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States can propose zero-emission mandate to promote electric vehicles: WEF

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

A reported compiled by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and Ola Mobility Institute stated that State governments could implement a zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate requiring original equipment manufacturers to register and sell a minimum share of electric vehicles (EVs) to...

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Hero Electric and CSC e-Governance's partnership will help promote electric mobility in rural India

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

You know how we talk about electric vehicles and electric mobility in India? What most of us don't realise that this conversation seems to be laregly restricted to metro cities and urban areas in the geographical context. However, the pursuit of mass adoption of electric...

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Tamil Nadu unveils a bold Electric Vehicles policy; to run 500 EV buses by 2019-20 end

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2019

Rolling out a slew of measures to push the idea of Electric Vehicles (EV) in the state, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has released the EV policy intending to attract Rs 50,000 crore worth of investments and create 1.5 lakh new jobs. While building a...

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Lithium-Ion battery recycling presents a $1,000 million opportunity in India

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2019

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...

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All buses in India to be electric in next two years, says Nitin Gadkari

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 25, 2019

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari Monday said that all buses in the country would be converted into electric within a span two years. "In the coming two years, all buses will be converted to electric," Gadkari said at the national conclave on energy...

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ICE, EVs not foes; they’ll coexist: Tata Motors CEO

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 20, 2019

There is no confusion, and no reason for confusion regarding internal combustion engines and electric vehicles, as ICE and EV will coexist at least for another decade or even beyond, said Guenter Butchsek, CEO & MD, Tata Motors Ltd. Tata Motors is working on multiple...

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Himachal aims 100 pc transition to e-vehicles by 2030

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 19, 2019

Himachal Pradesh is aiming to achieve 100 per cent transition to electric vehicles by 2030 in alignment with the United Nation’s sustainable development goals, an official said on Wednesday. A meeting to frame the draft for the Himachal Pradesh Electric Vehicle Policy 2019...

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To save Rs 6,000 crore, convert 25 pc of all vehicles to electric by 2023: Report

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019

A report by the Dialogue and Development Commission (DDC) of Delhi and Rocky Mountain Institute, titled 'Accelerating Delhi's Mobility Transition: Insights from the Delhi Urban Mobility Lab' states that the conversion of all vehicles sales in Delhi to electric by 2023 is...

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Tamil Nadu's New EV Policy Seeks Full Road Tax Exemption for Electric Vehicles Until 2022

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019

Seeking to promote electric vehicles (EVs), the Tamil Nadu government has announced its policy for the sector offering a slew of sops, including investment subsidy and waiver of various taxes and duties. Chief Minister K Palaniswami released the Tamil Nadu Electric Vehicle...

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Hero Cycles seeks incentives under FAME2, to promote its e-bikes

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019

Country’s biggest bicycle maker Hero Cycles on Tuesday said that if electric bicycles come under the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India (FAME2 Scheme), the company can bring more products at lower cost, as low as ₹10,000. “I want to ask the...

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