Fast Forward: Accelerting India's mobility revolution

From extending consumer incentives to launching schemes to attract foreign electric vehicle makers to India, the government has left no stone unturned to make EVs a smart...

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From clean energy to clean cooking, Modi outlines vision for rooftop solar + battery installations

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The Government of India will announce a package to make the country atmanirbhar in the battery domain, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced. Speaking at the Bharat Mobility event...

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'Our vision is to build the Apple and Northvolt of India’

With a razor-sharp focus on Li-ion cell product design and tech development, the International Battery Company is on a mission to electrify India's mobility sector. In an exclusive...

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Korean automakers Hyundai, Kia to localize production of LFP batteries for India EVs

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Korean automakers Hyundai Motor and Kia Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Exide Energy Solutions to localize EV battery production in India. The move, focu...

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Has India's new EV policy piqued Tesla's interest? Musk is coming to meet Modi

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India's new EV manufacturing policy is likely to pay a quick dividend. Elon Musk announced that he would be visiting the country to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Looking forw...

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Hyundai Motor, Kia strike strategic partnership with Indian battery major, Exide Energy

Making inroads into India's battery development and production ecosystem, Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation announced earlier today (April 8) that they have entered a ...

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Renault, Nissan put India center stage, look to redraw their EV rollout plan

The Renault Nissan Technology and Business Center India at Chennai, seen here, will become one of the main centers of excellence for the alliance’s work in digital, artificial intelligence, human-machine interface and connectivity areas. Image: RNTBCI

Renault and Nissan last week revealed plans to relook at their India strategy, including previously decided plans for launching electric vehicles in the country. The companies stre...

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JSW-MG Motors combine eyes top spot in NEVs, targets 1 million EV sales by 2030

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JSW Group and MG Motors have officially joined hands to form a new company focused on new electric vehicles (NEVs) in India. The JV -- JSW MG Motor India Pvt Ltd -- will launch a n...

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India to launch second tranche of auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks

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India will launch the second tranche of auction of critical and strategic mineral blocks on February 29, the government informed in a press release. Union Minister of Coal, Mines &...

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BluSmart becomes zero-emissions company following deal for 30 MW green power

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India's all-electric ride hailing company BluSmart has signed a multi-year power purchase agreement with Tata Power to source green power, in the process becoming India's first mob...

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M&M evaluates giga factory in India, signs supply agreement for Volkswagen EV platform

Indian auto maker Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is considering whether to open a battery plant in India, group CEO and MD Anish Shah told reporters. "We are going to look at… o...

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JSW to set up EV and battery operations in Odisha

JSW Chairman Sajjan Jindal shows Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik the planned complex. Image: Press Release

India's steel and energy focused conglomerate JSW Group has selected Odisha for its integrated electric vehicles (EV) and battery manufacturing project that will mark the comp...

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IESA summit on ways to boost Indian battery manufacturing, support giga factories

The India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) inaugurated its third annual India Battery Manufacturing and Supply Chain Summit (IBMSCS) in Hyderabad today, kickstarting a two-day fest d...

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GODI plans 12.5 Gwh cell factory in Telangana

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GODI India Private Ltd has signed an MoU with Telangana to set up a 12.5 GWh cell manufacturing facility with an investment of ₹8,000 crore, the parties announced. The agreement wa...

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EKA Mobility bags 1,000 intercity electric buses order from GreenCell Mobility

Indian electric automaker EKA Mobility and GreenCell Mobility have signed an MoU for the supply of 1,000 intercity electric buses in 12-meter and 13.5-meter category...

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Extend FAME-II and bring back e-2W subsidy, says Indian panel

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India's Parliamentary Standing Committee on Industry has recommended the government extend the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) subsidy scheme by th...

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BluSmart raises $24 million in equity round to expand EV ride-hailing services

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Indian EV ride-hailing and charging infra service provider BluSmart Mobility has announced a fresh round of funding worth $24 million in a fresh round of equity from exis...

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IESA partners with Messe Muenchen India for EV Asia Expo 2024

India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA), a leading industry body focused on the promotion of energy storage, e-mobility, green hydrogen and clean technologies in India has tied up wit...

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OMI Foundation launches EV-ready India, a one-stop data portal on EVs in India

India's power and new and renewable energy minister, R K Singh( center) at launch of

Policy research and innovation think tank, the Ola Mobility Institute (OMI) on Monday (Oct.16) launched a free digital platform, the "EV-Ready India" dashboard in New Delhi. Inaugu...

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WESD 2023 endorses India's EV and clean energy technology adoption

At the World Energy Storage Day global conference this year, over 3000 clean energy technology and EV experts from 70 countries agreed on India's vibrant EV revolution lead by...

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WESD 2023: Taking stock of e-mobility experience in India

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At the World Energy Storage Day (WESD) 2023 global conference held on September 22, speakers representing key companies across different sectors within the Indian EV...

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Tata Motors prepares to take EVs global, launches new Nexon EV model for India

The new Nexon EV might go global. Image: Tata Motors

India's biggest electric vehicles maker is currently testing its EVs in some global markets and could even launch them abroad if the experiment is successful, Reuters reports. Tata...

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SIAM's 63rd Annual Convention stressed on pathways to sustainable mobility

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The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), a grouping of all automakers in the country, hosted its 63rd Annual Convention at New Delhi yesterday under the theme&nb...

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Switch Mobility unveils IeV3, IeV4 electric mini trucks in India

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Ashok Leyland's EV subsidiary Switch Mobility has officially unveiled its brand-new electric mini truck range 'IeV' series in the Indian market. The 'IeV3' and 'IeV4' e-trucks...

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Tata Power targeting 28,000 EV chargers by 2028

Tata Power last month launched its EZ charge card that offers seamless charging access plus payments. Image: Tata Power

Tata Power plans to set up 28,000 chargers across India by 2028, the company's head for charging networks said in an interview. Virendra Goyal, head of business development (EV Cha...

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BMTC introduces Tata Motor's smart e-buses in its fleet

TML Smart City Mobility Solutions a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Motors has signed an order to supply, operate, and maintain 921 electric buses from the Bengaluru Metropolitan T...

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GreenCell Mobility bags ₹3,000 crores debt funding from REC

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Electric mass-mobility player GreenCell Mobility has announced the signing of a MoU with Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) Limited towards a substantial financ...

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NITI Aayog discourses on policy enablers for e-mobility at G20 ETWG

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On the side-lines of the 4th Energy Transition Working Group (ETWG) meeting under India's G20 Presidency, the country apex policy think-tank NITI Aayog has organized a one-day conf...

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SMEV India suspends constitution, seeks revamp under new head

The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), a lobby of Indian electric-vehicle makers, announced it has suspended its constitution and gone into voluntary hibernation...

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E2W sales slump worse than expected, coming quarter decisive

Electric 2-wheeler (E2W) sales for June came as an unexpected shock, even though everyone was watching with trepidation to see how the price sensitive E2W consumer would react to t...

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