EVs) manually. With the new technology, designers can leverage publicly available text-to-image generative AI tools as […] Read more
EVs Face A Speed Breaker As Skeptics Gather Evidence Around Key Issues Updated On Tue, Jun 6th, 2023 by Saurenergy The Delhi government recently announced Motor Vehicle Aggregator Policy, which mandates a shift to EVs for cab aggregators, besides other incentives for electric vehicles (EVs). The move has apparently caused a pause in the stock price of CNG supplier Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL). The plan mulls phase-wise conversion of commercial cab services, running primarily on […] Read more
TPREL Commissions 110 MW Project for Kerala State Electricity Board Updated On Mon, Jun 5th, 2023 by Saurenergy Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of The Tata Power Company Limited, has commissioned a 110 MW solar power project in Bikaner, Rajasthan. The project will supply 110 MW of green power to the Kerala State Electricity Board. The Letter of Award for the project was issued in January, 2021 and the project […] Read more