India Electric Mobility Archives

India EV Weekly Roundup: Electric Superbike, Incentives For EV Makers, & More

August 16th, 2019 | by Saurabh

India’s electric mobility sector is rapidly changing. Here are the top 7 developments from last week

India Approves Subsidy For 5,595 Electric Buses Across 64 Cities

August 13th, 2019 | by Saurabh

The Indian government has sanctioned subsidies for around 5,600 electric buses across various cities under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles in India, or the FAME-II scheme

Cars

India EV Weekly Roundup: Tata Motor’s Mini Electric SUV, Cheaper Charging Rates, & Much More

August 8th, 2019 | by Saurabh

India’s electric mobility sector is rapidly changing, and here we bring to you the top seven developments from last week

Cars

Indian EVs Become Cheaper After Tax Rate Cut

August 6th, 2019 | by Smiti

The Indian government recently announced fresh measures to promote the sale of electric vehicles. The Government of India notified that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate on electric cars, electric chargers as well as electric buses has been reduced

Clean Transport

India Invites Proposals To Set Up 1,000 EV Charging Stations

July 19th, 2019 | by Saurabh

India is making swift progress to ensure infrastructure for electric vehicles is in place to cater to the impending demand [&hellip

Air Quality

Indian Cities Now Plan To Buy Thousands Of Electric Buses

July 17th, 2019 | by Saurabh

With the launch of the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid & Electric Vehicles (FAME-II) scheme in India, several cities [&hellip

Energy Storage

Indian Company Plans 10-Gigawatt Lithium-ion Battery Plant

July 17th, 2019 | by Saurabh

With the announcement of proposed incentives for manufacture of batteries, Indian companies have started firming up plans to set up [&hellip

Clean Transport

India May Use Three Standards For EV Charging Infrastructure

July 16th, 2019 | by Smiti

As India looks to prep charging infrastructure to support the planned surge in electric vehicles, the government is looking to [&hellip

Cars

CleanTechnica Car Of The Year — Hyundai Kona Electric — Launched In India

July 15th, 2019 | by Smiti

Korean automaker Hyundai recently launched the electric SUV Kona in India, making it the country’s first-ever electric crossover. Hyundai Motor [&hellip

Cars

India Offers US$2,200 In Tax Incentive On Electric Car Purchase

July 8th, 2019 | by Smiti

The Indian government has finally taken a concrete measure to boost sales of electric cars in the private sector

Clean Transport

Indian EV Aggregator Ola Electric Hits $1 Billion Valuation

July 5th, 2019 | by Smiti

The electric mobility subsidiary of Uber’s Indian competitor Ola Cabs has just landed fresh funding from SoftBank, in the second major fundraising exercise completed by the company

Clean Transport

BYD Joint Venture To Launch New Electric Bus Production Facility In India

June 27th, 2019 | by Saurabh

The Chinese automotive company BYD is planning to launch a second electric bus production facility in India through its joint venture in the country

Cars

India Formally Proposes Incentives For Electric Vehicles

June 27th, 2019 | by Smiti

The Indian government has formally proposed amendments to the country’s transport regulations to include incentives for electric vehicles.

Clean Transport

India’s Most Populous State Preps EV Charging Infrastructure

June 23rd, 2019 | by Smiti

India’s largest state, by population, has issued the country’s first-ever expression of interest document to gauge the mood of companies to set up a widespread electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the state

Clean Transport

India Offers $360 Million Subsidy For 5,000 Electric Buses

June 8th, 2019 | by Smiti

The Indian government plans to incentivize cities to include electric buses to their public transport fleet through financial subsidies

Cars

India May Mandate 40% Electric Fleet For Uber & Other Cab Aggregators

June 7th, 2019 | by Smiti

The Indian government is reportedly planning to mandate cab aggregation services to have minimum percentage of their fleet as electric cars

Clean Transport

Electric Scooter Manufacturer Ather Energy Raises $51 Million in Funding

June 5th, 2019 | by Smiti

Bengaluru-based Ather Energy raised a total of $51 million in the latest funding round from multiple investors. Sachin Bansal, the co-founder of one of India’s largest e-commerce website Flipkart, invested $32 million. One of India’s leading two-wheeler manufacturers, Hero MotoCorp converted $19 million debt into equity

Cars

Honda Plans Hybrid Route To India’s Budding Electric Car Market

June 2nd, 2019 | by Smiti

Honda Cars India, a subsidiary of the Japanese brand Honda, has reiterated that it shall go slow on the introduction of electric cars in the country until there is a clear roadmap from the policy front

Cars

India Preps Its Own EV Charging Station Standards

May 30th, 2019 | by Smiti

In an attempt to rapidly increase the use of electric vehicles in the country, India is working to develop its own EV charging station standards

Clean Transport

India May Allow Sale Of Only Electric Two- & Three-Wheelers From 2025

May 30th, 2019 | by Smiti

India is considering to ban the sale of two and three-wheelers that use internal combustion engines by

Clean Transport

Panasonic Launches EV Charging Stations In India

May 23rd, 2019 | by Saurabh

Panasonic became the latest company to join an expanding list of global companies looking to gain early market share in the ready-to-boom Indian electric mobility market.

Clean Transport

Uber Partners With Electric Bike Sharing Service In India

May 15th, 2019 | by Saurabh

World-leading cab hailing service Uber has initiated a pilot partnership with Yulu, an e-bike sharing service in India. The pilot project has been launched in the southern city of Bengaluru, often called the Silicon Valley of India. The city is notoriously infamous for its bustling traffic.