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Electric vehicles for clearing garbage handed over to village panchayats
- September 11, 2023
Source: The Hindu
Electric vehicles worth ₹65 lakh acquired under the Swatch Bharat scheme of the Central government were handed over to 26 village panchayats in Peravurani Panchayat Union in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu.
EV penetration: Joint capital Chandigarh beats Punjab & Haryana
- September 09, 2023
Source: The Economic Times
Even as both Punjab and Haryana are far from switching to electric vehicles for decarbonising their transport sector, their joint capital Chandigarh has converted at least its three-wheelers at good speed to get the second spot after Ladakh in the EV penetration race for this category.
EV cluster to come up in Coimbatore
- September 03, 2023
Source: The Hindu
An electric vehicle (EV) motor manufacturing cluster and a common facility centre for electric vehicle motor development and testing will be established in Coimbatore with the support of the Tamil Nadu government. According to a press release from the Scientific and Industrial Testing And Research Centre (Si’Tarc), the facilities will come up under the Micro Cluster Development Programme.
Assam and Tripura rank in the top three states in terms of EV penetration
- August 24, 2023
Source: Autocar Professional
As against the national average of 0.8 percent EV penetration, Assam and Tripura have a penetration rate of 2.16 percent and 2.02 percent, whereas Delhi is in the top position, with 2.71 percent. As the shift towards electric vehicles gains momentum in India, the North Eastern states of Assam and Tripura have seen the second and third-highest penetration rates in the country for zero-emission vehicles after the national capital New Delhi.
Maharashtra leads in country with largest EV charging infra
- August 24, 2023
Source: Saur Energy
According to government data, Maharashtra presently hosts the largest of 2,494 EV operational charging stations. The state also has the highest of 4,211 charging points. As per the data, while the country has rapidly expanded the number of public EV stations, it still requires building the necessary infrastructure to maintain it.
Superbatteries will transform the performance of EVs
- August 23, 2023
Source: The Economist
Carmakers have been looking for ways to replace the traditional lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that power most modern electric vehicles (evs) with more advanced “solid-state” versions. The first solid-state Li-ion batteries is due to go into production within the next few years.
Cabinet nod for 10,000 electric buses in 169 cities
- August 16, 2023
Source: The Hindu
The Union Cabinet has approved a scheme to add 10,000 e-buses to city bus services across the country, and to shore up urban infrastructure under green mobility initiatives with a focus on cities having no organised bus services. PM e-bus Sewa scheme has estimated budget of INR 57,613 crore, of which Centre will provide subsidies worth INR 20,000 crore; 181 cities without organised bus services will get green mobility infrastructure
Interministerial panel on EVs pushes for battery swapping to accelerate adoption
- August 16, 2023
Source: CNBC TV
Pushing for battery swapping to accelerate adoption of EVs (electric vehicles), an inter-ministerial panel has called for providing a better choice to consumers by increasing affordability and accessibility of EVs for consumers. The government is aiming to strike a balance between innovation and standardisation to protect consumers of EVs even as it stressed on the need for a calibrated testing infrastructure for battery manufacturers and charging stations in an exponentially growing EV market.
India has over 2.8 million EVs on its roads, Central and South India dominate EV ownership
- August 15, 2023
Source: Autocar Professional
As per the data provided by the Union Minister and sourced from the government’s Vahan website, there are over 2.8 million registered electric vehicles (EVs) – 28,30,565 units – on Indian roads as of August 8, 2023. The data, indicative of EV sales over a 10-year period reflects the cumulative number of registered EVs in 27 states and seven Union Territories in the country.
Kerala indigenously develops lithium battery for electric vehicles
- August 07, 2023
Source: Mathrubhumi
In a major achievement, a prototype of indigenously developed Lithium Titanate Oxide (LTO) battery has been manufactured by a consortium led by the Kerala Development and Innovation Strategic Council (K-DISC). The battery has been developed in collaboration with Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre and Travancore Titanium Products Limited with the aim of establishing an e-vehicle ecosystem in Kerala.