India’s largest electric vehicle (EV) procurement program could come to a halt amid the economic slowdown, with state-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) planning to curb its sourcing to less than a third of the 10,000 sedans it originally tendered due to lack of demand. EESL gave out a sou... Read more

As the Indian government goes bullish on electric vehicles (EVs), automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) are in a huddle to develop long-lasting, durable battery technology to get hegemony over the EV battery market. In the automotive paradigm, lithium-ion battery technology stand... Read more

The Prime Minister’s Office has intervened to help ease credit supply to renewable energy firms, as the government moves to ensure that India’s efforts to emerge as a clean energy champion are not undermined by a lack of access to funds. The PMO has asked federal policy think tank NITI Aayog to... Read more

More than 200 industry leaders gathered at India Energy Storage Alliance’s (IESA) India Energy Storage Week (IESW) to celebrate 3rd World Energy Storage Day in Delhi and Mumbai respectively. From 23rd September to 27th September the week-long activity saw representatives working on Technology, R&a... Read more

In a major leap towards a greener and cleaner public transport, Ahmedabad will soon have 500 electric buses (E-Buses) plying on its roads, the Chief Minister Vijay Rupani announced on Thursday here. "For a sustainable future and responding to the electric mobility mission launched by Prime Minister... Read more

The lithium-ion battery market is expected to grow exponentially in the next five years in India and its recycling offers a $1000 million opportunity by 2030, JMK Research has estimated. However, recycling would gather momentum only when the Indian government brings in a well-defined regulatory and ... Read more

China’s $2 billion Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co has entered into an agreement with Munoth Industries to buy polymer and prismatic cells. Tianjin Lishen will buy at least 50% of the cells produced by Munoth Industries, which is setting up a lithium cell manufacturing facility near Tirupat... Read more

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the recently concluded United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York, committed to increasing India’s renewable energy (RE) target to 450 gig watts (GW) as a part of a stronger climate action plan. He pointed to the significance of practice over preaching, remi... Read more

The first gas station in the U.S. that has been completely transitioned from a petroleum station to exclusively charging EVs opened Thursday in Takoma Park, Maryland. RS Automotives, the local gas station, has been around since 1958. Depeswar Doley, owner of the station since 1997, said he was alr... Read more

Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is in talks with Hindalco Industries Limited to source aluminum for its proposed one GW (gigawatt) aluminum-air battery facility as the State-owned entity looks for an alternative to lithium-ion batteries. This move is in tune with the government’s strategy t... Read more

Since the beginning of 2018, Bosch has won electromobility-related orders worth roughly €13 billion, including production projects for electric powertrains for passenger cars and light trucks. The company is fast-tracking electrification, as well as developing higher-efficiency ICEs and investing ... Read more

The adoption of electric three-wheelers or e-rickshaws appears to be gaining traction in India as opposed to other modes of transport. This is due to many favorable factors. Firstly, they are becoming economical or viable. Also, with the rapid reduction of li-ion battery costs and the governm... Read more