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  • Electric vehicles in India running on e-rickshaws.

    Electric Vehicles in India have been a talking point all over the country as the country struggles with growing population and worsening air pollution. Slowly but surely the revolution is coming in terms of electric mobility and the massive revolution is being led by an unlikely source. The unlikely source being e-rickshaws.

    The electric three-wheeler usually used as public transport has been adopted by people all over the country. Whether it is a person who wants to drive the e-rickshaw and is tired of pulling a rickshaw load or a person who wants to set this up as a business, there is opportunity which is there for sure to lead the electric vehicle revolution. The market did however suffer a great dela in the coronavirus period as the impact of coronavirus on electric vehicles was extremely negative in India. There were curfew-like conditions in the coronavirus pandemic. The effect of the virus caused a major dip in the demand for the shared services of electric vehicle. Therefore, the mobility service providers have deterred considerably from investing in the e-rickshaw market but after the pandemic, it has picked up again. The government in India has been encouraging the service providers from making an investment into the e-rickshaws and in the public transportation with the focus being there on the three wheelers, cabs and buses. With the implementation of the policies of the government, there are opportunities for this market are going to expand at a high rate. This is also beneficial for the country which has a high population and therefore helps people get through the traffic with ease. This is also fuel efficient and helps in emissions.  The popularity is only going to increase with the growth in the emission strictness and the population becoming more aware about the benefits of e-rickshaws

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  • BasiGo and Metro Africa lead Africa’s electric vehicle charge

    BasiGo which is a firm from Kenya and is into e-mobility has secured a $6.6 million funding for fast-tracking the commercial delivery of the locally -assembled electric busses in the country which is the most recent of the announcement that has come which suggests that change is imminent in the African Mobility sector. With 25 electric busses currently operating in the pilot phase, the company has an intention of delivering a further 15 busses in the month of January which will be used by the existing bus operators in Nairobi. This latest round is going to bring the total of funding in the year 2022 to the tune of $10.9 million.

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    This announcement comes barely after weeks of the Nigerian Startup Metro Africa announcing that it has a crowdfunding target plan of $100 million for facilitating the electric vehicle part availability in 10 markets in Africa by the end of the year 2023.

    KenGen which is a leading producer in hydro electric power has also unveiled recently that it has come up with four electric vehicles. Furthermore, BasiGo has unveiled already that the charging infrastructure is going to be available soon.

     This market is a ripe one for the public e-mobility as per Jit Bhattacharya who is the CEO of e-mobility. He says that more than 90% of the electricity of Kenya comes from the renewables already. Yet the transport sector is going to rely entirely on the imported petroleum fuels. By the electrification of the public transport of Kenya, they may be able to completely and immediately dent the climate emission and clean the cities up and also give the bus owners much needed relief from the rise in diesel costs.

    KenGen is going to responsible for the transition of the country into one which is reliant on the electric mobility.

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  • Tata Motors To Bring Electric SUV Next Month

    Tata Power commits to building 1000 electric vehicle charging stations in Odisha.

    Tata Motors is expected to introduce their maiden electric SUV which is based on Nexon on the 16th of December 2019. The EV is going to see a launch in the Indian markets between January and the month of March in 2020 as had been announced earlier.

    The electric SUV is going to feature the EV technology called Ziptron by the brand which had recently been unveiled. The SUV is likely to have a range of close to 300km and is going to be priced somewhere in the range of Rs.15-17 lakhs.

    It had been revealed earlier by the company that the Nexon’s Ziptron powertrain is prepared keeping the driving in India and the conditions of the climate in mind and is going to provide appropriate performance and range for the buyers in India. The battery pack of the Nexon EV is going to comprise of lithium-ion cells and is going to feature liquid cooling for maintaining operating temperature which is idea.

    The company has also gone on to say that the battery pack of the SUV is coming encased in a steel casing that has high strength and also boasts of a rating of IP67 which is one of the highest standards for dust protection and waterproofing. In addition, Tata Motors is going to offer a warranty of 8 years on the motor and the battery pack.

    As a part of their marketing initiatives, the company has driven the car from Manali to Leh through a few of the tough terrain for proving its durability and performance in spite of the limited infrastructure of charging under the weather conditions which are extreme in the portions of the country where the drive took place.       

  • Tata Power to install 1000 charging points for electric vehicles in India

    Electric vehicles in India will get a huge boost as Tata power is going to install 1000 electric vehicle charging points and around a lakh solar pumps across the Indian state of Odisha in the coming five years.

    Already, it has set up 50 points for electric vehicle charging while 97 points are additionally under many stages of installation or commissioning as per a release from the company.

    The announcement of setting up solar pumps was made during the Make in Odisha conclave in Bhubaneshwar. Tata power said that this was a part of its efforts in solarization of the agriculture sector in this state.

    Tata power has already installed more than 700 solar pumps in further addition to the 1200 dual pumps for the applications of community drinking all over the state. Considering the huge potential that the state has in harnessing renewable energy, Tata power has said that it is going to participate in the growth of clean energy and renewable growth in this state.

    In Rooftop solar space, this company is also considering the installation of close to 1000 MW of the rooftop solar panels in this state. It has already installed more than 25 MW all over the state. This helps in reducing enough emissions comparable to the planting of as many as 11.31 lakh trees.

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    The rooftop solar offering has been availed by many industries which include the cashew processing units, steel production, oil mills, handlooms as well as manufacturing units.

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    Further, the floating capacity is going to be close to 5,000 MW all over the different water reservoirs of the state and Tata Power is going to look to utilize the expertise that they have in setting such plants up.

    This is going to help in meeting the peak demands of people in the state and also help the electric vehicle development in the state.

  • Switzerland may limit electric vehicle usage due to electricity shortage.

    Electric vehicles Europe situation will have to be on high alert as Switzerland may be forced to limit the use of electric vehicles if the electric supply shortages happen in winter. This is under a new four-pronged plan for preventing blackouts and power cuts.

    For maintaining energy security in the Winter months, Switzerland may be the first country which limits driving and using the electric vehicles.  

    Driving an electric vehicle might be banned in Switzerland unless the journey is an absolutely necessary one in the third stage of the power conservation plan. The country is also going to plan a stricter limit of speed on the highways in the action plan which is proposed recently but hasn’t been adopted yet. Typically, Switzerland imports its electricity from both Germany and France for meeting its demands for power but the supply is constrained this year from their neighbors.

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    The nuclear fleet available to France is a lot lower than it was and that has led to this country becoming an importer of electricity after many years of calling itself a net exporter.

    French Electricity grid will be at a risk higher than any of the previous years for strained power supplies in the month of January. France may also be facing a risk of power cuts in the winter and the electricity supply might not be enough to meet all demands.

    The situation is also similar in Germany as the utilities are now having to make up for the loss that they have faced due to the disruptions from Russian pipelines.

    Power supply is still uncertain in Switzerland and the trouble with electric capacity not being there might not be ruled out.

    This may be a big impacting factor and one which the electric vehicles Europe association would have to take seriously for the growth of the electric vehicles.

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  • US electric vehicle shows negligible impact on carbon emissions

    Electric vehicles are seemingly the most important discussion point right now as there is a lot of effort being made for the electrification and it has been spurred on by the impending regulations of the government all over the world and they are aimed at reduction of dependency on the fossil fuels. However in what is a body blow to the movement, the data shows that the electric vehicle sales may not be impacting the gasoline consumption. The United States Electric vehicles sales is higher than ever despite the shortages of supply chain and a frequent markup of dealership. But according to a recent estimate, it has been reported that the consumption of gasoline only reduced by 0.54 % last year.

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    The United States plug-in vehicles had driven close to 70 billion miles in total ever since the year 2010. This has displaced the use of 2.5 billion gallons of gasoline and close to 19 million tons of the greenhouse gasses. It was estimated that about 370 million gallons of gasoline were consumed in the year 2021. For the year, the plug-in vehicles saved only about 690 million gallons of gasoline which is only about a couple of days of consumption and the reduction of emission was very less.

    This raises questions on the electric vehicle environmental impact. The biggest growth was in the plug-in sales which has doubled from the last year to 634,000 from the 308,000 vehicles it was at earlier.

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    It was assumed that plug-in drivers behave a lot like their gasoline-driven counterparts but applied the PHEV factor to it which adds a basis of battery size and mileage to it.

    The reduction due to the coronavirus pandemic were also added to it and they were consequently adjusted. The impact of coronavirus on electric vehicles was thus nullified by the estimates.

  • Toyota electric vehicle strategy gets big boost with Innova Crysta testing

    Toyota Innova Crysta is among India’s biggest and well-established MPVs. This car has been there for a longer time and is getting different regular updates from the automaker from Japan. In recent times, the manufacturer unveiled their latest Toyota Innova Hycross which is a version that is hybrid engine-powered of a car. Apart from the hybrid engine version, Toyota Innova Crysta electric was in discussion for a long time now and had been presented as the concept car earlier. Though, getting concept to function, the MPV has been spotted as a test vehicle on the public roads now. So Toyota Electric Vehicles may get a big shot in the arm with this move.

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    This testing indicates that the automaker may be testing a new chassis for the ladder-on-frame vehicles. If this is successful, this may well be a big breakthrough for the car manufacturer for electrifying the lineup of its models further.

    The practice to convert ICE models into electric is established already in the American auto manufacturers such as GM, Ford and others.  

    If it gets launched, the Toyota Innova Crysta electric might be the advancement of the company towards a future which will be dominated by electric and be sustainable towards the environment and will be a great addition to the electric vehicle companies in india.

    The exteriors of the Toyota Innova Crysta EV are based completely on its ICE version only with some changes. The biggest change in design is visible upfront as there is going to be an absence of the grille as in the ICE version. Further, the car has a blue highlight all over the body.

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    The launch is still a while away but the electric vehicles forecast could be that the fans would not have to wait too long for an electric version here.

  • Mercedes Benz Electric Vehicle to launch EQB in India

    Mercedes Benz Electric Vehicle has now launched their all electric EQB in India for a price ex-showroom of Rs 74.5 lakh. This is a company that has made it clear that it is now ready to introduce the electric cars as they have recently launched three Mercedes electric vehicles in the last few years.

    The vehicle debuted in the Shanghai auto show last year. It is among the top luxury car manufacturers in the country and it is confident that the position is going to stay the way it is and they have adopted an inverted product approach for introducing their products in the country bringing the products up from a top self of their portfolio of products in India first and then following it up with the products from a lower shelf.

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    As per the Mercedes Benz nomenclature, the EQS is below the EQC and that is now the new EV at an entry level from the brand in Indian Market. Earlier the Mercedes-Benz had revealed the plan of going all electric by 2030 and also an introduction of the electric products at this stage is going to show the commitment towards India and the electric vehicles environmental impact

    EQS measures the 4.685 when it comes to length and 2020 mm when it comes to width and also stands 1,667 mm tall. It also has a wheelbase of 2,829mm. It is also equipped with the sliding panoramic sunroof. MBUX control center, smartphone connectivity, voice commands and the wireless charging. The vehicle also has an electronic tailgate operation, active lane keep assist, active brake assist, adaptive high beam assist, blind spot monitoring and TPMS along with new airbag.

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    EQB is an electric SUV which houses a density and asynchronous motor. It also gets equipped with the battery pack and it produces. It can go from 0-100 in only 8 seconds.

  • Ford Electric Vehicle doubles down on its UK operation

    Ford electric vehicles has now doubled on the commitment it had to the United Kingdom as the hub of its Electric vehicle Europe operation for the electric vehicle powertrain production thanks to the backing of £600 million from the UK Export Finance which supports the high-skill jobs of manufacturing.

    This investment is a part of the plans of the government for putting the United Kingdom at the forefront of the development of electric car in Europe as the country is going to transition into a net zero.

    Ford has also received a support from the UKEF through the EDG scheme which is going to turbo charge the transition of Ford towards the electrification and expand the manufacturing capacity and the export capacity towards a continuous support in terms of investment in the United Kingdom.

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    The sole coordinator on the loan was Citibank Europe PLC. There were six lenders who have an equal share in this facility. The international market is booming which keeps driving growth and creating job opportunities right across the United Kingdom. The auto industry is among the shining lights in the economy and there is a determination which is shown by the authorities to seize on the opportunity as the whole world is now working towards carbon emission free when it comes to driving.

    Ford Electric vehicle 2021 is among the largest exporters of the United Kingdom. Engines and the transmissions are transported from their facilities in Halewood and Degenham to twelve different countries across the world.

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    The loan which is backed by the UKEF is going to initially support an investment of 125 million for funding phase two of the electric vehicle powertrain hub of manufacturing.

    It is estimated that Ford Electric Vehicle 2020 is going to help in the securing of 500 jobs at Halewood which is also going to be a huge part of the growth in the economy as well.

  • Emerging Markets to lead the charge of Electric Vehicles.

    Electric Vehicles are going to proliferate and become a lot more accessible to the drivers all over the world as a several emerging markets are going to look to expand their manufacturing of the Electric Vehicles.

    Once upon a time it was a luxury segment of automotive industry, the Electric Vehicles are becoming popular among the companies and consumers alike in the last few years with the solid growth trends attracting the private and public investments. The EV uptake is essential to the global transitions as the transport remains the sector which has the biggest reliance on the fossil fuels producing an estimate of 37% of the CO2 emissions from the end-use industries in 2021.

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    The number of EVs which are on road is going to triple in the world in the coming years. Although China currently dominates the Electric Vehicle scene due to the china incentives for electric vehicles. There are many emerging markets which have announced plans for jumpstarting domestic production.  

    Recently, El Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company also signed the shareholder’s contract with the National Automotive company for establishing the first EV distributor of the country with the first EVs produced by the company to hit the market in the coming years.

    NASCO has also signed an MOU with Velco Egypt which is a subsidiary of the French automotive supplier of the same name for designing and developing and producing the EV components. In December of 2021, the project had been seeking close to $127m in the investment and targeting of annual production of close to 20,000 units over a period of three years.

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    The private players have also been seeking support for the EV goals of North Africa’s country with the biggest population. Shifting of investment from the social media projects to green projects, Mohamed Mansour who is an Egyptian billionaire has announced plans for production of 15,000 EVs.