By T Murrali The Indian auto industry has weathered supply chain shocks, cost pressures, and wavering demand. But few could have asked for a more decisive boost than what the GST Council delivered in its latest session. With sweeping tax cuts across vehicles, from two-wheelers to trucks, the government has signalled its intent to put […]
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Addressing the ‘FICCI Roundtable on Electric Mobility’, Mr. Tarun Kapoor, Advisor to the Prime Minister, PMO, stated that the time for electric vehicles (EVs) in the country has come and India needs to move in this direction mainly because of our energy security and environmental concerns. “From government side also, we now want to focus on driving this […]
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The first-ever global agreement on zero-emission medium and heavy-duty vehicles aims to put net zero-carbon emissions by 2050 within reach by moving toward 100% zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. Dhiyanesh Ravichandran has the details Of all the automotive-related emission sources, medium and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) have always been the most challenging source […]
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Following the news that Maharashtra state government unveiled its new electric vehicle policy (EVP) and announced a slew of incentives, Bakar Sadik Agwan, Senior Automotive Consulting Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view: “Until now, 2021 has proved to be a key year with regards to vehicle electrification (EV) in […]
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Shift to electric vehicles can help cut share of transportation in greenhouse gas emissions, states Hetal Gandhi, Director, CRISIL Research An all-out bid to promote adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) may be just what India needs to achieve its target, or nationally determined contribution (NDC), set under the Paris Agreement it inked in 2015. The […]
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India’s first vehicle rating system based on environmental performance is a consumer information tool that identifies high to low-performing vehicle models in terms of the negative impacts of GHG emissions and criteria pollutants Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), one of the leading organisations that work on creating awareness about energy efficiency as a […]
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OEMs will have to incur significant capex to meet the government’s Electric Vehicles (EV) Vision – goal of 30 percent penetration for EVs by 2030, which is likely to be delayed due to the current weak business environment, according to Brickworks Analytics.
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The latest report predicts a 25 to 35 percent penetration of EVs in two-wheeler segment, and 65 to 75 per cent in 3Ws by 2030, followed by passenger cars and buses. It also calls for a collaborative work towards an integrated policy, creating a conducive ecosystem for India’s electric mobility vision.
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Scottish Government has announcement an award of £7.4 million in funding to bus operators through the first round of the Scottish Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme.
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A latest briefing from ICCT assesses the U.S. electric vehicle market in 2019 and the policy actions by cities, states, and electric power utilities that were driving it.
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