Indian EVs

Electric vehicle (EV) charging network platform Statiq on Friday announced that it has recently partnered with leading electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy to enhance the combined network in north India.With this alliance, Statiq and Ather Energy are set to share EV charging locations in the north.“The EV industry is collaborative in nature and requires leading players to partner together to propel it forward into the future," Raghav Arora, co-founder of Statiq, said in a statement.“The brand name of EV maker Ather…

A German-funded consortium of carmakers and battery producers, including BMW, Umicore and BASF, is to develop a “battery passport" that traces the content and carbon footprint of batteries in Europe, Germany’s economy ministry said on Monday.The consortium of 11 partners has received 8.2 million euros ($8.78 million) of government funding to develop a common classification and standards for gathering and disclosing data on the batteries, which could soon become mandatory under European Union regulations.A European…

The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has refuted media reports that claimed the government has asked electric two-wheeler manufacturers to refrain from launching any new products in the market in the wake of EV fires.The Ministry issued a clarification saying it has not asked any EV manufacturer to stop production.“A section of media has reported that MoRTH has asked electric two-whaler manufacturers not to launch new vehicles till instances of fire are investigated," it said in a tweet late on…