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Large RE Market A Boon For India: Anadi Iyer, India Director, Fraunhofer

How is Fraunhofer’s helping the renewable energy sector in India? Fraunhofer works around science and engineering, whether it is renewable energy, production technologies, material science, smart cities, smart manufacturing, and artificial intelligence, etc. We can make solar cell battery storage systems of high quality. We are also working on several technologies simultaneously, like thins cells. […]

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Row Over Misuse of FAME-II Subsidies Reaches Parliament

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 […]

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Solar Canals Deliver On Promise, Yet Fail To Find Market

By-Ravleen Kaur A streak of blue cuts across the yellow landscape as one takes a turn while travelling through the Mehsana district of Gujarat. The dry smell of dust alerts one about the arid zone ahead and the heat is an indication of impending summers in this terrain. Soon, the blue line turns grey with […]

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Two-Wheeler EV Sales Dip As Govt Slashes FAME-II Subsidy

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 […]

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Errant EV Players Might Face More Trouble For Flouting FAME-II

The Ministry of Heavy Industries is now mulling stringent actions against alleged errant two-wheeler Electric Vehicle (EV) players in India for falsely claiming subsidies under the Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME)-II. The ministry is the nodal agency for disbursing FAME-II funds to EV players. As per reports, the ministry has planned to […]

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ICCT Suggests Placing Premium on Battery Electric Trucks in Delhi EV Policy 2.0

The current Electric Vehicle Policy of Delhi phases out this August. The policy, without a doubt, has played a key role in giving an impetus to e-mobility in Delhi. The International Council On Clean Transportation has come up with recommendations for the city’s Electric Vehicle Policy 2.0. The report stresses on providing incentives for medium […]

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Tata Motors Confident Of Availing PLI Aid For Its EV Models 

Indian automotive giant Tata Motors seems confident to avail the benefits under the Production Linked Incentives (PLI) of the Indian government for all of its Electric Vehicle (EV) models. The firm’s top management expressed optimism on the issue with the specific changes in the scheme’s parameters and the auto firm’s preparedness.  The issue was recently […]

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Second Phase of Expansion of EV Charging Stations in New Delhi Gets NDMC Nod

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has given its nod to a proposal on the establishment of additional electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in Delhi. This is the second phase of expansion for EV charging stations in the city. The NDMC gave its approval to the EV charging station in NDMC area as part of […]

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Electric Three-Wheelers Better Suited For Freight Delivery: WRI Report 

A latest working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI)-India claimed that electric three-wheelers are better suited for freight deliveries than conventional three-wheelers. In their paper, the researchers from the cleantech think-tank discussed the viability of using autorickshaws for urban freight delivery in India.  The report claimed that as the daily commercial deliveries in India are expected […]

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