Haryana CM, Manohar Lal Khattar inaugurated the Electric Vehicles (EV) and Exicom Tele-Systems Limited AC and DC Fast Chargers in order to encourage the use of green energy driven vehicles and convenient charging points in the state. Additionally, Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) ... Read more

To boost the last mile connectivity in metro stations in Delhi, Dwarka, Gurgaon and Faridabad, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation along with SmartE, a startup that operates India’s largest electric vehicle fleet have expanded its operations in the capital. A new service was flagged by Delhi Lieutenant G... Read more

The union finance ministry has approved approximately Rs 3,500 crore for second phase of Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles (FAME) policy to press on the sale of electric automobiles in India, Moneycontrol has learnt. “The ministry of finance has approved a corpus... Read more

After the sale of Nissan’s battery business to the Chinese GSR Capital company fell apart recently, the Japanese vehicle manufacturer has now found a new buyer with the Envision Group. The renewable energy company has struck a definitive arrangement for the sale of the battery section of Nissan, ... Read more

Volkswagen is eyeing producing its own solid state battery cells, with possible serial production from 2024 or 2025, its chief executive said on Wednesday. "We must not make ourselves dependent on a few Asian manufacturers in the long term," VW CEO Herbert Diess said after the group reported second... Read more

Industrial and automotive battery maker, Exide Industries Ltd, is looking to manufacture lithium-ion batteries at the recently acquired facility of Tudor India in Gujarat. According to G Chatterjee, MD & CEO, Exide, the company has entered into a joint venture with a Swiss company, ‘Leclanch... Read more

In recent years, India has been adding thousands of megawatts of solar power capacity which has led to record-low tariffs. So much so that solar power now costs even lesser than thermal in the country. But this boom is riding on an uncomfortable truth: poor quality. The solar modules or panels tha... Read more

There have been plenty of talks by the government and manufacturers to bring in EV’s on Indian roads as soon as possible, however without the right infrastructure, the EV dream seems far from possible. As a result, the government is planning new policies for the promotion of EV’s. While the exa... Read more

The finance ministry is likely to approve a subsidy outlay of nearly Rs 4,000 crore for the second phase of FAME India scheme to promote electric and hybrid vehicles, official sources said today. The heavy industry ministry had sought over Rs 12,200 crore in financial support to implement the schem... Read more

India’s lead acid battery companies are intending to lobby the government to give their products a similar tax cut to the one just given to lithium ion batteries, a member of the India Energy Storage Alliance told BESB on August 1. In what has been hailed by the IESA as a major boost to energy st... Read more

India’s lead acid battery companies are intending to lobby the government to give their products a similar tax cut to the one just given to lithium ion batteries, a member of the Indian Energy Storage Alliance told BESB on August 1. In what has been hailed by the IESA as a major boost to energy s... Read more

Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL), a government owned company is planning to develop 300 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in captive mode on vacant lands at various locations of the company. The company has estimated the entire capacity development to cost approximately ₹13,615 mil... Read more