Canadian Wireless EV Charging Startup eleapPower Raises $21 Million In Funding Updated On Wed, Dec 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Toronto-based eLeapPower, a technology innovator in the electric vehicles space – inside and outside – with its Smart Inverter System, has confirmed that it raised $21 million CAD in Series A funding. The round was led by a consortium of pension funds and BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice. eLeapPower’s initial contract is with a global automotive manufacturer headquartered […] Read more
ETO Motors Deploys Over 50 E-rickshaws in Gujarat Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Electric mobility solutions provider ETO Motors has deployed over 50 e-rickshaws at Kevadia in Gujarat, in partnership with The Statue of Unity Area Development and Tourism Governance Authority (SOUADTGA). The company is further considering deploying over 350 EVs in the next four to six months in a bid to make Kevadia an electric vehicle-only city. […] Read more
OEMs Need To Focus More On Better Financing Options For EVs. Updated On Tue, Dec 14th, 2021 by Saurenergy Etrio, an EV player, aims to be an affordable and accessible electric form of mobility for everyone. With over 30+ partnerships with leading e-commerce and logistics players the EV company is hoping to play a key role in the burgeoning EV segment in India by bringing a wide range of quality electric vehicles. Deepak MV, […] Read more
Fast Charging Degrades Performance of Li-ion Batteries in EVs: Study Updated On Mon, Dec 13th, 2021 by Saurenergy Haste makes waste, as the saying goes. Such a maxim may be especially true of batteries, thanks to a new study that seeks to identify the reasons that cause the performance of fast charged li-ion batteries to degrade in electric vehicles. In new research from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, scientists […] Read more
Procurement At Scale Helped Bring Down Prices By 22% For 3 Wheelers Updated On Fri, Dec 10th, 2021 by Saurenergy With its focus on delivering clean, affordable, and reliable energy, Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL) is playing a key role in creating an enabling ecosystem for transitioning to renewable, energy efficient solutions, specially, electric mobility. CESL, a subsidiary of state-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), works under the Ministry of Power, Government of India. Saur […] Read more
NITI Aayog & Partners Launch India’s 1st E-bus Coalition Updated On Wed, Dec 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy NITI Aayog has launched the e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition in partnership with Convergence Energy Service Limited (CESL) and World Resources Institute, India, (WRI India), and supported by Transformative Urban Mobility Initiative (TUMI). Through the e-Sawaari India Electric Bus Coalition, the central-, state-, and city-level government agencies, transit service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), financing […] Read more
Green Hydrogen Powered India: From Vision to Reality Updated On Wed, Dec 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Announcements of grand plans by Mukesh Ambani and Gautam Adani, and the partnership between L&T and ReNew have added serious ability behind the intent to produce green hydrogen in India The fact that India is not an energy self-reliant economy is well-known. Just a few weeks ahead of the Glasgow Summit, in August’21, Prime Minister […] Read more
American Manganese Secures Patent in India for Li-ion Battery Recycling Updated On Wed, Dec 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian Patent Office has issued Patent No. 380826 for the American Manganese’s first patent invention regarding lithium-ion battery recycling, the company announced in a recent statement. The patent covers core process functions in the company’s RecycLiCo process that can achieve up to 100% leach extraction of lithium, cobalt, nickel, and manganese from the treatment of […] Read more
Li-ion Battery Pack Prices to Fall Below $100/kWh by 2024: BNEF Updated On Mon, Dec 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy Lithium-ion battery pack prices, which were above $1,200 per kilowatt-hour in 2010, have fallen 89% in real terms to $132/kWh in 2021, finds a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF). This is a 6% drop from $140/kWh in 2020. By 2024, average pack prices should be below $100/kWh, predicts the report. BNEF’s 2021 Battery Price Survey explains […] Read more