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Tata Motors to invest Rs 15,000 cr in EV segment in next five years
Tata Motors is planning to invest Rs 15,000 crore in the EV segment in the next five years, a top company official has said. The company, which is a leader in the newly emerging EV segment with offerings such as Nexon, is also planning to develop around 10 more new offerings in the segment, President… Read More
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Hope to make India a global hub for EVs, cell tech: Ola co-founder
Ola co-founder Bhavish Aggarwal on Thursday expressed the hope to make India a global hub for electric vehicles and cell technology, with the company being selected for the government’s production-linked incentive scheme for the manufacturing of advanced chemistry cell batteries storage. The heavy industries ministry has named Ola Electric and three other companies eligible for… Read More
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How battery swapping is propelling India’s shift to e-scooters
For time-pressed delivery drivers in Bengaluru, replenishing the batteries of the electric auto-rickshaws increasingly being used to ferry everything from people to groceries around India’s teeming tech hub can now take just a matter of minutes. Sagyarani, a 38-year-old e-shuttle driver for MetroRide, pulls up to one of startup Sun Mobility’s 14 automated orange-and-black booths,… Read More
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Shift to EVs will be gradual
TN’s Electric Vehicles policy to support battery manufacture, too: Transport Secretary The transformation from internal combustion engines to electric vehicles would be gradual, said J Radhakrishnan, Tamil Nadu Transport Secretary. “Electric vehicles would probably account for 25-30 per cent of the total vehicle population by 2030.” he said Speaking at an event to announce the… Read More
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A new world order is coming, driven by electric cars and AI
Carmakers, like Volkswagen and Audi, call their vehicles tablets on wheels, and with investments galore, the auto industry’s bet to go electric by 2030 may change the dynamics of society Home to Porsche and Mercedes, Stuttgart city square is abuzz with excitement every evening as restored cars and motorbikes make a showing with their sleek… Read More
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A low-carbon transport system
It rests on accessing public service, choosing rapid transit over car driving and supporting electric vehicle transition Congested streets and polluted air are common experiences in India’s metropolises, although the average Indian contributes only minuscule amounts of transport-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to global climate change. Patterns ofroad transport, however, diverge wildly between cities and… Read More
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Centre eyes newer EV battery technologies to retain energy security
New Delhi: As part of India’s energy security plan, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government is exploring newer battery technologies such as polymer-based solid state batteries that may allow India to avoid dependence on lithium or cobalt imports. This comes in the backdrop of Chinese state-owned firms securing lithium mine concessions in countries such as… Read More
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Insights into Editorial: Going electric: on plans to switch to electric vehicles
The Service Exports from India Scheme (hereinafter referred to as ‘SEIS’) was introduced by Government under the Foreign Trade Policy 2015-2020, with an objective to promote exports of certain services from India. The scheme offers incentives to the eligible service exporters in form of Duty Credit Scrip to offset various duties/ taxes. Since the introduction,… Read More
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EV news for Budget 2019
Sitharaman also said that Rs 10,000 crore has already been approved on April 1, 2019, to encourage faster adoption of EVs under the FAME II scheme While presenting Budget 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed a slew of measures meant to promote the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in the country. “Considering our… Read More
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WOULD YOU LIKE A CUP OF COFFEE?
Hippocrates said, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Just about every nutrition-related professional I know has that quote displayed somewhere in their office, probably to convince reluctant patients that a really smart guy a really long time ago predicted that food could actually heal the body. Read More Read More
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