The Gurgaon-based firm, which sold around 53,000 electric two-wheelers last fiscal to lead the vertical, also aims to set up around 20,000 charging stations across the country over the next two years to ease range anxiety issues. The country’s leading electric two-wheeler maker Hero Electric aims to train over 20,000 roadside mechanics across the country […]
TeamLease estimates EV charging stations to create 10,000-12,000 jobs
At least four metros and four cosmopolitan cities are likely to have 60 charging stations each in the first phase, says manpower consulting firm The momentum electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining in India will necessitate setting up of charging stations across the country. This is expected to throw open service jobs as the need for […]
Orlando, OUC Install 100 New EV Charging Stations Throughout City
ORLANDO, Fla. — Electric vehicle owners now have many more options to charge up. City of Orlando leaders and the Orlando Utilities Commission on Thursday unveiled a new charging station network throughout the city, just as the Biden administration is making a big push to get more drivers into electric cars. What You Need To […]
Smartphone maker Xiaomi to make electric vehicles
Xiaomi will aim its EVs at the mass market, in line with the broader positioning of its electronics products China’s Xiaomi Corp plans to make electric vehicles (EVs) using Great Wall Motor Co Ltd’s factory, said three people with direct knowledge of the matter, making it the latest tech firm to join the smart mobility […]
More Indians ready to buy electric vehicles: Survey
While 68% of the respondents believed switching to EVs will help reduce air pollution, 11% and 6% of respondents considered driving pleasure and lower maintenance cost, respectively, as the main reason for considering a shift to EVs. Indicating a shift towards electric vehicles in the wake of continuous fuel price hikes coupled with rising ownership […]
India to launch supercharged push for global electric vehicle players
The automotive incentive scheme is part of India’s broader $27 billion programme to attract manufacturers from the likes of China and Vietnam to capture a bigger share of the global supply chain and exports. India plans to offer fresh incentives to companies making electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a broad auto sector scheme it […]
IOC, Israeli firm form JV to to manufacture metal-air batteries for EVs
New Delhi: State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) and Israeli battery developer Phinergy on Wednesday formalised a joint venture to manufacture ultra-lightweight metal-air batteries for electric vehicles (EVs), a venture that got its first customers in Maruti Suzuki and Ashok Leyland. The equal joint venture will replace lithium with aluminum to make batteries that will charge […]
If Tesla is Apple of electric vehicles, Volkswagen is betting it can be Samsung
The German giant is set to spend tens of billions of dollars trying to catch up with the US automaker “Let me begin with the obvious: e-mobility has won the race,” Herbert Diess, chief executive officer of Volkswagen AG, said on Monday. “It is the only solution to reduce mobility emissions fast.” Diess was speaking […]
First Ola Electric vehicle will be launched in June once factory is ready: Bhavish Aggarwal
We will go global within the first quarter or two. We will first be looking at Europe and then beyond that too, says Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder, Ola Electric, in an interview with Uttkarsh Chaturvedi of ET NOW You are setting up a facility with a capacity to manufacture 10 million two-wheeler EVs in a market […]
Target electric vehicles: 10,000 charging points by December in Delhi
NEW DELHI: As the fifth week of the “Switch Delhi” campaign concluded on Saturday, transport minister Kailash Gahlot said that with a three-pronged strategy, the Kejriwal government had taken the lead across India in installing sound charging infrastructure in Delhi for a smooth transition to electric vehicles. The fifth week of the campaign focused on […]