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BK Modi’s Smart Group inks tech tie-up with BYD to make electric buses

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2016

Singapore-based entrepreneur Bhupendra Kumar Modi of the Smart Group is all set to enter the pure electric vehicle segment in India under his brand Smart Dreams.

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Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport

Electric Autorickshaws launched in Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 8, 2016

If auto rickshaws in the city are blamed for polluting, here's a simple solution to replace the diesel/gas consuming autos. ElecRic, as the name goes runs on solar power, emits nothing and cost...

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Bajoria E-motors launches e-mobility vehicles

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 7, 2016

 Bajoria E-motors, a unit of Rajesh Steel and Wire Industries, on Saturday launched a wide range of electric mobility vehicles, including three-wheelers.

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Volvo Sells 11 Electric Buses To City Of Namur, Belgium

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2016

The city of Namur, Belgium, recently placed an order for 11 hybrid electric buses and 2 electric bus chargers with Volvo, marking the largest order to date for the company.

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Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport

German Auto Industry To Share Burden Of New Government EV Incentives

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2016

In order to achieve its goal of at least 1 million electric cars on the country’s roads by 2020, the government of Germany is apparently likely to approve new incentives, according to recent...

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Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport

Electric vehicle parts, e-cycles may get sops

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2016

 The Union Budget may be given a dash of green with many environment-friendly measures to reduce the carbon footprint, official sources told The Hindu.

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Transport Dept to float EOI for electric buses

By : sustainabilityo..., Mar 2, 2016

Even as a lot of issues concerning the efficacy of electric buses in the hilly terrain remain unaddressed, the Transport Department has decided to float expression of interest (EOI) for the...

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Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport

Honda CEO: 2/3 Of Models To Be “Electrified” In Some Way By 2030

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 26, 2016

Roughly ⅔ of all Honda cars will be electrified in some way by 2030, going by recent comments made by the company’s President and CEO Takahiro Hachigo.

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Ather Energy to set up new manufacturing unit in Bengaluru

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 15, 2016

Ather Energy Pvt. Ltd, an electric two-wheeler maker and technology start-up, will invest Rs.23 crore to set up a manufacturing unit in Whitefield, Bengaluru, to produce its first electric...

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Top auto makers form alliance for an electric car

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 9, 2016

India’s largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd along with two home-grown companies Tata Motors Ltd and Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M) have formed an alliance to jointly develop parts for...

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