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
Okinawa’s New E2W Plant in Rajasthan Has 3 Lac Units Annual Capacity Updated On Tue, Feb 15th, 2022 by Saurenergy Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer Okinawa Autotech has commenced operations at its second manufacturing unit located in Bhiwadi, Rajasthan, the company said in a recent statement. The company expects to be manufacturing close to 3 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) per year at the new plant, aiming to eventually increase the capacity to 1 million in the […] Read more
Lord’s Mark Industries, Kerala Automobiles to Jointly Produce EVs Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based Lord’s Mark Industries Pvt Ltd has entered into a joint venture (JV) with Kerala Automobiles Limited (KAL) for the manufacture of electric vehicles (EVs). The first production facility of the JV will be set up at Kannur in Kerala at an estimated investment of Rs 20-30 crore. Commercial production at the Kannur unit is […] Read more
20% of all E4W Used by Govt Entities, Karnataka Leads list: Gadkari Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy One in every five electric four-wheelers registered in the country is being used by govt entities, according to road transport ministry data submitted in Parliament. On Friday, Union road transport minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha that govt entities are using 5,384 electric vehicles as of February 4. Earlier, he had informed Rajya Sabha that […] Read more
IIT Madras Partners with French Firm to Develop RE Research Park Updated On Mon, Feb 14th, 2022 by Saurenergy French glass and building material major Saint-Gobain India and IIT Madras Research Park have entered into an MoU on Thursday to develop a 100% Renewable Energy (RE) – research park. Saint-Gobain India will support IIT Madras Research Park with a funding of Rs one crore over the next three years and the collaboration is to […] Read more
KoBold Raises Over $190 M to Source Metals for EV Batteries Updated On Fri, Feb 11th, 2022 by Saurenergy Silicon Valley-based KoBold Metals has raised more than $190 million in its latest Series B funding round that is expected to give speed to the firm’s efforts to find new deposits of critical metals that are required for EV batteries and clean energy. KoBold Metals is a start-up backed by a coalition of billionaires including […] 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
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
India’s 1st Virtual Marketplace for EVs is All Set for Launch Updated On Thu, Feb 10th, 2022 by Saurenergy Electric vehicles (EVs) have begun making inroads into common Indian households as a result of rising innovative collaborations among automobile manufactures, battery producers, research institutes and the government. In anticipation of a fast approaching boom in the sector, the country’s first virtual e-mobility marketplace – EV MARKETZ – is all set for a launch. The […] Read more
