The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) has awarded a contract for 1,500 electric buses to Tata Motors through a tender process. The operator’s largest electric bus order to date covers the supply, operation and maintenance of the vehicles.
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E-mobility company Biliti Electric has unveiled a hydrogen fuel cell electric trike. The ‘FastMile’ takes clues from e-tuk-tuks which are widespread in India but since Biliti is based in California and only rooted in India, they will launch the last-mile FCEV in the US first.
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The Indian car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki wants to completely end the production of pure petrol cars in the next seven to ten years. Maruti Suzuki plans to start selling its first pure electric car for the mass market in 2025.
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The German-Indian start-up Nunam wants to put three electric rickshaws on India’s roads that are powered by used batteries from Audi e-tron test vehicles. However, the project goes beyond pure technology.
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Volvo Cars India announced that it will locally assemble the upcoming XC40 Recharge EV at its facility in Hoskote near the city of Bangalore, Karnataka. The all-electric Volvo XC40 Recharge will be launched in India in July and the deliveries will commence in October 2022.
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Tata Motors announces the largest electric vehicle fleet order to date in India. Fleet operator BluSmart Electric Mobility is ordering 10,000 units of Tata’s XPRES T EV cars. The new order complements an order placed by BluSmart for 3,500 XPRES T EV in October 2021.
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A discussion regarding the direction and efforts of India’s decarbonization efforts took place at an online event with Agora researcher Vanchhit Johri, Amit Bhatt from the ICCT, and Christian Hochfeld from the Berlin-based think tank Agora Verkehrswende, which advocates for the electrification of transport.
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India’s largest battery recycling company Attero plans to invest one billion US dollars over the next five years in the construction of recycling plants for lithium-ion batteries from electric vehicles, among others, in Europe, the USA and Indonesia.
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The ABB E-mobility division has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Numocity, a leading digital platform for electric vehicle charging in India. ABB will increase its shareholding to a 72 per cent controlling majority with the right to become sole owner by 2026.
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Indian bus manufacturer and BYD partner Olectra Greentech has received an order for 2,100 electric buses from Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST), the local transport operator of the Indian metropolis Mumbai.
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Citroën will launch an all-electric compact car in India in 2023, according to Stellantis group CEO Carlos Tavares. The C3-based compact EV will be followed by all-electric MPVs and compact SUVs.
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Volkswagen and the Indian vehicle manufacturer Mahindra are exploring the use of MEB components in Mahindra’s new “Born Electric Platform”. A cooperation agreement that has now been concluded sets the framework for further evaluation of the collaboration.
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In India, energy and EV charging infrastructure provider Tata Power has entered into a strategic partnership with Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) to build a charging network for electric vehicles at HMIL dealerships.
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Production at the German Tesla factory in Grünheide is apparently still running at a low level. According to a media report, only 86 Model Y Performance per day are currently coming off the production line.
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US company ACE Green Recycling announced plans to build and operate North America’s largest sustainable battery recycling park in Texas. This is to be one of four plants planned globally with others in India and Thailand.
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India’s largest commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors has launched the new Ace EV – the electric version of the company’s popular commercial vehicle. The 154 km range small electric truck already has 39,000 bookings.
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Electric scooter makers Ola, PureEV and Okinawa have recalled 6,656 vehicles in India “voluntarily”, according to a government source. Following incidents with light EVs catching fire in April, the government had advised the manufacturers to recall all defective batches immediately as a precaution or face a heavy penalty.
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Switch Mobility has announced plans to invest £300Mn across the UK and India to develop its electric buses and light commercial vehicles. The British subsidiary of India’s Ashok Leyland has similar targets for Europe, where a new facility is under construction in Spain.
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Budding electric car manufacturer Fisker is expanding into India. Hyderabad in the state of Telangana has been chosen as the headquarters for Fisker’s operations in India. Recruitment of local staff is already underway to pave the way for the launch of the Fisker Ocean and Fisker Pear in India.
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The US-based EV manufacturer Triton Electric Vehicle has signed an agreement with the Gujarat government to set up a commercial electric vehicle manufacturing plant at Bhuj in Kutch district. Triton Electric Vehicle will set up the plant over 645-acre land with an annual production capacity of 50,000 trucks.
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The Japanese manufacturer Suzuki has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Indian state of Gujarat to construct a factory. According to the agreement, Suzuki will assemble both EVs and batteries there.
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India’s Ola Electric has invested in Israel’s StoreDot to access the latter’s fast-charging technology. Ola says this was the first of several global investments as it looks to ramp up its R&D in advanced cell chemistry and manufacturing.
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SAIC’s MG Motor brand is set to launch an electric microcar for global markets based on the platform of the SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture’s Mini EV, which is extremely popular in China. The first foreign market is to be in India.
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The Indian battery manufacturer Exide Industries plans to build a battery cell factory in India with an annual capacity of several gigawatt-hours. The company is getting further support from Chinese battery cell manufacturer SVOLT.
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In India, Tata Motors has been awarded a contract for 65 electric vehicles from Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB). The order is for 60 Tigor EVs and 5 Nexon EV SUVs.
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India`s manufacturer Olectra Greentech Limited has added 150 more electric buses to the public transport fleet in Pune. The city now has a total fleet of 300 electric buses from Olectra.
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In India, electric two-wheeler manufacturer Hero Electric has announced its partnership with Sun Mobility, a provider of energy infrastructure and services for EVs, to deploy electric two-wheelers integrated with the latter’s smart-swappable battery technology.
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Softbank Group-backed Indian electric vehicle manufacturer Ola Electric is planning to build a battery cell factory in India with a capacity of up to 50 GWh, according to insiders.
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The Indian electric vehicle manufacturer Ola Electric has closed another financing round of 200 million US dollars and is now valued at a total of 5 billion US dollars.
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Indian electric scooter manufacturer Hero Electric has partnered with Alt Mobility, a dedicated platform for leasing electric vehicles for the logistics market, to deploy 10,000 Hero Nyx electric scooters by 2023.
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