Chandigarh Admin Notifies Draft EV Policy, Offers Financial Benefits Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Chandigarh Administrator Banwarilal Purohit has approved the “Draft Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022” for the union territory, aiming to turn the latter into a ‘Model EV City’ through a significant increase in EV penetration within five years. Following its recent notification, the draft EV policy will stay in the public domain for a period of […] Read more
India’s RE Capacity Addition Rose by ~80% in Q3 FY22: CEEW-CEF Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy New capacity addition of non-hydro renewable energy increased to 3.4GW during the third quarter of FY22, compared to just 1.9GW installed in the same period last year, according to the latest edition of the CEEW Centre for Energy Finance (CEEW-CEF) Market Handbook. This is nearly an 80% rise in new renewable energy (RE) capacity addition […] Read more
Reliance Joins Altigreen in the EV Race Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Reliance New Energy Ltd (RNEL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), has announced an agreement with Altigreen Propulsion Labs Private Limited (Altigreen), a Bengaluru-based electric vehicle technology and solutions company for commercial last-mile transportation through two, three, or four-wheelers. . “Reliance New Energy Ltd (RNEL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, has entered into an agreement […] 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
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
Ather Energy, Karnataka ESCOMs to Set Up 1,000 E2W Charging Stations Updated On Fri, Feb 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy A Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) was signed between electric two-wheeler maker Ather Energy and Electric Supply Companies (ESCOMs) of Karnataka in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday for setting up 1,000 fast-charging stations across the state. The ESCOMs would be the nodal agency to provide all technical support and government agencies would coordinate […] Read more
Apollo Tyres ties up with Tata Power to build EV Charging Stations Updated On Thu, Feb 3rd, 2022 by Saurenergy In what could prove to be a major thrust to the ongoing efforts of the industry towards electric vehicle charging stations, tyres giant Apollo has joined hands with Tata Power to create public charging across India. Initially, these charging stations will be deployed at Apollo Tyres’ commercial and passenger vehicle zones. This partnership is aimed at utilising […] Read more
Jet Freight Deploys EVs in Last-mile Delivery for E-commerce Player Updated On Tue, Feb 1st, 2022 by Saurenergy Jet Freight Express, the domestic and hyperlocal service arm of Jet Freight Logistics, on Monday said it has deployed electric vehicles (EVs) in the last-mile delivery for an e-commerce player. The company in a statement on Monday said it plans to include more EVs to serve multinational companies as part of a global effort to […] Read more
Niti Aayog Asks Railways to Create EV Infra at Stations Updated On Mon, Jan 31st, 2022 by Saurenergy Niti Aayog has suggested that railways should designate at least 20% of the parking capacity at railway stations or office complex for setting up electric vehicle charging bays or battery charging and swapping stations, and also install at least one EV charging point at each targeted manned level crossing and railway colony. The proposals are […] Read more
