India’s Main Opposition Attacks A Modi Govt. Policy With Data And (Some) Science Updated On Mon, Jun 24th, 2024 by Saurenergy For the last 10 years, India’s BJP run government’s renewable plans have gone mainly uncontested in the elections, in part due to the opposition parties’ distraction with other issues. Thus, after a better than expected show in the 2024 elections, it is good to see the main opposition, the Congress party finally do its job […] Read more
India Sees Registration Of 36.68L Electric Vehicles, Says Govt Updated On Tue, Feb 13th, 2024 by Saurenergy Union Minister of Road, Transport and Highway Nitin Gadkari recently shared data on the plans to substitute fossil fuel vehicles with Electric Vehicles (EVs) and also shared the number of EV two-wheelers, four-wheelers, goods transport vehicles and passenger vehicles plying on the roads, as on till date. In a written reply to the parliament, the […] Read more
Govt to Add 137 EV Charging Stations to National Highways Updated On Thu, Dec 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Nitin Gadkari, India’s Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said recently that the central government has allocated funds for the construction of 137 additional roadside amenities with EV charging stations on national highways in addition to the seven that already exist. According to Gadkari’s written response to the Rajya Sabha, “The wayside amenities are […] Read more
Bookings for Mercedes E-Car to Begin on September 30 Updated On Wed, Sep 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy On September 30, 2022, the brand-new EQS-580 will be introduced by Mercedes-Benz India, a division of the Germany-based luxury car manufacturer. The company claims that it will be India’s first locally assembled electric car. As per the official release, the token amount of Rs 25 lakh is required to reserve an EQS-580 (luxury electric car). […] Read more
More Than 13 Lakh EVs Registered In India: Gadkari Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy More than 13 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) are registered in India excluding Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari, said in a recent written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The minister revealed that 2,877 public EV charging stations have been sanctioned in 68 cities […] Read more
Significant Employment Growth in Electric Vehicle Sector, Women At The Forefront: Report Updated On Tue, Jul 12th, 2022 by Saurenergy A new study by CIEL Human Resources Services has revealed that the employment growth in the electric vehicle segment in the past two years has been a staggering 108 per cent. As far as different trades of works are concerned, the report found that the engineering department was dominant in hiring. Thereafter, operation and sales, […] Read more
EV Batteries in 5% GST Bracket to Support Faster Adoption Updated On Tue, Jul 5th, 2022 by Saurenergy The GST rates on lithium-ion battery packs have been reduced by the government from 18 percent to 5 per cent which is the lowest tax category. A statement by the Finance Ministry held, “Electric vehicles, whether or not fitted with a battery pack, are eligible for the concessional GST rate of 5 percent.” This was […] Read more
EVs Buying Costs To Be At Par With Petrol Vehicles In A Year, Says Nitin Gadkari Updated On Mon, Jun 20th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari has expressed the hope in an event that the prices of all electric vehicles (EVs) are going to be equal to the cost of petrol vehicles in India in the coming one year. The premise behind the comment from the Union Minister is that, as […] Read more
Govt Calls EV Manufacturers To Explain Recent EV fires Updated On Mon, May 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy The Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES), DRDO‘s lab, has blamed the EV manufacturing companies for the recent spate of fires. The report has found that recent electric scooter fires were caused by defects in their batteries, including in the designs of the battery packs and modules. Published on May 23, the report […] Read more
