"Our partnership with an important stakeholder like IOCL aligns with eVolt's vision to build a robust EV charging station network and encourage mass EV adoption by alleviating range anxiety," eVolt India Founder and CEO Sarthak Shukla said in a statement.

Delhi government on Monday announced that it was working on a blueprint to introduce “kerbside charging” for electric vehicles (EVs). This would allow the vehicles to be charged while being parked on the roadside using streetlight lamp posts or through dedicated posts

The Delhi government is working to set up over 5,000 kerbside EV charging points on all major roads in the coming 3 years, according to the officials. On Monday, Jasmine Shah, Vice Chairperson of the Dialogue and Development Commission of India (DDCD) convened a meeting on the installation of kerbside EV charging points in Delhi.

Out of the target of setting up 100 charging stations for electric vehicles by the year-end, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) has commissioned work on 66 and work on the remaining 34 has been expedited.

To make electric vehicles popular among common people, Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has set up 85 EV charging stations in the city, out of which around 30 are located in south Delhi.

Shell launched its first electric vehicle (EV) chargers in India, for the four-wheeler and two-wheeler segments in Bengaluru today. India is the first market for Shell to launch chargers for two-wheelers. The company plans to expand the same to 10,000 charging points by 2030 across its fuel retail outlets and offices, malls, residences among others. By 2025, Shell aims to operate over 500,000 charge points globally.

"It is a need of the hour that the automobile industry's innovation for greener alternatives attains a new momentum, to ensure the protection and conservation of environment, as well as help in making India self-reliant," Modi said.

After electric vehicle (EV) battery explosion has claimed eight lives and left 11 others injured in Secunderabad — the latest in a string of such fire incidents — United Federation of Resident Welfare Association (UFERWA) considers revamping rules for installing charging stations in RWAs in city.

September 20 will be the D-day for the implementation of the electric vehicle (EV) policy in the city. UT Adviser Dharam Pal has called a meeting on the issue on September 20, and presentation will be given by Crest on all the preparation done for the implementation of the policy

More than three years after setting up Delhi’s first “smart” public electric vehicle (EV) charging system in south Delhi, BSES discoms have achieved a new milestone of facilitating the installation of more than 1,000 EV charging points in the national capital.

Kant said the process of urbanisation has just started in India and over the next five decades over 500 million Indians will move into urban areas and hence the automotive industry will have to leapfrog to offer a cleaner transport solution for masses.

Delhi government has launched an open database facility on its Switch Delhi portal with the aim of bringing information on electric vehicle (EV) charging points and battery swapping stations on a single platform.

"In 2021, the Delhi government came up with an open database for bus transit, which was a big success. The same is being used by Google, Uber and many more. With the launch of the open database for EV charging, Delhi is making a move towards solving the biggest problem of EV users, which is range anxiety.

Electric mobility startup E-Fill Electric has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Chargebyte for product development and business expansion. Chargebyte is a charging technology solutions provider and will work with E-Fill Electric to develop a smart and compact DC fast charger for electric buses

Addressing an event organised by the Indo-American Chamber of Commerce (IACC), Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari reiterated that the government wants to give India's public transport system an electric boost.

Foxconn executives had a meeting with government officials about two weeks ago, in which they expressed their interest in executing the market entry either with Taiwanese battery refuelling platform Gogoro, or individually, they said.

Betting big on green mobility, Mahindra has lined up five new electric Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) with the first four expected to hit the market between December 2024 and 2026. The automaker plans to roll out the five electric SUV models under two brands - XUV and the all-new electric-only brand called "BE".

While TNERC has allowed charging of electric vehicles for captive use in the existing tariff system for low-tension (LT) and high-tension (HT) consumers, it has introduced a new category for public charging stations.

In a development paving the way for future intercity mobility and assessing its ease and economy, a tech trial run of the first electric bus from Delhi to Jaipur was held on Friday

On World EV Day 2022, MG Motor India has installed 50+ AC fast chargers across 15 cities in India. These EV chargers were installed at over 25 residential areas and corporate offices across 15 cities in the country under the MG Charge initiative. The company states that this program aims to strengthen the EV charging infrastructure in India.