{module This Category} The number of electric vehicles on the road rocketed to 2 million in 2016 after being virtually non-existent just five years ago, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Registered plug-in and battery-powered vehicles on roads worldwide rose 60% from the year... Read more
{module This Category} Ice Energy, the leading provider of distributed thermal energy storage solutions, announced that its Ice Bear 20 home cooling and energy storage system has achieved a Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) of 14.56 when operating like a conventional AC unit, and when ope... Read more
India’s first grid-scale solar-plus-storage tender has been held up by the extreme drop in the country’s solar PV prices this year, according to Rahul Walawalkar, executive director of the Indian Energy Storage Alliance. Although not officially announced by Solar Energy Corporation of India (... Read more
{module This Category} Renault-Nissan is drawing up plans to build a 100 megawatt power storage plant in Europe, sources told Reuters, hoping to give electric car batteries a second life in a project that could eventually compete with utility companies. Like rival Tesla's energy storage busine... Read more
{module This Category} German auto manufacturer Audi has announced in line with its plan, the company will be launching two new SUVs in its 'Q' line-up, the Q8 and the Q4 by 2019. The company also said that it will be launching three new e-tron battery powered electric vehicles by 2020. And las... Read more
{module This Category} Renault has teamed up with UK energy storage firm Powervault to reuse batteries from its electric vehicles in home energy storage products. The move will see the cost of a Powervault lithium battery home storage unit drop by 30 per cent to around £3,000 fully installed,... Read more
{module This Category} With an aim to promote eco-friendly transport in Greater Hyderabad limits, the first electric taxi service will hit the city roads on Monday. The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) is promoting these electric vehicles in the twin cities midst increasing air p... Read more
{module This Category} Washington, Jun 4 (PTI) Scientists are developing instantly rechargeable batteries for electric and hybrid vehicle that are safe, affordable and more environment- friendly than existing technologies. The new technology will do away with the need to stop and recharge an e... Read more
{module This Category} State-run power giant NTPC on Saturday entered into the new business segment of setting up charging stations for electric vehicles (EVs) and has installed first such points at its offices in Delhi and Noida. The main objective in setting up EV charging points is to be pa... Read more
ACME Group, the leading solar power developer and energy storage solution provider in India launches India’s 1st Battery Swapping & Charging Station for the Electric Vehicles. The EcoCharge Battery Swapping & Charging Station comes with the following advantages: Lowest Operating Cost ... Read more
{module This Category} NAGPUR: The Orange City has become India’s first city to have electric mass mobility system. It will have a fleet of 200 electric vehicles including taxis, buses, e-rickshaw and autorickshaws, all of which will be fully owned by cab aggregator Ola. Road transport and hi... Read more
{module This Category} New Delhi, May 25 (PTI) The government is contemplating incentivising manufacturers to set up facilities for making lithium-ion batteries in India to lower the cost of electric vehicles, a move likely to discourage Chinese car makers seeking to enter the market. Elaborat... Read more