New CEO Says Honda Will Make Full Transition to EVs and FCVs by 2040 Updated On Mon, Apr 26th, 2021 by Saurenergy Japan’s second largest auto-maker Honda Motor Co. revealed on Friday that it plans to fully transition to electric vehicles (EVs) and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by 2040. The announcement was made by Toshihiro Mibe, who took on the role of the company’s chief executive and representative director in April this year. The new commitment to […] Read more
Solar O&M Gets Set For The Big League In India Updated On Mon, Apr 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy As India’s solar footprint has grown, from a tentative 3.7 GW in 2015 to over 40 GW now, a little appreciated, but growing opportunity is finally getting its place in the sun too. The Solar Operations and Maintainance (O&M) business. A $4 billion business worldwide in 2019, it is set to be a $9 billion […] Read more
Waaree Energy Storage System Secures Seed Funding of USD 2 Million Updated On Thu, Apr 8th, 2021 by Saurenergy Waaree Energy Storage System (WESS) has announced that it has raised USD 2 million in seed funding from an HNI investor. The energy storage division of the WAAREE group – Waaree Energy Storage System (WESS) has announced that it ha raised USD 2 million in seed funding from an HNI investor. As per the firm, the […] Read more
Berlin-based Betteries Closes €2.1m Seed Funding Round to Upcycle EV Batteries Updated On Tue, Mar 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Betteries, a startup based in Berlin which upcycles electric vehicle (EV) batteries into affordable power systems, announced that it has successfully closed its Euro 2.1m seed funding round led by impact funds Factor[e] Ventures and Beyond Black. Speaking of this investment achieved, CEO and founder of betteries, Dr. Rainer Hönig stated, “This seed round is […] Read more
BLive Raises $1 Million Investment in Pre-Series A Round From Four Investors Updated On Thu, Mar 18th, 2021 by Saurenergy A Goa-based travel tech platform that offers electric bikes for immersive experiential tours, BLive has announced that it has raised an investment of USD 1 million as part of the follow-on capital of the Pre-Series A round. The EV tourism initiative BLive has informed that the funding was a combination of debt and equity was […] Read more
Yamaha, Honda, KTM, and Piaggio Team Up to Create Swappable Batteries Consortium Updated On Tue, Mar 2nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that the company has signed a Letter of Intent with Honda Motor Co., Ltd., KTM AG, and Piaggio & C SpA to set up a Swappable Batteries Consortium for Motorcycles and light electric vehicles (EVs). By extending the range, shortening the charging time, and lowering vehicle and infrastructure costs, […] Read more
EV Startup Matter Invests in EV market, Aiming $1 billion Turnover by 2025 Updated On Mon, Feb 22nd, 2021 by Saurenergy Gujrat based EV and energy storage technology startup, Matter expects to achieve a turnover of USD 1 billion (over Rs 7,250 crores) by 2025, a top company official stated. The company has invested USD 3 million (over Rs 20 crores) so far. Matter will be launching its lithium-ion batteries for solar and renewable management by […] Read more
Startup Pure EV all set to Launch its First E-motorcycle ‘ETRYST 350’ Updated On Fri, Feb 12th, 2021 by Saurenergy IIT Hyderabad hatched EV startup, Pure EV is going to launch its first-ever electric motorcycle, ETRYST 350. The all new e-motorcycle is scheduled to hit the roads on Independence Day (Aug 15) at a price that would be “economical in comparison with conventional motorcycles with similar pickup and power”. Around 50 demo vehicles are to […] Read more
eBikeGo to Recycle EV Batteries Waste, Ties Up with Solar Manufacturers Updated On Thu, Feb 11th, 2021 by Saurenergy The country is running fast towards electric vehicles (EV) adoption, many states have given subsidies on EV purchase and exempted taxes or registration fees to push the EV adoption. But, to what extent it is ecofriendly and not polluting the environment? EV Battery waste is an upcoming issue that needs to be taken care of […] Read more
