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20 EV Charging Stations To Come Up In Nashik, Details Inside

20 EV Charging Stations To Come Up In Nashik. (Representational Image) (Photo: The Economic Times)Servotech Power Systems has secured equity dilution of 6 per cent and raised Rs 12 crore at a pre-money valuation of Rs 200 crore.Servotech Power Systems Ltd., a green charging solutions provider, has secured a contract for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations throughout the Nashik Municipal Corporation area.This contract entails the supply, construction, and commissioning of 20 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations…

BluSmart Tata Power: BluSmart signs deal with Tata Power; moves to solar power for all EV charging needs

BluSmart, an all-electric ride-hailing startup, said on Wednesday it will power its fleet of electric cabs with solar energy supplied by Tata Power, marking a key step towards sustainable transportation in India.As per an agreement between the two companies, BluSmart will receive 30 megawatts (MW) this year from Tata Power that will be used for its entire fleet of 6,000 electric cabs in Delhi NCR and Bengaluru, the Gurugram-based company said in a statement. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.Elevate…

Hyundai Launched Rapid EV Charging Stations Across India, Making Electric Travel Easier

Last Updated: February 16, 2024, 17:28 ISTHyundai Launches Rapid EV Charging Stations Across India, Making Electric Travel Easier. (Photo: Hyundai)Hyundai's commitment to electrification is further emphasized by the presence of these Ultra-Fast charging stations in public locations. Hyundai Motor India Ltd., known for its smart mobility solutions, has successfully expanded its Ultra-High Speed Public EV Charging Network in key cities and highways across India.The company now boasts a total of eleven Ultra-Fast charging…

Existing telecom infrastructure can put L2 charging EVERYWHERE

Britain’s largest telecom service provider has put forward a plan to ensure that EVs are always within range of a charger. To do that, they’re planning to retrofit their existing street cabinets into publicly accessible L2 chargers. Retrofitting a city’s existing electronic and digital infrastructure to promote widespread adoption of EVs isn’t a new idea — but UK telecom giant BT Group isn’t content to just talk about what’s possible. They’ve already done it! The first such telecom…

Hertz is selling its EVs because it botched the rollout for ride-share drivers

It's a precautionary tale for how to assess new markets — and how not to introduce a new product Hertz made a splash in 2021 when it announced that it would buy 100,000 Tesla Model 3 sedans in a little over a year. Six months later, the rental car company said it would buy 65,000 Polestars over five years. It appeared that the EV transition was about to sweep the rental car market. On Thursday, the sweep sputtered. Hertz said in an SEC filing that it would be selling 20,000 of its…

The White House Just Announced a $623 Million EV-Charging Bonanza

In California, the Bay Area’s Contra Costa County will get $15 million, for instance, to deploy more than 100 chargers at its libraries. In Alaska, the Chilkoot Indian Association will get $1.4 million for a charging station in the disadvantaged community of Haines. The city of Mesa, in Arizona, will get $12 million for a variety of chargers for EVs and smaller vehicles, like electric scooters. “This investment is also about things that are smaller, with wheels—ebikes, escooters,” said Zaidi.Scientists and climate…

EV fast-charging networks face a challenging 2024

Sometime in 2024, maybe as early as February, half a dozen electric vehicle charging companies will face a reckoning. For years, they had little competition except for each other, which is to say, not much. Soon, though, they’ll have to contend with Tesla’s much-lauded Supercharger network. The EV world, from a charging perspective, was previously split in two. There was Tesla and then there was everyone else. Tesla owners enjoyed widespread, speedy and reliable charging. Everyone else made do…

Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi to adopt Tesla’s charging standard

The Volkswagen Group is the latest automaker to announce it will adopt Tesla’s so-called North American Charging Standard (NACS), marking one of the last major automakers to embrace what is now the de facto EV plug in the United States.  The German giant said Tuesday that future vehicles in its portfolio of brands — including Audi, Porsche and the group’s upstart EV play Scout Motors — will get the NACS charge port built-in starting in 2025.  While Volkswagen Group was one of the last holdouts,…

Hero MotoCorp And Ather Energy Collaborate For Inter-operable EV Charging Network

Last Updated: December 09, 2023, 16:01 ISTHero MotoCorp And Ather Energy Collaborate For Inter-operable EV Charging Network. (Representational image/News18)Hero MotoCorp & Ather Energy partners to establish India's first inter-operable fast-charging network for electric two-wheelers.Hero MotoCorp and Ather Energy have teamed up to create an interoperable fast-charging network for electric vehicles in India.The collaboration marks the creation of the world’s first inter-operable fast-charging electric two-wheeler…

Apple Maps to provide real-time EV charging availability info with iOS 17, ET Auto

Apple Maps will also only display charging options that are compatible with the charging port that is used by the electric vehicle a user is driving.With iOS 17, Apple Maps will show real-time charging availability information and allow electric vehicle (EV) drivers to select a preferred charging network.The tech giant had first announced the support for EV routing in Apple Maps back at Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2020, reports 9To5Mac.The feature was released