Magenta expands EVET offering to Mumbai and Chennai Updated On Wed, Feb 23rd, 2022 by Saurenergy EVET by Magenta, the e-mobility platform, which has been running its EV Fleet for urban logistics movement for about a year now in Bengaluru, now enters Mumbai and Chennai Markets. The company informs that it shall roll out over 500+ EV Fleet in the next 3-4 months in both cities. EVET (Electric Vehicle Enabled Transport) […] Read more
Battery swapping network, Chargeup, raises USD 2.5 million Updated On Tue, Feb 22nd, 2022 by Saurenergy Chargeup, the company hoping to build one of India’s largest battery-swapping network for electric two and three-wheelers, has announced that it has raised USD 2.5 million in pre-Series A round led by Capital-A and Anicut Capital. Other marquee investors who participated in the round include actors Tiger Shroff & Shraddha Kapoor, Aman and Sameer Gupta […] Read more
Ashok Leyland Mulls Separate EV Plant, ₹5 B Invt in Alternative Fuel Tech Updated On Mon, Feb 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy Bullish on the future of green mobility, Hinduja Group flagship commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland plans to set up a new manufacturing facility in the country to roll out electric vehicles, according recent media reports. The Chennai-based firm has also lined up a Rs 500 crore investment to develop powertrains based on alternative fuels like […] Read more
India Signs LoI with Australia for Solar & Hydrogen JV Updated On Thu, Feb 17th, 2022 by Saurenergy At the recently held virtual 4th India-Australia Energy Dialogue, the two countries signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to jointly contribute to the advancement of new and renewable energy technology. The focus of this partnership is planned to be on scaling up manufacture and deployment of ultra low-cost solar and clean hydrogen. “This LoI will pave […] Read more
Maharashtra to go with EVs for Ajanta Ellora Cave visits Updated On Wed, Feb 16th, 2022 by Saurenergy The Maharashtra government has set plans to leverage electric vehicles (EVs) to transport tourists to the world heritage sites in the state. Maharashtra state tourism minister Aaditya Thackeray announced government plans to deploy EV for facilitating state tourism to the world-famous UNESCO world heritage sites Ajanta and Ellora caves. Until their closure due to covid, […] Read more
Euler Motors, TWU to Deploy 1,000 E3W Within a Year Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Bengaluru-based Electric Vehicle (EV) financier Three Wheels United (TWU) announced it has partenered with EV maker Euler Motors to deploy more than 1,000 electric 3-wheelers across Delhi NCR, Bengaluru, Chennai, and Hyderabad by the end of the financial year 2022-23. TWU aims to address the issue of high cost of finance for drivers of electric […] Read more
EV Charging- current status/ challenges and way forward Updated On Tue, Feb 8th, 2022 by Saurenergy By Kunwer Sachdev India’s interest in adopting clean mobility is now firm and clear. The government of India has taken steps towards encouraging an EV ecosystem in the country through the FAME policies, reduction of GST on EVs, and most recently, the Production Linked Incentives. The idea is to create an economic environment for EV […] Read more
Audi looks to manufacture EVs in India to Increase volumes Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy Leading auto brand Audi is weighing the feasibility of manufacturing its electric vehicles locally in India. A senior company official has said that the said decision is being mulled to step up the volume of cars. The German based automaker had already made its intentions public about going all-electric by year 2033. The company says […] Read more
NHEV adds Its Inputs on Proposed Battery Swapping Policy to NITI Aayog Updated On Mon, Feb 7th, 2022 by Saurenergy The working group of tech-piloting agency ‘Ease of Doing Business’ of National Highway for Electric Vehicle (NHEV) has met with NITI Ayog to discuss the details of the ‘Battery Swapping’ policy. The new scheme was announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Union Budget on February 1 to enhance the electric vehicle adoption in […] Read more
