Electric Mobility News

Electric Vehicles have been on Government's agenda for long and all possible measures are being taken for its adoption. AC and DC fast chargers for electric vehicles have been installed at the Parliament House to charge the electric vehicles supplied to the government as part of the EESL tender. Snehlata Shrivastava- Secretary General of Lok Sabha inaugurated the charging stations along with flagging off the recently supplied Tata Tigor electric and Mahindra eVerito. Senior officials from Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) were also present at the inauguration.

Addressing public and Metro officials on the 25th Foundation Day Event Of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in New Delhi, M Venkaiah Naidu- Vice President of India called for adopting a public transport-centric approach to decongest traffic-choked cities. The Vice President applauded the operation of Delhi Metro and said that Metro rails are a major part of the infrastructure in a developing country and are required in other cities as well. He was also concerned about the shift from the use of public transport to private vehicles and said it was undesirable. According to a study, Delhi Metro has helped in shifting about seven lakh vehicles from the roads of Delhi, thereby reducing congestion.

Europe is looking catch up with the Asian Markets, with France and Germany saying on Thursday they would form an alliance to develop next-generation batteries in a bid to counteract Asia's dominance.

Mahindra Electric will be soon end the production of its fully-electric hatchback, the Mahindra e2o Plus. A company spokesperson told us that the main reason for phasing out the model is because the car doesn't meet the new safety norms that will come into play later this year in October 2019. Furthermore, Mahindra Electric is already working on a new electric hatchback - KUV Electric, which is slated to be launched later this year. Also, considering the low volumes of electric cars in the personal segment, the carmaker doesn't want two e-hatchbacks in the same space. Having said that, the company will continue to produce the e2o Plus for export markets like Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.

Electric vehicle (EV) battery maker LG Chem said it has sued its South Korean peer SK Innovation in the United States for alleged theft of trade secrets.

Pininfarina has announced the introduction of its fully-electric hypercar, Pininfarina Battista, in the Middle-East market. Expected to be priced around $2 million (Rs. 13.95 crore approx.), the Italian marque's zero-emission electric hypercar was launched in Dubai.

The economy ministries of both countries sent a letter of intent to the European Union's executive body asking it to give a provisional go-ahead, a German economy ministry spokeswoman said, without giving a sum for the planned state funding.

German auto supplier Bosch on Monday said it had reached a licensing agreement with Powercell Sweden AB to jointly mass produce hydrogen fuel cells for electrifying heavy-duty commercial vehicles.