Sun Mobility today launched a new energy infrastructure platform for electric two-wheelers and three-wheelers. The interoperable smart mobility solution is a universal architecture solution consisting of modular smart batteries, quick interchange stations for these batteries, and a network that conn... Read more

India’s fledgling electronic vehicle (EV) sector may just have received a shot in the arm from both the government and the private sector. The Narendra Modi government, on April 13, tweaked the licensing policy for EV charging stations, clearing out a major infrastructure hurdle that had held bac... Read more

Renault SA has placed orders for manufacturing electric motors and transmission parts for its electric vehicles with one Indian automotive component manufacturer and have plans to make India a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle (EV) components in the long term. The local unit of the French car m... Read more

Ola announced today that it will add 10,000 electric auto-rickshaws to its fleet in India over the next 12 months. The program, called “Mission: Electric,” is part of its ambitious plan to put one million electric vehicles on the road by 2021. The company launched a trial EV program last year in... Read more

Companies setting up charging infrastructure for electric vehicles do not require any separate license for electricity transmission, distribution or trading, the power ministry has said in a clarification. The ministry issued the clarification to douse speculation over whether the activity of EV ch... Read more

The government has given electric vehicle segment a shot in the arm by extending Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles India scheme for another six months. Better known as FAME, this scheme is responsible for the subsidies that have made electric vehicles affordable. T... Read more

Delhi-headquartered renewable energy firm Hero Future Energies has completed India’s first large-scale solar and wind energy hybrid project in the state of Karnataka. The project at Kavithal, Raichur District, which included an existing 50MW wind farm, now has a neighbouring 28.8MW solar PV site ... Read more

With the government yet to freeze the contours of and allocate resources to implement phase two of the FAME (Faster Adoption & Manufacturing go Hybrid and Electric Vehicles) India Scheme, the Department of Heavy Industries extended for an additional six months phase one of the programme to promo... Read more

Indian engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor Sterling and Wilson announced on Thursday that it has created a new business unit to offer solutions for hybrid power plants using energy storage. The new entity is already holding advanced talks for its first projects in Africa and ... Read more

With an eye on achieving an all-electric car fleet by 2030, India has started reaching out to the ‘Lithium Triangle’ in South America to meet the demand for the metal used in batteries for electric vehicles. The ‘Lithium Triangle’, comprising Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia, are also members o... Read more

What would be the energy scenario in India in, say, 25 years from now? This is an important political inquiry as the path we choose would have a pivotal role in determining the country’s economic growth, social development, and environmental sustainability. But, before gazing into the crystal ball... Read more

Oil and gas giant British Petroleum has partnered with Tesla to install a storage battery at one of its subsidiaries’ wind farms in South Dakota, US, as part of a pilot programme which could see the firm further embrace battery storage. A 212kW / 840kWh Tesla battery unit will be installed at the... Read more