Foraying into the world of premium electric mobility, German carmaker Audi and FAW, the Chinese state-owned automotive manufacturing company signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the joint production of EVs based on the Premium Platform Electric (PPE) platform. The MoU signed between the t... Read more
Switzerland-headquartered technology major ABB will supply its bi-directional charging technology to a Vehicle-To-Grid (V2G) corporation project of France’s DREEV. France’s DREEV is a joint venture between Électricité de France (EDF) and Nuvve, which specializes in intelligent charging for el... Read more
Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) celebrated the groundbreaking announcement of the Hyundai Motor Group Innovation Center in Singapore (HMGICS) with a virtual ceremony. The center will act as an open innovation lab for the Group's future mobility research and development, with the aim of revolutionizi... Read more
Bengaluru based electric vehicle startup Ather Energy has previously disclosed plans on launching across nine new markets in India. The company has already finalized setting up 135 public fast-charging stations. It presently operates 37 fast-charging stations in Bengaluru and 13 in Chennai. The com... Read more
The Department of Heavy Industries (DHI), under the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, has issued an Expression of Interest inviting proposals for availing incentives under FAME [Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles in India] Scheme ,Phase II for th... Read more
Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) and Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer (FITT), an industry interface organization established by the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly work on electric vehicle technologies and advanced research... Read more
Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI), a dedicated Central Public Sector Undertaking for the solar energy sector under the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has issued an expression of interest for identification and empanelment of agencies for the development of electric/ transformativ... Read more
App-based ride-hailing company Uber has announced a partnership with electric vehicle fleet operator Lithium Urban Technologies to position over 1,000 electric sedans across Uber Rentals and Premier in Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Pune. Uber has by now positioned more than 100 of the... Read more
Spanish auto manufacturer SEAT S.A. has begun work on the future Test Center Energy (TCE), a new automotive battery lab that will be located at the SEAT plant in Martorell, Spain. With an investment of more than 7 million euros, the new center will develop and test various energy systems for electr... Read more
The world is at the cusp of a 21st century industrial revolution, of which energy storage will be at the epicentre, according to Dr Rahul Walawalkar, president, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA). “There is a lot of innovation taking place in the energy storage ecosystem. India presents a signi... Read more
GKN Automotive, a global leader in automotive technologies, has announced joining forces with Tata Technologies, a global engineering, and product development digital services company, to establish and set up an advanced global e-mobility software engineering centre in India. The new centre, based ... Read more
Sungrow has announced that it will power the 800 MWp Al Kharsaa project in Qatar with featured 1500V string inverter SG250HX. The project is noteworthy as the third-largest solar plant in the world and the first utility-scale solar project in Qatar. It's planned to be fully operational before the 20... Read more