Every lamp post as EV charging point? It’s Happening! Updated On Wed, Jul 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy IN the UK, a firm called char.gy has pioneered an Electric Vehicle (EV) charging solution that converts a lamppost to a charging station. India’s quest for green mobility just got a boost with the announcement of the second phase of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME-2) scheme early this year. […] Read more
Kerala Begins Groundwork for Ambitious EV Policy Updated On Wed, Jul 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy After announcing its EV policy late last year, the Kerala government has started to take steps in the direction to make the plan a reality. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan at the inauguration of a two-day event ‘Evolve: Kerala mobility conference and expo’ announced not only rolling out electric vehicles but under the EV policy […] Read more
Phase II of FAME will Focus on Electrification of Public Transportation Updated On Wed, Jul 3rd, 2019 by Saurenergy The second phase of the FAME scheme will focus on supporting the electrification of public and shared transportation over the next three years. The second phase of Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME India) scheme will focus on supporting the electrification of public and shared transportation over the next three years, the Minister of Heavy Industries and […] Read more
MG and Fortum to set up 50 KW Fast EV Charging Stations Updated On Tue, Jul 2nd, 2019 by Saurenergy MG Motor India and Fortum have undertaken the first step towards creating EV Fast Charging infrastructure in the country. As part of its commitment towards sustainable mobility, MG Motor India and Fortum Charge & Drive India have undertaken the first step towards creating DC EV Fast Charging infrastructure (50 KW) in the country. The carmaker […] Read more
FICCI makes a case for subsidies for battery swapping under FAME 2 Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The move by the leading industry body FICCI to include battery swapping seems to be a pragmatic response to the likely success of adoption of EV’s in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment at least. In an interesting move, industry chamber FICCI has made a call for including the battery swapping model of charging for EV’s […] Read more
Dutch Plan to Cut Emissions by Half and Raise Renewable Capacity by 2030 Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The Netherlands in its new National Climate Agreement is planning to reduce its GHG emissions by half compared to 1990 levels by 2030. According to the country’s latest National Climate Agreement, the Netherlands is planning to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by half compared to 1990 levels by 2030. The measures to do this are […] Read more
Delhi Launches EV Freight Pilot, Will Deliver Online Orders Updated On Thu, Jun 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has announced a new EV plan at the launch of the Urban Mobility Lab initiative, in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Institute, to promote innovation of clean and sustainable mobility solutions in the capital. The Delhi government announced its first electric vehicles (EV) freight pilot at the inauguration of the […] Read more
EV Transition Needs Extensive Planning to Succeed: N Chandrasekaran, Tata Sons Updated On Thu, Jun 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy N Chandrasekaran recently said that the transition to EV needs to be properly planned so as to ensure that the entire ecosystem is ready Tata Sons Chairman, N Chandrasekaran recently said that the migration or perhaps the transition to electric vehicles (EV) in the country needs to be properly planned so as to ensure that […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Government Working on State EV Policy Updated On Thu, Jun 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh will soon come up with an electric vehicle policy in a bid to increase facilities for EV and bring down pollution levels The Madhya Pradesh government will soon come up with electric vehicle policy in a bid to increase facilities for EV and bring down pollution levels, Urban Administration Minister Jaivardhan Singh said. As […] Read more