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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Lamborghini buyers can only book hybrids from now on

Lamborghini unveiled its first hybrid model, the Revuelto, in March this year. Image: Lamborghini

Lamborghini buyers can no longer buyer the conventional, internal combustion models, because those are completely sold out, the company's CEO told the German newspaper Die Welt. "O...

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BYD to spend $620 mn for three-plant complex in Brazil

BYD says one of the three plants will be dedicated to electric trucks. Image: BYD

China's BYD will spend $620 million to set up a new, three-complex in the Camacari industrial park in northeastern Brazil, the company announced. BYD's announcement comes on the ba...

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Amazon inducts custom-built EVs into European fleet

Amazon's electric van, custom built for Europe, is smaller and slimmer than its US version so drivers can steer better on Europe's narrower, winding streets. Image: BusinessWire

Retail giant Amazon has started adding its custom-built electric vehicles to its European delivery fleet, the company announced on Tuesday. In a statement, Amazon said it would add...

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Foxconn pumps $200mn into Vietnam for EV chargers, components

Foxconn, the company that assembles Apple's iPhone, is investing $200 million in Vietnam to develop components used in electric vehicles (EVs), confirming news of its plans to vent...

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US electric truck maker Lordstown files for bankruptcy, sues Foxconn for dues

Lordstown began manufacturing its Endurance electric pick-up trucks from September last year. Image: Lordstown

US electric truck maker Lordstown Motors said it has filed for bankruptcy protection after failing to receive a promised investment from Taiwan's Foxconn, maker of the iPhone. The ...

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Chinese EV makers could storm West amid domestic slowdown

The price war in electric vehicles, currently underway in the West, could see powerful new entrants soon: Chinese firms. Saddled with capacity and slowing domestic demand, Chinese ...

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Fortescue expands battery, powertrain capacity in UK

The new facility will deliver prototypes for mining haul truck modules later this year, and officially open next year. Image courtesy: FFI

Fortescue announced it will "significantly" expand battery and electric powertrain production operations in the UK, with a facility at Banbury, Oxfordshire, to manufacture zero-emi...

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B2B logistics firm Movin adopts EVs for first- and last-mile deliveries

Gregory Goba-Ble of UPS (left) and J B Singh of Movin Express flagged off the EVs. Image: PR Newswire

India logistics company Movin, launched as a joint venture between UPS and Indigo Airlines-promoter InterGlobe Enterprises has added electric vehicles (EVs) to its fleet for first ...

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Tesla rival Lucid raises $3 billion amid falling sales

Electric vehicle maker Lucid Group announced plans to raise about $3 billion through a stock offering, in a move seen as stockpiling cash ahead of a likely price war with Tesla. Al...

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Tesla's Model Y becomes best-selling car globally, first EV to bag crown

Tesla had the top-selling vehicle globally in the first quarter of this year, data from Jato Dynamics shows. The company's Model Y beat Toyota's Corolla sedan and RAV4 compact SUV ...

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China risks idle factories unless it shifts to EVs faster

Automakers in China risk sitting with idle factories unless they speed up transition to new energy vehicles such as fully electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, Reuters reports, ci...

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Honda prepones new EV platform to 2025, eyes 2 mn EVs annually by 2030

Japanese automaker Honda is looking at a bigger EV with a new platform in 2025, a year earlier than initially announced. Tokyo-based Honda is also gearing up for an electrification...

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GM, Samsung SDI to expand battery cell manufacturing capacity 30 GWh

General Motors Co. and Samsung SDI have announced a plan to invest more than $3 billion to build a new battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States that is targeted to beg...

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Can battery swapping make EVs mainstream?

EVs are increasingly becoming a common sight on Indian roads. As the race for EV adoption intensifies, here's a look at how the battery swapping policy could shape India's EV journ...

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Setting pace for faster EV adoption in India

Faster adoption of EVs in India depends on many factors, not just safety. India has the opportunity to be one of the global leaders for e-2Ws, and we should not jeopardize that pos...

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Battery swapping stations: Can they improve grid flexibility?

The role of battery swapping in potentially bringing down EV ownership costs is well-known. However, swapping stations could also act as an essential source of grid flexibility, wh...

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2021: Indian energy storage industry’s big leap forward

When we look back at 2021, it will be remembered as a year of many industry-advancing announcements, and a year where India Energy Storage Alliances' (IESA), long-standing efforts ...

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CESL, Marriot International inks MoU for setting up EV charging units

Convergence Energy Services Limited (CESL), a fully-owned subsidiary of EESL, has signed an MoU with Marriot International to establish EV charging infrastructure at hotels run by ...

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Fire & thermal runaway propagation challenges in EVs & mitigation methods

The Underwriters Laboratories (UL) Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI) team has provided insight on the challenges encountered with electric vehicles due to the nature...

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Battery fires heat up e-mobility adoption

The fire risk and hazard associated with high-energy battery storage have become a major safety concern for EV adoption. Runaway fire instances in different parts of the world have...

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Carbon neutral economy calls for collaborative action

Fossil-free mobility is finding its way onto Indian roads steadily and surely. Sudhendu J Sinha, Advisor - Infrastructure Connectivity & Electric Mobility vertical, NITI Aayog,...

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Government supports new energy mobility sector as it goes mainstream

Electric mobility in India has crossed its early milestones and is picking up pace. N Mohan, Deputy General Manager (Head - EV Charging Infrastructure)-Convergence Energy Services ...

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50 Global Leaders for energy storage and e-mobility

ETN commemorates the World Energy Storage Day (September 22) with a special section dedicated to the visionaries and promoters of energy storage globally. Following are brief profi...

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Setting the stage for adoption of advanced energy storage technology

Since 2017, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA) and various industry groups around the globe have been commemorating World Energy Storage Day (WESD) on September 22 (equinox) of e...

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Bringing safety & innovation to green industries of tomorrow

Michael Leuchte, CSO & CTO, Schaltbau GmbH discussed the company's latest product offerings for new energy, e-mobility and energy storage systems, expansion into new markets, a...

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Startup Innovations in EV Sector: Case studies from VJTI-TBI, Mumbai

New-age entrepreneurs are entering the EV market with new business models and introducing innovative technologies to automate Agri-produce harvesting, promoting personal mobility, ...

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Zomato commits to 100% electric vehicles adoption by 2030

Indian restaurant aggregator and food delivery giant Zomato has announced that it is committing to 100% electric vehicle (EV) adoption by 2030. "We are joining the Climate Gro...

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India’s first ‘EV-only area’ to be developed in Kevadia, Gujarat

A day after PM Modi announced that Kevadia town in Gujarat will be turned into an 'electric vehicle city' on the occasion of the World Environment Day (June 5), the Statue of Unity...

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Oxford city to get superfast chargers at Energy Superhub

Fastned, a developer of fast-charging infrastructure across Europe has teamed up with Oxford City Council, Pivot Power, and Wenea to build and operate one of the largest fast-charg...

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