Government Agencies Should Continue to Show Desire for the Commenced Projects: Amruth Puttappa Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy Recently, the Indian solar market bounced back from the sluggish year of 2018. With the climate agreement in place and an estimated global investment of $2.8 billion in Q1 2019, there is no doubt that there is a huge scope. We are going through a positive phase. All government bodies are working towards our ambitious […] Read more
India Might Miss out on 2030 EVs Target: Ajay Mathur Updated On Thu, Jul 18th, 2019 by Saurenergy EVs could be a better alternative, but the government’s target to switch to them in the next 10 years is hard to achieve, TERI Chief Ajay Mathur said Electric Vehicles (EVs) could be a better alternative to fuel-based automobiles to mitigate air pollution but the government’s target to switch to e-vehicles in the next 10 […] Read more
FICCI makes a case for subsidies for battery swapping under FAME 2 Updated On Mon, Jul 1st, 2019 by Saurenergy The move by the leading industry body FICCI to include battery swapping seems to be a pragmatic response to the likely success of adoption of EV’s in the two-wheeler and three-wheeler segment at least. In an interesting move, industry chamber FICCI has made a call for including the battery swapping model of charging for EV’s […] Read more
Madhya Pradesh Government Working on State EV Policy Updated On Thu, Jun 27th, 2019 by Saurenergy Madhya Pradesh will soon come up with an electric vehicle policy in a bid to increase facilities for EV and bring down pollution levels The Madhya Pradesh government will soon come up with electric vehicle policy in a bid to increase facilities for EV and bring down pollution levels, Urban Administration Minister Jaivardhan Singh said. As […] Read more
The Biggest Challenge for Mass Adoption Of Electric Vehicles in India Updated On Tue, Jun 25th, 2019 by Saurenergy Even as Electric Vehicles Start to make their presence felt on Indian roads, the biggest challenge remains to be tackled. Range Anxiety The electric mobility transition has slowly but steadily taken precedence around the world, more strongly in developed countries where we are witnessing mass adoption of such vehicles. Vehicles that we know are better […] Read more
Govt to Sustain Investors Confidence Via Steady Policy, Ensuring Timely Payment to Developers: Dr. Ajay Mathur Updated On Mon, Jun 24th, 2019 by Saurenergy Demand generation of solar power through compliance to the provision of solar RPOs needs to be continued with strict monitoring. The government needs to work on sustaining the confidence level of investors through steady policy of procurement process and ensuring timely payments to the developers. On technical side, grid balancing mechanisms through demand side management […] Read more
Government Stressing on Infrastructure and Electric Vehicles: President Updated On Fri, Jun 21st, 2019 by Saurenergy In his address to Parliament, President Kovind said the government’s endeavour is to lay a strong foundation for urban infrastructure that will encourage employment generation. Terming infrastructure as pivotal in propelling prosperity and growth, President Ram Nath Kovind said the government’s endeavour is to build 35,000 km of highways, besides expressways, by 2022 and to lay a […] Read more
Boost for EV’s coming as Transport Ministry Proposes Road Tax Exemption Updated On Thu, Jun 20th, 2019 by Saurenergy The road just got smoother for EV vehicles, with the latest notification issued by the Ministry of Road, Transport and Highway led by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday. Now all-electric vehicles are exempted from paying road tax for vehicle registration. The exemption of road tax will apply to all categories of vehicles — two-wheelers, […] Read more
Target Commits to Sourcing 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030 Updated On Sat, Jun 15th, 2019 by Saurenergy Target Corporation, the eighth-largest retailer in the US plans to source 100 percent of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2030. Target Corporation, the eighth-largest retailer in the United States has announced its plans to source 100 percent of its electricity needs from renewable energy sources by 2030. The goal will apply to […] Read more
