With free charging and battery rentals, India's carmakers make electric vehicles more affordable for buyers

India is among the world's largest markets for electric vehicles, but that's mainly on the e-2 wheeler and e-3 wheeler side of the market. Sales of electric passenger cars languish... Read More

India announces ₹11,000 crore incentives over two years to promote adoption of electric vehicles

The Government of India has approved an ₹11,000 crore scheme to accelerate adoption of electric mobility over the next two years.  The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister ... Read More

SIAM outlines ways to sustainable mobility, Tatas pledge to put India on global EV map

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) held its 64th annual convention focused on "Sustainable Mobility Journey towards Viksit Bharat", with industry leaders and pol... Read More

On World EV Day, India's autocomp body ACMA moves to future-proof mobility solutions

The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the leading organization for the country's auto component sector, held its 64th annual session on September 9 --... Read More

Factorial announces Solstice, a solid-state EV battery developed with Mercedes-Benz

Solid-state battery technology company Factorial Inc announced the introduction of Solstice, a next-generation all-solid-state battery that the company said "can revolutionize the ... Read More

Singaporean firm Horizon plans for electrolyzer gigafactory in India by 2026

HET Hydrogen, a subsidiary of Singapore-based Horizon Fuel Cell Group, has announced its preparatory activities with its long-term supply partner Indify Fuel Cell for&nbs... Read More

Siemens Energy bags contract to supply 100 MW PEM electrolyzer for Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub

The Hamburg Green Hydrogen Hub (HGHH) announced it has commissioned Siemens Energy to supply and install 100 MW of electrolyzer capacity for production of green hydrogen at the sit... Read More

Australian redox flow battery startup Allegro Energy raises A$17.5 million in Series A funding

Australian battery startup Allegro Energy has raised A$17.5 million in a Series A funding from new and existing investors. US climate change fund The Grantham Foundation led the fu... Read More

Panasonic Energy readies Japanese factory to manufacture next-gen cylindrical EV batteries

Panasonic Energy announced that it had revamped its Wakayama factory in Western Japan to mass produce 4680 cylindrical automotive lithium-ion batteries. Wakayama will serve as the ... Read More

Fortescue Metals co-leads Series B investments in Chinese electrolyzer maker Hyproof

Australia's Fortescue Metals Group has invested in Chinese electrolyzer membrane manufacturer Hancheng Technology (Hyproof). The company co-led an investment of up to $14 million a... Read More

India awards 10 GWh capacity under PLI-ACC scheme to Reliance Industries

India's Union Ministry of Heavy Industries announced Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) as the successful bidder for incentives under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme f... Read More

Exicom eyes global footprint, acquires DC fast charger maker Tritium for $30 mn

Exicom Tele-systems Ltd, India's largest manufacturer of electric vehicle chargers, has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Australia-headquartered Tritium, a global lead... Read More

India's RE storage capacity poised for surge, could hit 6 GW by FY28, estimates Crisil

India's renewable energy (RE) storage capacity is set for a massive hike in the coming years, with total RE storage capacity likely to touch 6 GW by fiscal 2028 from less than 1 GW... Read More

Foxconn considering BESS plant in Tamil Nadu, electric vehicle plant in India

Foxconn, the company which assembles the iPhone, plans to set up a battery energy storage system (BESS) unit in India, its chairman Young Liu said. Talking to reporters in Sriperum... Read More

Hindustan Zinc signs MoU for new-age zinc batteries

Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL), India's largest and the world's second-largest integrated zinc producer, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the government-controlled Jawaharla... Read More

India’s Numaligarh Refinery issues tender for green hydrogen generation unit

Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), a public sector undertaking under the Indian Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has recently initiated a tender process for establishing... Read More

US Department of Energy announces $125 mn funding for next-generation battery technology

The US Department of Energy has announced $125 million in funding for two innovation teams to provide the scientific foundation needed for next-generation batteries.  The two ... Read More

As shift to EVs matures, Volkswagen considers first plant closure in Germany

Volkswagen, on a cost-cutting drive as it transitions away from fossil-fuel vehicles, is considering whether it should close factories in Germany – a first since the company was fo... Read More

BYD posts record sales in China, buys German EV distributor to bolster European presence

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD announced it will buy Hedin Electric Mobility (HEM), one of the companies that distributes its EVs in Germany, as part of the Chinese compan... Read More

General Motors, Samsung SDI agree on $3.5 billion, 36 GWh EV battery cell plant in Indiana, USA

Samsung SDI and General Motors have finalized their agreement for a joint venture factory to supply electric vehicle (EV) batteries in the United States. The joint venture plant wi... Read More

Georgia Power plans 500 MW of four-hour BESS capacity to come onstream by early 2027

 Georgia Power has revealed the sites for 500 MW of new battery energy storage systems (BESS) that were authorized by the Georgia Public Service Commission earlier this y... Read More

US awards $521 million in grants for EV charging, alternative-fueling infrastructure across 29 states

The US government has awarded $521 million in funds for building electric vehicle (EV) charging and alternative-fueling infrastructure nationally. The grants, made possible by the ... Read More

China's Hygreen to invest $2.2 bn for green hydrogen production in Spain

Hygreen Energy, a global electrolyzer manufacturer, plans to invest $2.2 billion developing green hydrogen capacity in Spain's Andalusia region, the country's regional government a... Read More

US customs detains Indian solar panels for using Chinese raw material sourced through forced labor

US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP), the country's national customs authority, has detained nearly $43 million worth of Indian electronics equipment since October 2023 under a... Read More

Canada follows US, Europe in imposing higher tariff on EVs from China

Canada has imposed a 100 percent tariff on electric vehicles (EVs) imported from China, while also levying a 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminum imported from the Middle Kingdo... Read More

Ford shifts electric vehicle strategy to lower-cost models, delays major launches to 2027

Ford Motor is shifting the focus of its electric vehicle ambitions. The Michigan-based company has decided to focus on lower-cost models with a different make and reduced its EV in... Read More

EVs in the US: half of sales by 2030, more charging stations than fuel pumps by 2032

The US is likely eight years away from completely tipping over into electric vehicle territory. EVs will account for 48 percent of new passenger vehicle sales by 2030 according to ... Read More

Salgenx launches zinc-chloride battery housed in 40-foot shipping container

Salgenx has announced the launch of a 3,000 KWh zinc chloride saltwater battery, designed specifically for low-cost, large-scale energy storage and available housed in a standard 4... Read More

Sineng Electric will power the world's largest sodium-ion BESS in Hubei, China

China's Sineng Electric announced it has been chosen to provide its string PCS MV turnkey stations for the world's largest sodium-ion battery energy storage system (BESS) project i... Read More

Lamborghini anounces next hybrid as company prepares for shift to all-electric vehicle line

Lamborghini's next supercar is going to be a hybrid. The Italian company has retired its 5.2-liter V10 petrol engine in favor of a plug-in hybrid vehicle that will succeed its Hura... Read More
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