China’s CATL Reveals the First-generation Sodium-ion Battery Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Chinese battery giant, Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) has today revealed the first of its Sodium-ion battery. At a launch event today, the battery maker also announced that it has planned to set up a supply chain for the new technology in 2023. Although the firm has not disclosed the prices of the battery yet, […] Read more
Lexus India Extends HEV Battery Warranty Upto 8 Years to Escalate Electrification Updated On Thu, Jul 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian subsidiary of the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota, Lexus India announced yesterday that it has extended the battery warranty period of its hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) from five years to a period of eight years. Lexus declares that this initiative has been taken to speed up its electrification vision and […] Read more
90% of Indian Consumers Are Willing to Pay Premium For an EV Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent survey by a consultancy firm EY, it has been estimated that global electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to boom in the coming 12 months, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). A survey of more than 9,000 respondents from 13 countries, including 1,000 respondents from India, also found that […] Read more
Devise Alternate Ways to Repurpose Fossil Fuels, Argues IDTechEx Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy UK-headquartered IDTechEx, an independent market research and business intelligence provider, has advocated for devising novel ways to repurpose fossil fuel assets, as against simply resorting to obvious solutions like converting gasoline stations into EV charging stations. The latter trend has of late become popular among oil majors, which are looking to capitalise on the rapid […] Read more
Tata AutoComp delivers 64 DC Fast Chargers for Electric Bus Charging Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata AutoComp Systems Limited, a key auto-component player, along with a US-based DC charging infrastructure company, Tellus Power Green, has successfully supplied an order for 64 200kW DC fast chargers to Tata Power for charging stations being set up by them for electric buses (e-buses) supplied by TATA Motors for operation in Mumbai as well […] Read more
L-Charge’s 1st Mobile EV Charger Starts Patrolling Moscow’s Streets Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Russian engineering firm L-Charge has announced that its first mobile EV charger has started to patrol Moscow city streets to provide on-demand charging service to electric vehicles. It can be summoned via an app to any location in Moscow and takes just 8 minutes to charge an electric car to a range of 100 km, a world record, said the […] Read more
EV Startup Grevol Partners With CATL for Li-ion Battery Packs Updated On Tue, Jul 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Grevol has partnered with China’s CATL for Li-ion battery packs for its upcoming electric cargo. Green Evolve Private Limited (Grevol) is an Indian electric mobility startup, founded in 2019, which manufactures and finances EVs. New Delhi-based Grevol has announced the launch of their cutting-edge lithium battery packs, created for their soon-to-be-launched electric three-wheeler (E3W) (L5N […] Read more
States with Attractive Subsidies Under Their EV Policies Updated On Tue, Jul 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy States with new or modified Ev policies giving subsidies over and above the central government’s subsidies under FAME II. The country is in a constant hustle to ramp up EV adoption. Although the central government has brought up schemes like Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME I and FAME II). Recently the government […] Read more
New Maharashtra EV Policy Hikes Subsidies, Incentives Updated On Thu, Jul 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Following the footsteps of various states, the Maharashtra government has also announced an upgrade to its EV policy of 2018, earlier than its previous plans from April 2022. The new policy aims to use the state’s pre-eminent role as a manufacturing centre, as well as provide local support to EV adoption. Valid till March 31, […] Read more
