Solar-Powered Electric Highways to Become Reality Updated On Tue, Sep 13th, 2022 by Saurenergy To accelerate India’s transition to electric vehicles, the government plans to construct solar-powered electric highways that will allow buses and heavy-duty trucks to be charged. At a gathering hosted by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari reaffirmed the government’s plans to give India’s public transportation system […] Read more
More Than 13 Lakh EVs Registered In India: Gadkari Updated On Thu, Jul 21st, 2022 by Saurenergy More than 13 lakh electric vehicles (EVs) are registered in India excluding Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Lakshadweep, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari, said in a recent written reply to the Rajya Sabha. The minister revealed that 2,877 public EV charging stations have been sanctioned in 68 cities […] Read more
Kia Installs India’s Fastest EV Charger In Gurugram Updated On Wed, Jul 6th, 2022 by Saurenergy Giving a fresh fillip to the charging infrastructure in the country, auto giant Kia has said that it has installed India’s fastest electric vehicle charger at one of its official dealerships – Dhingra Kia – in Gurugram, Haryana. Kia has said that it will be installing as many as 15 such superfast electric vehicle chargers […] Read more
India powered by 1,742 public EV charging stations Updated On Mon, Apr 4th, 2022 by Saurenergy The number of electric vehicles (EV) on roads in India has reached over ten lakh with around 1,700 charging stations operational in public places across the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha recently. As per Vahan 4 data, as of March 25 this year, a total of 10,76,420 EVs and a total of […] Read more
ICRA Predicts 8-10% Share For E Buses by 2025 Updated On Fri, Aug 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy Buses, the bulwark of public transport in any well planned transport system, are set to be a key part of the transition to electric mobility in India too. Thanks to focused subsidies and pressure to improve a decrepit bus network in most markets, e-buses are set to make a large impact in this category. For […] Read more
GreenCell Mobility To Deploy 3,250 Electric Buses Over Three Years Updated On Fri, Aug 6th, 2021 by Saurenergy A pan-India shared electric mobility player, GreenCell Mobility (GCM) has announced plans to deploy 3,250 state-of-the-art electric buses (e-buses) in the coming 3 years as part of its B2C business. The EverSource Capital-backed GrenCell has aggressive plans to launch 750 premium luxury AC e-buses in phase 1 across intercity & inter-state routes that will cover […] Read more
970 Government Funded Public EV Charging Station Installed in India so far Updated On Wed, Mar 24th, 2021 by Saurenergy Answering questions on progress made by Power Ministry in establishing the EV charging stations in India, RK Singh has detailed the initiatives of the Power Ministry and that 970 public stations have been installed so far. Answering a question raised in the Rajya Sabha on the progress made by government-backed agencies in establishing the Electric […] Read more
Tata Motors Delivers Tigor EVs to Goa’s DNRE, Part of EESL Tender Updated On Tue, Feb 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy India’s prominent automobile company, Tata Motors has delivered its Tigor EVs to the Department of New & Renewable Energy (DNRE) in Goa. This deployment is an integral part of its tender with EESL. The delivery ceremony took place on 1st February in the presence of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Rajesh Tulshidas Patekar accompanied by […] Read more
EV Sector Should Switch to Completely Indigenous Batteries: Nitin Gadkari Updated On Sat, Jan 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ministry of Road Transport & Highways asked the EV industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies. With electric vehicles (EVs) fast becoming the new reality, the need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, the ministry stated. In a statement, “Noting that the challenge we presently face is the control on […] Read more
