EV charging solution provider Statiq on Saturday announced plans to install 20,000 electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country in FY23. The company claims to have over 7,000 public semi-public and captive chargers in the country

Jio-BP, a fuels and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) and BP, will build EV charging infrastructure for India unit of French automobile manufacturer Citroen, the two firms said on Friday. "Jio-BP will install DC fast chargers across Citroen's key dealership network and workshops across the country in phases.

Swappable batteries and EV infrastructure services provider, SUN Mobility, launched its all-new SwapX battery station and the S2.1 battery pack for electric vehicles on January 13. The company aims to increase the density of battery swapping stations across the country with its new compact station as it can be easily installed at small and medium businesses such as pharmacies and department stores. In an exclusive interaction with TOI Auto, Chetan Maini, Co-founder and Chairman, SUN Mobility, told us how the company plans to power up to 1 million EVs in the next two years. Here are the key highlights.

In a step closer to becoming eco-sustainable and achieving carbon neutral target, Chaudhary Charan Singh international airport has commissioned an electric vehicle (EV) charging station on its campus.

The sales of EVs began registering an upward spiral in October 2021 and the trend picked up last year. In the first 10 days of this month, the state registered sales of 2,168 EVs with two-wheelers accounting for 60% of the share. In the petrol vehicles category, two-wheelers accounted for 67% per cent of the sales and four-wheelers, 33%.

The Nashik division of Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) has set up its maiden electric vehicle (EV) charging station at the Nashik depot, which will be made operational after the completion of formalities soon

Public e-vehicle charging stations under both local municipal corporation limits will be operational only in the next four or five months, even as the EV population in the two cities has rocketed up to the highest in the state at the moment.

Encouraged by the response to the recent e-luxury car launches - most are pre-sold even before they arrive in India, both BMW and Audi are considering commencing local assembly of some of their EV models. But they will firm up the plans once the volumes reach a particular threshold.

ElectricPe is a marketplace or an aggregator of electric chargers and gives customers a one-stop app for all their charging needs.

Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot, in a media address, said, Delhi has always led from the front making it the EV capital of the country and it is ready with the required private and public charging infrastructure with a total of 2300+ charging points and 200+ batteries swapping stations in operation across the city.

A record 7,046 electric vehicles were sold in December 2022 in Delhi, which was over 16% of the total vehicle sales in the city that month.

EV charging network Statiq recently announced that it will deploy approx. 253 fast chargers for 4 key highway projects, connecting Agra-Lucknow, Meerut-Gangotri, ChennaiBellary, and Mangaldai-Wakro. The company states that it has bagged the contract from Rajasthan Electronics & Instruments Ltd. (REIL).

In what has come as a major boost for the nonpolluting vehicle segment, the latest transport statistics revealed that registration of electric vehicles (EVs) in Mumbai has risen 40 times in just four years. Experts told TOI that the EV segment could witness at least 50% growth in registrations in 2023.

Agnit, a deeptech firm incubated at Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is offering Gallium Nitride (GaN) semiconductor components that are increasingly finding uses in a variety of products. GaN is a new semiconductor material with superior material properties compared to silicon for power transfer and conversion.

More people might have been swayed by economic, rather than green concerns, while choosing an electric vehicle. The record rise in diesel and petrol forced motorists to opt for cheaper fuel.

Vedanta has pledged that 100% of its light motor vehicles (LMVs) will be decarbonised by 2030. At Tata Steel, the car-buying scheme limit has been enhanced by Rs 2 lakh at all corporate levels for EVs.

According to data on the government's Vahan website, about 9,89,000 EVs have been registered with regional transport offices till Thursday. The numbers already show a more than three-fold increase from 2021. The numbers do not include data from Telangana.

ETO Motors on Tuesday said the company has partnered with Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to deploy women-driven electric auto rickshaws at metro stations in the capital. ETO Motors said the first set of 36 e-autos was flagged off from Azadpur metro station on Tuesday in presence of officials of the company and the DMRC.

The central government will soon be taking its final call on whether it should prescribe Battery Swapping Standards for electric two wheelers and three wheelers as mandatory or voluntary

Kochi Metro Rail Ltd (KMRL) will open fifteen electric vehicle charging stations at different metro stations across the city soon.