Making India’s 3-wheelers electric

Down To Earth presents a snapshot on the electrification of 3-wheelers in India and how it can benefit the country

Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities

Focusing solely on electric vehicles is slowing down the race to zero emissions.

Ola Electric receives half a million pre-orders for its forthcoming electric scooter

Much more needs to be done to achieve Ola’s ambition for millions of units

The sorry state of state bus transport in India

Overaged buses, mounting losses and low occupancy rate plague India’s 56 state transport undertakings

EV industry can reshape Indian employment landscape with green jobs, but building a skilled workforce is key

Industry could generate 10 million direct jobs, 50 million indirect ones by 2030; Can take examples from China and Germany

Electric car makers to hit a massive roadblock: Report

They face shortage of natural resources required for production

Race to save the world

‘Racing Green’ shows how motorsport acts as a proving ground to experiment with sustainable innovations that can be adopted for …

World Environment Day 2021: Greenwashing will not help anybody

The political-industrial complex has been slowly hijacking the new global narrative of transformation and building back better

Battery prices falling sharply, says report

Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes

World EV Day 2023: Why electric mobility in Nigeria is an opportunity to leapfrog in the Global South

Electric mobility is an opportunity for Africa to sidestep polluting internal combustion engines and leapfrog to eliminate toxic exposures and …

World EV Day 2023: To fast track change, India needs Zero Emission Vehicle mandate

An ambitious vehicle electrification roadmap needs regulatory targets and ZEV supply mandate to bring more certainty in investments and markets

Why electric rickshaws need better regulation in India

Enabling rickshaw drivers to switch from pedal to electric will increase their income and reduce carbon emissions from the transport sector

New lithium battery can add 322 km to electric cars in 10 minutes

New method overcomes main obstacle to extreme fast charging, Lithium plating, which happens at high charge rates and significantly reduces …

Union Budget 2019-20: Govt makes major push for easy adoption of e-vehicles

The sops include tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on loans taken to buy e-vehicles, more charging station in smart cities, highways 

EV manufacturers fined over non-indigenous components: Is it misappropriation of subsidy or notional loss?

Okinawa Autotech, Hero Electric told to pay Rs 249 crore for misappropriation of FAME II subsidies

Lanka President talks green agriculture, renewable energy, electric vehicles in Parliament address

Sri Lanka’s ultimate goal to promote use of bio-fertilisers in order to create an international market for non-toxic agricultural produce, …

Clean vehicles: Study reinforces need to quickly move to EVs

Widespread adoption of electric vehicles with robust power plant emission controls,power sector decarbonisation policies will yield net air …

Meghalaya joins the electric race

Meghalaya’s new electric vehicle policy is a good step forward. The next challenge is to set clear milestones and a timeline for ensuring …

Green bond issuance by automakers reflects global energy conundrum

India’s first sovereign green bonds framework was formulated in 2022

Electric two-wheeler subsidy cut to hurt mass adoption of EVs

Lower subsidy will reduce consumer interest and adoption, and will hurt the entire industry for a considerable time

New material may hold promise for more efficient lithium-ion batteries 

Researchers from IIT Gandhinagar and Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology discovered a new anode material that could …

No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline

So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …

Decongesting roads just as vital as introducing EVs to transform India’s transport sector. But who’s listening?

Traffic congestions lead to energy wastage & are a mental health hazard

Pollution in news on May 10

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Deepening green tech divide between Global North, South to worsen economic inequality, warns UN

Without decisive action by governments, developing countries may miss out on economic opportunities from green tech