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Electric mobility in India needs a common framework, says report

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 4, 2019

Even as more states are framing policies to promote electric mobility, the need is to develop a common framework for consistency and to accelerate adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Rather than only a collection of incentives, goes a report from the World Economic Forum (...

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Picking Up The Pace – India Inc. Accelerates The Electric Mobility Transition

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 30, 2019

Electric mobility has attracted the attention of Indian leaders, policy makers and vehicle manufacturers as an opportunity to accelerate a low-carbon transition for transport in the country. Electric powered vehicles got another push from the recent Union budget of India,...

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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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No need to ban petrol, diesel vehicles; EVs picking up momentum naturally: Nitin Gadkari

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2019

Allaying fears of the automobile industry, Union Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said there is no need to ban petrol and diesel vehicles as electric mobility has picked up momentum on its own and all buses would be electric in two years. Earlier, government...

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TechM, Mahindra Logistics ink pact for green vehicles

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 25, 2019

Tech Mahindra has entered into an agreement with Mahindra Logistics (MLL), a third-party logistics solution provider, to introduce electric vehicles for employee transportation. Mahindra...

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Auto industry to conduct study on EV migration, to discuss with government

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 12, 2019

The auto industry will conduct a study through an external agency for a road map towards electric mobility amid push from Niti Aayog for transition to full electric vehicles (EVs) for three-...

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CII, SIAM urge government to hold talks before finalizing EV policy

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 11, 2019

The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) have urged the Union government to hold wider consultations with the automotive value chain,...

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FAME-II could reduce transport energy needs by 64%, emissions by 37% by 2030: CII

By : Sustainability ..., May 7, 2019

The government's FAME-II plan for electric mobility stands to reduce 64% of the anticipated road-based energy demand by 2030 and 37% of carbon emissions by then, according to CII. ...

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Okinawa Scooters gets nod for FAME II subsidy

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2019

Electric two-wheeler maker Okinawa Scooters Wednesday said it has received regulatory approvals for two models, making it eligible to receive incentives under the government's FAME-II scheme. ...

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Hyundai EVs for ride-hailing companies may be rolled out from 2021

By : Sustainability ..., May 2, 2019

Hyundai Motor Group plans to make Ola Cabs, India’s largest cab aggregator, the test bed for a new range of affordable electric vehicles slated for introduction around 2021, said two people aware of the development, requesting anonymity. Hyundai...

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