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  • Australian electric vehicle industry on the verge of launching

    Over 500 individuals, businesses and groups have responded to the consultation on the first Australian electric vehicle strategy and it has made it clear that the Australians want to now enter the bandwagon.

    In the month of September, the federal government had launched the consultation for this strategy which according to the government has been designed for improving the supply, affordability and uptake of the electric vehicles.

    The for the submissions closed on the 31st of October as the departments received over 500 entries which covered more than 1200 organizations along with 1500 individuals.

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    As per the authorities, there were positive responses in the favor of making a transition to the electric vehicles with the authorities saying that they are happy by the strong advocacy which they have seen to transform Australia into an electric vehicle powerhouse.

    Government is going to be working through submissions in an intuitive way in the coming weeks as per the authorities.

    Though, the complete list of the entries has not been made available, it has been reported that the authorities are not in favor of a complete ICE ban for the country to the amount it is there in the regions like California and Europe

    Fundamentally, as per reports the AADA is opposed to the ban on ICE vehicles due to the potential of adverse consequences for the Australian consumers and the industry along with the people it employs.

    There are many variables which could potentially cause a problem when it comes to the banning the ICE vehicles. There is a lot of uncertainty around the ability of the industry to meet the demand of the electric vehicles which means there are similar concerns around when there is price parity for the electric vehicles. There are consumers who might not be able to afford the electric vehicles.

  • Foxconn maybe manufacturing electric vehicles soon.

    There is a major chance about the next car of a person being the electric car. There is a major chance that the company which makes that electric car is going to be a Foxconn one.

    Foxconn is a Taiwanese giant in terms of electronics which assembles all kinds of the popular devices which includes iPad, iPhone, Nintendo Switch and Kindle which is diving directly into the electric vehicles world. However, instead of just selling the electric vehicles under their own brand, it will be designing and manufacturing the cars for the automakers which are established and the startups which are coming up.

    Foxconn is currently making its products for Apple and it is hoping to do for the car manufacturer Tesla. In the month of October, chairman of Foxconn said that that the company is aiming to make 40 to 45% of the electric vehicles of the world, matching the success which it has achieved in the electronics.

    Foxconn has unveiled their first prototypes of Electric Vehicles in the previous year and has wasted very little time in lining a roster up of automotive clients. Earlier in the year, the maker of iPhone has brought a former General Motors in the Lordstown, Ohio from the struggling automotive startup called Lordstown Motors. Lordstown Motors has been recently starting the shipping out of the Foxconn-made electric pickup trucks for customers.

    Also Read : Toyota Electric Vehicles to tie up with Oncore electric delivery (evworldnews.com)

    Fisker which is another Electric Vehicle upstart has been tapping into Foxconn for manufacturing their second vehicle, the Pear will start in 2024 in Ohio.

    Foxconn is also building prototypes for another startup in Indi EV. And it has inked a partnership with Yulon Motor with Taiwan.

    Volkswagen has been considering the hiring of Foxconn for building its new electric SUV and pickup truck destined for the United State buyers later on.

  • Transport and electric vehicles dominates the COP26 in Paris  

    COP26 or the 26th conference of Paris to UNFCCC or United Nations Framework Convention For Climate Change then concluded with the cities, several nations, financial institutions, automobile companies and the other vital stakeholders which are signing the COP26 Declaration on the transport.

    Transport was a main agenda on COP26’s 10th day and it is not surprising that this is a sector which contributes to whopping 25% of the global GHG emissions with a rise in the percentage.

    This is a declaration which is to ensure the sector which maintains the 1.5-degree threshold. Aim ultimately here is to speed the smooth transition to the electric vehicles as they phase out the sale of the vehicles which are fossil fuel based by 2040. The leading automobile nations are setting up a steep target to do so by the year 2035.

    Also read : Rental Industry to boost electric vehicles in United States (evworldnews.com)

    Entire system of transport has been struggling with the structural issues like the traffic congestion, commute affordability and adequate infrastructure availability among the other issues. It does not mean that electrification of whole fleet is going to drastically change the pollution- related issues. The transition towards the e-mobility is among the many elements of the larger systematic change required for enabling a climate-friendly, sustainable, resilient ecosystem of transport.

    With all the technological know-how available in the world today, the speeding up of transition from the ICE to zero-emission or EVs is among the necessary steps for substantially reduce the pollution while creating the job opportunities.

    Sustainable transport is offering the transportation facilities while achieving the environmental objectives for mitigation of pollution. What brightens up this picture is that these maybe provided at a lower cost, making this a lot more affordable mode of transport for the poorer households.

    Public transport is the choice of the commute in different cities across a country, making a major portion of the monthly spending.

  • Tesla to enter into many other locations in the coming year.

    Tesla and its founder Elon Musk are about to keep their promise of revealing the locations they are going to enter before the end of this year.

    CEO musk had said during the beginning of the year that 2022 will be the year when they will be looking at the factory locations to see where they can make the most sense out of it with some announcements being expected by the end of the year.

    Also Read : Polestar to tie up with Cake for an electric Moped. – EV World News

    In the month of August, he also repeated that he hoped that he is going to announce the location of the carmaker’s next gigafactory later in the year as it aims at producing 20 million vehicles every year by the year 2030 and become the biggest carmaker by the production volume.

    There are many countries where the governments have been encouraged to court Tesla. Countries like Canada, South Korea, Indonesia and a few others have been giving incentive for becoming the new land of Tesla.

    This is a company which already has four assembling factories across USA, Germany and China.

    The factories in USA are currently serving the markets of North America and have a combined capacity of producing 900,000 vehicles every year as per Tesla. They are going to produce all models of these vehicles sold by the company including its Model Y, Model 3, Model S and Model X.

    The rumors have been rife about the company entering the space in Mexico among other countries. As of now, In Shanghai, Tesla is producing the vehicles it is selling in Asia and also in Europe. However, ever since, Tesla has opened its plant in Germany in the month of March, Europe could be served by the German site. Shanghai has a capacity of over 750,000 and Germany is also going to have a high capacity

  • Polestar to tie up with Cake for an electric Moped.

    A Swedish company, Polestar makes many premium electric vehicles all over the world and in North America where it has partnered with CAKE for unveiling its Polestar edition electric Moped. This is going to be the first of its kind electric Moped which is going to be available in the United States.

    CAKE is another company from Sweden which is into the manufacturing of lightweight electric mopeds and motorcycles. This was founded in the year 2016 for creating the electric motorcycles to combine responsibility with excitement as it supports a society which is free from emission.

    The vehicle which is going to be launched is their urban commuter model called Makka. It has two more models which are called Kalk and Osa.

    The first CAKE Makka edition of Polestar was launched in the year 2021 and was available only in the Snow Matte color. It was an instant success as it sold out immediately. This new Makka is going to boast a sky color which will be a nod to the exterior color for the first electric roadster concept. It also features a slimmer headlight and dampers from another Swedish company by the name of Ohlins which develops the suspension systems.

    There is a rear carrier which is detachable and is going to allow many configurations such as racks, boxes and passenger seats.

    Riders get to enjoy a top speed of 28 miles per hour along with two ride modes of which one is for the balanced performance and one is for the extended range. The mixed city riding is going to see a range of close to 34 miles and moped is also street-legal. While it is being sold and delivered by CAKE, the edition of Polestar is now available in the select markets of Polestar using the Additional webshop. It is going to have a price for $5,300 and is going to be available in Canada, United States and a few others.

    Also read : Rental Industry to boost electric vehicles in United States (evworldnews.com)

  • Rental industry to push electric vehicles in United States

    The rental industry which is represented by the ACRA and American Car Rental Association is going to make a big push into the electric vehicles and it can now have a major role in the increase of market share of the electric vehicles in United States.

    As per the spokesman of ACRA, the first exposure of the electric vehicles is going to be through the rental cars and it has been that way for a very long time. The people who have never driven an electric vehicle ever are going to get a chance to drive the electric vehicle and then make a decision that their next car is going to be an electric one. This would also take care of the range anxiety and fear that the vehicle is going to be lacking in performance.

    All the major companies which rent cars, Hertz, Enterprise and Avis have been moving very aggressively to acquire the electric vehicle fleets. Hertz has also ordered 100,000 Tesla vehicles. Hertz has also ordered 175,000 from the General Motors.

    ACRA which represents the companies with 1.8 million vehicles which are in operation is going to support the use of the electric vehicles particularly at the airports.

    Also read : Toyota Electric Vehicles to tie up with Oncore electric delivery (evworldnews.com)

    It has particularly been asking for the Congress to approve a fund of $10 billion over the coming five years for helping in providing charging including the fast charging at the rental facilities which are in airports and another $10 billion for the rental lots on the property which is owned by the airports.  

    Some of the rental companies arrange the electric vehicle offerings in to special categories. These are high end and luxury cars which are offered for rent at a higher price and for only a few customers who can afford driving this car at a higher price than the usual cars.

  • Toyota Electric vehicles ties up with Oncore electric delivery from  Texas

    It has been reported recently in the United States that V2G is among the latest go-to word in the Electric Vehicle market and that is proving very accurate as the automakers continue to make the vehicle-to-grid announcements. Toyota Motor’s North American branch said on 15th of December that it is going to collaborate with Oncore electric delivery which is based in Texas on what is going to be a V2G pilot project which is going to capture energy from the Toyota Electric vehicles and will redirect it to power grid.

    As per the Toyota Electric vehicles and its Charging Solutions team, they said that they are going to envision a future where the battery electric cars are going to provide a mobility experience which best in its class but also can be utilized by the customers to power the homes and communities and also power back the grid when the need will be there.

    The ability is going to include the keeping of lights on and refrigerator humming in the blackouts. This capability is available as an extra on Ford F-150 Lightning and the Chevrolet Silverado electric vehicles.

    For Oncor, it will be a first collaboration as it operates in the research and testing of microgrids in the South of Dallas which isn’t too far from the national headquarters of Toyota.

    Toyota is going to continue experimenting with the Electric vehicles connected to the homes and businesses in service territory of Oncor. Toyota will have its first electric vehicle come in the form of bZ4X and it is going to be followed up with the Lexus RZ 450e in 2023.

    Oncor has been in operation for a century and has been in Texas. This is a company which is very bullish on electric vehicles and how it will be a game changer for the electric vehicles.

  • Ramakrishna Forging and Tsuyo Manufacturing to join hands in electric vehicle market

    Ramakrishna Forging which is among the leading suppliers of forged, rolled and machined products has announced the intention it has for acquiring 51% rights of voting for the Delhi-Based Tsuyo Manufacturing which is a startup that is working on the powertrain solutions for the electric vehicles. This will grow the electric vehicle market

    This is a proposed investment which is going to help Tsuyo for using their technical expertise and skills of manufacturing of both the organizations for enhancing their portfolio and expanding their facilities for the manufacturing of the controllers, differentials and e-axles.

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    Ramakrishna Forging has an aim to invest close to Rs 100 crores in the coming five years that is going to generate a turnover of close to Rs 500 crore by the time the fifth year ends.

    Ramkrishna Forging said that they believe that the strategic investment is going to enable them to further the commitment for supporting the electric vehicle growth in India and in the world. They said that they are excited for the journey and to partner with TSUYO and the acquisition is going to significantly improve the capabilities and expand the share of the market in the evolution of Electric vehicle segment. The transaction also brings many synergies that solidify the position as one of the biggest providers of the forging solutions.

    The headquarters of the company are in Kolkata wher ethe company has been since 1989 and has manufacturing facilities in Jamshedpur, US and other countries.  

    In the years, it has been working, it has increased the forging and die making capacities and also added machining and facilities of heat treatment including the isothermal annealing which has enabled it for undertaking the manufacturing of components for the OEMs and the Tier 1 companies.

    The union is going to be good for both the companies and is going to grow the overall electric vehicle market.

  • Pentagon adds hurdles on non-tactical US electric vehicle

    Pentagon now has to face another major barrier for the purchase of non-tactical electric vehicles or hydrogen powered vehicles. The house has passed the law called NDAA 350-80 last week and Senate voting is expected for end of this month. This is a major blow to the US Electric vehicle industry

    Ernst has told the Defense News that this is an expensive investment for a product which is unreliable and has been constrained by the Communist Party controlled China which involved a slave and child labor powered chain of supply. The NDAA according to him should never put climate politics a priority over the national security and Democrats had no choice but to concede this as a point in the defense bill of the year.

    Also Read : Rwanda electric Vehicles not going as planned by the government. – EV World News

    Senate Democrats also included their own provision of NDAA which is going to require the fleet of 170,000 of Pentagon that is non-tactical vehicles which run completely on the alternative fuels or electricity by 2035. The deadline in the bill is five years extended over the 2030 date for transition to the alternatively fueled vehicles which the initial bill stipulated when the Armed services committee provided its draft in the month of June.

    Ernst used the position she is in the Armed Services Committee for placing more hurdles on the efforts of creating a green and non-technical vehicle fleet for defense department. She also drafted the provision which is going to require Pentagon for first supplying Congress with the report on cost estimates per every unit for the infrastructure of supporting them as well as a comparison for their lifestyle costs in comparison to the vehicle cost with combustion engine.

    This is a report which would also need to provide the assessment of any of the shortfalls of supply chain and security risks which is fire-related while there is an identification of any component with the vehicles that are sourced from Chinese.

  • Rwanda electric Vehicles not going as planned by the government.

    Rwanda electric vehicles market may not be going as planned because of the rugged and rural terrain. Rwanda is called the land of thousand hills and is not the ideal place for electric vehicles as it is tough on any car but is particularly tough for the heavy batteries.

    The president of the country however has plans of transforming economy of the country. A major plan of the country is to cut the greenhouse emission of gas and reduce the dependence on the imported fossil fuels that currently accounts for more than 40% of the foreign exchange spending of the country.

    The government right now has been launching a huge range of incentives for encouraging the electric vehicles. The electric vehicles and their spare parts, charging station and batteries are exempted now from import duties, excise and VAT.

    Also read : Battery electric vehicles vs hybrid electric vehicles debate. – (evworldnews.com)

    While the electric vehicles may be charged at the subsidized electricity tariff, the government is also handing out the rent-free land for charging bays. Volkswagen from Germany was among the first beneficiaries of the strategies of the government. It launched Rwanda’s e-golf model in the year 2019. The pilot project started with four of the cars and two stations in Kigali

    The plan originally for VW was for the expansion of the service to 15 charging stations and 50 cars as a part of the cab-related app which is known as Move.

    Though, in actuality, three years later just 20 of the cars that they committed are on the road and they have been removed from Move completely. Instead, these are used for carrying customers from many high-end hotels, international airports or the convention center.

    VW however has been optimistic still and it is going to be a factor in how the country’s growth in the coming years in terms of electric vehicles.