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Government Lowers Import Duty on EV Components

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has carved out a separate category for parts and components of an electric vehicle for which customs duty has been lowered to 10-15 percent. To promote domestic assembling of electric vehicles, the government has lowered customs duty on import of parts and components of such vehicles […]

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Poland Aid to LG Chem EV Battery Plant Gets EU Approval

The investment aid will support LG Chem’s €325 million investment in a new vertically integrated manufacturing plant for the production of lithium-ion batteries in Poland. Poland’s €36 million (Rs 293 crore) investment aid to chemical company LG Chem, a part of one of Korea’s biggest company the LG Corp for a new electric vehicle batteries […]

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Volkswagen Will Convert its Components Plant to Develop EV Charging Stations

The planned transition to e-mobility will allow the plant to accomplish the urgently needed transformation and will contribute to safeguarding employment and sustainably strengthening the financial situation of the Hanover components plant. Volkswagen Group has announced that it plans to start mass production of flexible and fast electric vehicle charging stations by 2020, and the […]

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Viz-A-Viz with Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director | India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA)

High Time for Policymakers to take Decisive Action If we really want to tap into the country’s estimated 300GWh of storage opportunity in the next four years for domestic manufacturing, this is high time for policymakers to take decisive action, believes Dr. Rahul Walawalkar, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a membership driven alliance […]

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Sodium Ion Battery Research to Power Up RE Storage

Longer life and increased capacity for a new technology battery that could be the workhorse of a renewable energy grid. A team of researchers from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), led by Dr. George Nelson, associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering is studying the effect of charging cycles on the structure of […]

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NTPC Seeks Contractors for Setting Up Bharat EV Chargers

The last date of bid submission comprising both techno-commercial and price bid is February 14, 2019 The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has invited bids from eligible bidders for development of charging infrastructure package with Bharat EV Chargers ( DC & AC). The brief scope of work will include the complete turnkey solution including the […]

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SMEV Demands Rs 20,000 Cr for Promoting EVs in India

SMEV expects the government to target at least one million EVs in top-10 most-polluted cities across India. Electric vehicle makers’ body Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has asked for an allocation of Rs 20,000 crore in the next two years for promoting EVs in the country and also urged the government to impose a “notional green cess” […]

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BHEL to Set Up EV Charging Points on Delhi-Chandigarh Highway

India is pushing for greater use of electric vehicles to reduce vehicular pollution and cut dependence on oil imports. State-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has announced that it will set up a network of solar-based electric vehicle chargers (SEVC) on the Delhi-Chandigarh highway.  “The establishment of EV chargers at regular intervals over the entire […]

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Okaya Bags Prestigious “Emerging Energy Storage Company of the Year” Award from IESA

Okaya Power Group, a world class battery and inverter manufacturing company has received the most distinguished “Emerging Energy Storage Company of the Year” award from India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). IESA, which is a leading body aimed at making energy storage sector in India more competitive and efficient, bestowed the esteemed award upon Okaya for […]

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