CESL Signs Agreement with HPCL to Set up EV Charging Infra Updated On Fri, Jul 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Convergence Energy Services limited (CESL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) for setting up of charging infrastructure in select retail outlets in several cities across the country. Spanning 10 years, the agreement entails CESL and HPCL to jointly undertake setting up […] Read more
80% of EV Owners Not Put Off by Charging Hassles, Finds Survey Updated On Fri, Jul 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy A recent survey conducted by Climate Trends and YouGov has found that while 80% of end users of electric vehicles do not find charging a hassle, for the remaining 20%, charging and infrastructure as the biggest barriers for adoption. Eye wateringly high fuel costs and better awareness of the pollution caused by them is probably […] Read more
90% of Indian Consumers Are Willing to Pay Premium For an EV Updated On Tue, Jul 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy In a recent survey by a consultancy firm EY, it has been estimated that global electric vehicle (EV) sales are expected to boom in the coming 12 months, according to the latest EY Mobility Consumer Index (MCI). A survey of more than 9,000 respondents from 13 countries, including 1,000 respondents from India, also found that […] Read more
Tata AutoComp delivers 64 DC Fast Chargers for Electric Bus Charging Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Tata AutoComp Systems Limited, a key auto-component player, along with a US-based DC charging infrastructure company, Tellus Power Green, has successfully supplied an order for 64 200kW DC fast chargers to Tata Power for charging stations being set up by them for electric buses (e-buses) supplied by TATA Motors for operation in Mumbai as well […] Read more
L-Charge’s 1st Mobile EV Charger Starts Patrolling Moscow’s Streets Updated On Thu, Jul 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Russian engineering firm L-Charge has announced that its first mobile EV charger has started to patrol Moscow city streets to provide on-demand charging service to electric vehicles. It can be summoned via an app to any location in Moscow and takes just 8 minutes to charge an electric car to a range of 100 km, a world record, said the […] Read more
States with Attractive Subsidies Under Their EV Policies Updated On Tue, Jul 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy States with new or modified Ev policies giving subsidies over and above the central government’s subsidies under FAME II. The country is in a constant hustle to ramp up EV adoption. Although the central government has brought up schemes like Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME I and FAME II). Recently the government […] Read more
Tata Power And HPCL to Set Up EV Charging Stations Updated On Mon, Jul 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy Mumbai-based integrated power company Tata Power has signed an agreement with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), the ONGC owned oil & gas PSU, to provide end-to-end EV charging stations at HPCL’s petrol pumps in multiple cities and major highways across the country. Under the agreement, Tata Power will provide state-of-the-art EV charging infrastructure at HPCL pumps […] Read more
New Maharashtra EV Policy Hikes Subsidies, Incentives Updated On Thu, Jul 15th, 2021 by Saurenergy Following the footsteps of various states, the Maharashtra government has also announced an upgrade to its EV policy of 2018, earlier than its previous plans from April 2022. The new policy aims to use the state’s pre-eminent role as a manufacturing centre, as well as provide local support to EV adoption. Valid till March 31, […] Read more
MG Motor, Fortum Set up a 50KW Public EV Charger in Pune Updated On Mon, Jul 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy The Indian subsidiary of Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor, MG Motor India, and clean-energy Finnish company Fortum Charge & Drive India together have set up a 50 kW Superfast public EV charging station in Pune. The smart chargers can be accessed by anyone who has an EV car compatible with the CCS2 (Combined Charging System), […] Read more
