Tag: electric vehicles in india

Charging Strategies and Technologies for EVs in India

Charging Strategies and Technologies for EVs in India

December 7, 2021 | ,

GIZ India, in cooperation with NITI Aayog, Government of India, and Tata Power has released a report titled, “A Critical Review: Smart Charging Strategies and Technologies for Electric Vehicles”. The report focuses on Electric Vehicles (EV) smart charging strategies and approaches, related policy and regulatory measures, technical aspects, grid integration of EVs, and the way forward for smooth EV adaption in the Indian EV ecosystem.

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India, the UK discuss green energy collaboration

India, the UK discuss green energy collaboration

November 26, 2021 |

India’s Science and Technology Minister held an online discussion with the UK Science Minister, during which the two addressed green energy collaboration between the two countries among other issues. The India-UK Science and Technology relationship is rapidly expanding, with a combined research programme that has grown from absolutely nothing to close to £300-400 million.

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Greening India’s Homes and Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance

Greening India’s Homes and Vehicles with Low-Cost Finance

October 11, 2021 |

Pursuing low-carbon development is central to India’s Paris Agreement climate goals. In this pursuit, net-zero energy buildings (NZEBs) and electric vehicles (EVs) are the two high-leverage areas. The ability to deliver vast emissions reductions across rural and urban settings has brought NZEBs and EVs to the center of the climate change mitigation agenda. In the Indian context, vehicles and homes also have the distinction of being the two most important purchases consumers make.

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Gujarat Releases a Comprehensive EV Policy

Gujarat Releases a Comprehensive EV Policy

June 25, 2021 |

The Indian state of Gujarat has launched a progressive and future-looking electric vehicles (EV) policy today. One out of every three passenger cars manufactured in India comes from Gujarat. The state’s announcement today will provide a fillip to the electric mobility ecosystem in the country.

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Moving India’s Goods without Emissions

Moving India’s Goods without Emissions

January 28, 2021 |

Rising demand for goods and services in India has supported the country’s rapid economic growth over the past decade. However, it has also driven growth in freight activity, leading to increased oil consumption and carbon emissions. Electrifying trucks and delivery vehicles in India could alleviate this, saving $97 billion in annual oil imports and 7 gigatons of carbon emissions between now and 2050, one of the largest decarbonization opportunities in the transportation sector.

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