Recharges

One of the few main reasons that deter people from buying electric cars in India are range anxiety and lack of proper charging infrastructure. People often fear that if their vehicle runs out of charge they might get stranded on the road. However, to solve this problem, a new company has come into the market which helps in charging electric vehicles. This company is called Hopcharge, and it can be called a traveling power bank for electric cars. Recently, a video showing how this company is helping EV car owners has been…

For UK battery startup NyoBolt, six seems to be the magic number. First, in June it showcased an EV that could be fully charged in just six minutes (a claimed record). And today it unveiled a new kind of supercharger that can also be recharged in — you guessed it — six minutes.  Dubbed Bolt-ee, it essentially looks like a four-wheeled metal box with an interactive touchscreen for a face. Unlike fixed charging stations, this fast-charging, direct current, 300kW device is fully mobile.  “Bolt-ee…

Green Li-ion says its battery recycling machines are the “size of a small house,” so it’s no wonder the Singapore-based startup needed to top up on funds. It’d only raised about $15 million ahead of its latest cash infusion. This week, Green Li-ion announced a $20.5 million “pre-Series B” round led by climate-tech investor TRIREC. The startup said other investors, including SOSV and Equinor Ventures (the VC arm of the Norway-owned fossil fuel giant), also chipped in. The deal boosts Green…

Baseus 10,000mAh magnetic power bank  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes/ZDNETAsk any iPhone or Android user what they want, and they'll tell you it's more battery life. Given them more battery life, and they'll still ask for more.Unless you want to spend your days connected to a power outlet, the best solution is a portable solution, and nowadays you can even go wireless, so you don't even need to remember your charging cable.But aren't wireless battery packs all small and only good for a little boost?Not any more they're not.…

Danish yacht builder X-Yachts recently launched its first-ever electric-propelled yacht. Called the X4.9E, the new vessel is more than just a basic electric powertrain affixed to a yacht, combining three sources of power to ensure that the vessel runs greener than dedicated gas or diesel yachts but with more long-range capability than a pure electric. Propulsion comes from battery, sail or diesel power, and the latter two sources can recharge the batteries to ensure that zero-emissions cruising is available in the near…

Vodafone Idea has further reduced the scope of its double data offer to nine telecom circles. Originally, the double data offer was launched across all 22 telecom circles where the operator offers its networks. The offer was, however, restricted from the total of 22 circles to 14 circles last week. Alongside restricting the double data offer to nine circles, Vodafone Idea has also reduced its availability to Rs. 399 and Rs. 599 prepaid plans. The offer was up until now available on three prepaid plans, starting from Rs.…

If you do mobile recharges via Paytm, you may have to pay extra fee for the same. How do you recharge your mobile? Do you use Paytm for the same? If yes, have you noticed that the app is charging fees when you make mobile recharges? As per the reports, Paytm has started levying platform fee for recharges done via the app. What needs to be noted is that the charge is not fixed. That is you can be charged anywhere between Re. 1 and Rs. 6 depending on the…

Have you noticed the change in the Paytm while making any recharge? It has started levying ‘platform fee’ for recharges done through it. Paytm is charging between Re 1 to ₹6 as convenience fee, platform fee, surcharge, whatever you call it, for the recharges done on the platform. It is not only limited to the Paytm Wallet but applicable on recharges done through UPI, debit or credit card as well. It is applicable for both, via app or through the website. This new…

Paytm has started taking a surcharge for mobile recharges through its platform. The charge can be anywhere between Re. 1 and Rs. 6 — depending on the recharge amount. It is applicable on all Paytm mobile recharges, irrespective of the payment mode — whether done through Paytm Wallet balance or Unified Payments Interface (UPI) or bank credit or debit card. The update is notably not applicable to all users at this moment. Last year, Paytm competitor PhonePe started a pilot to charge a surcharge on mobile recharges.According…

PhonePe users have taken to social media to express disappointment over processing fee on mobile recharges above Rs. 50. The company has confirmed that recharges below Rs. 50 are not charged, recharges between Rs. 50-100 are charged Rs. 1, and above Rs.100 are charged Rs. 2. PhonePe maintains that this is a ‘very small-scale experiment' and isn't affecting all users. Affected users have been criticising this move, as other portals continue to not charge ab additional processing fee on mobile recharges.In an official…