The world needs radical new energy technologies to fight climate change. In 2016, Quartz reported that a group of billionaires—including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Jack Ma, Mukesh Ambani, and Richard Branson—launched Breakthrough Energy Ventures (BEV) to invest at least $1 billion in creating those... Read more
An Indian clean energy firm hopes to bring down the cost of lithium-ion cell manufacturing below INR15,000 (US$222) / kWh by setting up a facility in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Two research institutions and local developer Raasi Solar Power have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for... Read more
Solar auctions would be "dragged further" amid uncertainty about imposition of 70 per cent safeguard duty on solar equipment and concerns among developers over grant of inter-state transmission system (ISTS), according to industry sources. Last month, state-run power giant NTPC had deferred auction... Read more
Bigger, better batteries are speeding up change in the U.S. electricity sector and could help power a rally in Xcel Energy Inc, American Electric Power Co Inc and other utility and renewable energy stocks, Barron's reported. After a decade of steep cost declines, wind and solar installations, often... Read more
In a major step towards eco-friendly and sustainable public transport system, the AP government is planning to introduce 300 electric vehicles in various cities soon and install five electric vehicle-charging stations in the vicinity of AP Secretariat in Velagapudi in the next 10 days and another 45... Read more
India will soon be able to manufacture lithium-ion batteries and will not be dependent on China for importing the key component used in electric vehicles as the government accords "top priority" to pushing e-mobility, Union Minister Anant Geete said today. The minister said steps have already been ... Read more
Although behind time by over a year, the wait for the much-anticipated launch of Ather Energy's 340 smart electric scooter is finally over. Savvy auto enthusiasts thronged the venue as the startup launched what could possibly be India's fastest electric two-wheeler. Ather also pulled off a surprise ... Read more
Electric two-wheeler startup Ather Energy today said it plans to invest Rs 130 crore in the next four years to set up charging infrastructure for electric vehicles (EVs) across major cities in the country. The Bengaluru-based firm, which is backed by investors like Hero MotoCorp, Tiger Global, and ... Read more
In the electric mobility space, it is partnerships that are driving innovation. Startups and vehicle manufacturers are collaborating to tap into new technologies, markets, networks and ideas. “The e-mobility ecosystem is quite tight-knit. There’s a lot of give-and-take,” says Amitabh Saran of... Read more
The long-anticipated Ather S340 electric scooter is finally set to go on sale in India on June 5, 2018. Based on the invite the company sent us, the name of the e-Scooter appears to have been changed to just Ather 340. The first electric two-wheeler to be launched by the Bengaluru-based Ather Energy... Read more
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO) under the administrative control of Ministry of Power, Govt of India, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Administration Department (GAD), Government of Maharashtra to lease out electric ve... Read more
Tata Power said it has partnered with Tata Motors to make Maharashtra EV ready and to establish electric vehicle charging stations in the state for public use. Tata Motors has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the state to support the Maharashtra Electric Vehicle Policy (2018) in acce... Read more
