BLive Raises $1 Million Investment in Pre-Series A Round From Four Investors Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy A Goa-based travel tech platform that offers electric bikes for immersive experiential tours, BLive has announced that it has raised an investment of USD 1 million as part of the follow-on capital of the Pre-Series A round. The EV tourism initiative BLive has informed that the funding was a combination of debt and equity was […] Read more
Yamaha, Honda, KTM, and Piaggio Team Up to Create Swappable Batteries Consortium Updated On Tue, Mar 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent with Honda Motor Co., Ltd., KTM AG, and Piaggio & C SpA to set up a Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and light electric vehicles (EVs). By extending the range, shortening the charging time, and lowering vehicle and infrastructure costs, […] Read more
EV Startup Matter Invests in EV market, Aiming $1 billion Turnover by 2025 Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Gujrat based EV and energy storage technology startup, Matter expects to achieve a turnover of USD 1 billion (over Rs 7,250 crores) by 2025, a top company official stated. The company has invested USD 3 million (over Rs 20 crores) so far. Matter will be launching its lithium-ion batteries for solar and renewable management by […] Read more
Startup Pure EV all set to Launch its First E-motorcycle ‘ETRYST 350’ Updated On Fri, Feb 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy IIT Hyderabad hatched EV startup, Pure EV is going to launch its first-ever electric motorcycle, ETRYST 350. The all new e-motorcycle is scheduled to hit the roads on Independence Day (Aug 15) at a price that would be “economical in comparison with conventional motorcycles with similar pickup and power”. Around 50 demo vehicles are to […] Read more
eBikeGo to Recycle EV Batteries Waste, Ties Up with Solar Manufacturers Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The country is running fast towards electric vehicles (EV) adoption, many states have given subsidies on EV purchase and exempted taxes or registration fees to push the EV adoption. But, to what extent it is ecofriendly and not polluting the environment? EV Battery waste is an upcoming issue that needs to be taken care of […] Read more
Tesla Won’t Solve the Issue of Low EVs Influx in India: IDTechEx Report Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Tesla has announced its plans to enter the Indian automobile market at the very beginning of 2021. So how will Tesla reach its goals in India, and how India will boost its EV adoption with this foreign entry? Well, the answer is not quite that straight and easy. However, a report from IDTechEx: “Electric Vehicles in […] Read more
Tech Startup Matter To Launch EV Two Wheelers For India Updated On Fri, Jan 29th, 2021 by Saurenergy Gujrat based tech startup – Matter has announced that it is set to launch its electric vehicles (EVs) and a range of energy solutions in India in 2021. The company will be producing electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) and setting up its market in major Indian cities, including New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, Lucknow, […] Read more
Battery Mfg Startup Lohum Cleantech Raises $7 Million Updated On Mon, Jan 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lohum Cleantech, the New Delhi-based battery manufacturing and recycling startup with its plant in Greater Noida, has raised $7 million (Rs 51 crores) in a fund raise from institutional investors led by Baring Private Equity Partners. A report quoting the information released today. In an interview to SaurEnergy last year, company founder Rajat Verma had […] Read more
The Case For Battery Storage- A UK View Updated On Wed, Jan 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy A report by partners at LCP LLP, a UK based advisory firm, picks on battery storage as an investment opportunity. Its an interesting pointer to the possible future in the UK and also in India at some stage, although the Indian case would be a possibility after some major reforms and deregulation. But as a […] Read more