EV makers body petitions NGT for green tax on fuel-based 2-wheelersThe Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles has petitioned India's National Green Tribunal against the government's move to cut subsi...
14 Jun, 2023, 10.41 AM IST
SMEV seeks Rs 3,000 crore rehabilitation fund to revive ops of electric two-wheeler makersThe Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has requested that the Indian government create a 3,000 crore rupee fund to help r...
09 Jun, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
Budget 2023: Electric vehicle manufacturers welcome continuation of import sops"There are still a lot of EV component parts that need to be imported, including lithium batteries, permanent magnets for electric motors, ...
02 Feb, 2023, 02.13 PM IST
EV industry seeks extension of subsidies under FAME-II in BudgetThe Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) has sought an extension of subsidies for EVs under the FAME-II scheme, reports sai...
03 Jan, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Electric two-wheeler sales may miss FY23 target of 10 lakh units by 20 pc: SMEVIn 2022, sales of electric two-wheelers stood at around 6 lakh units, with three major electric two-wheeler (E2W) makers -- Hero Electric, ...
01 Jan, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
Electric two-wheeler sales may miss FY23 target of 10 lakh units by 20 pc: SMEVSMEV Director General Sohinder Gill said sales for the nine months of the current FY23 ending December stood at around 5 lakh units and "th...
01 Jan, 2023, 10.40 AM IST
Electric vehicle sales to treble to 8-9 lakh units this fiscal: SMEVAccording to SMEV stats, sales of electric two wheelers, three wheelers, buses, cars and other vehicles almost doubled twice over in the Ja...
11 Jun, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
Bring electric vehicle financing under priority sector lending, allocate sufficient funds for R&D: SMEV in its Budget 2022 wishlist"To create a robust ecosystem for electric vehicles and give a boost to the EV market, the government could look at putting EVs in the prio...
20 Jan, 2022, 02.13 PM IST
Electric vehicles sales in India to touch 10 lakh units this year: SMEVIn 2021, the sales of electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) in the country jumped over two-fold at 2,33,971 units driven by a good traction of high-...
06 Jan, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
PLI scheme for battery storage to bring down EV cost, say manufacturers"Battery occupies a larger portion of any electric vehicle's cost. Thus, the right policy move will help us steer towards green growth in t...
12 May, 2021, 07.48 PM IST
Target of selling 10 lakh electric 2-wheelers under FAME-II 'nowhere in sight': SMEVAccording to the SMEV, the sales of high-speed electric two-wheelers, which qualify for incentives under the government's Faster Adoption a...
06 Jan, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
SMEV welcomes govt plans to install 69,000 EV charging kiosks across India"SMEV welcomes the announcement of setting up charging kiosks at every fuel station. It is a massive initiative that if done quickly and in...
24 Nov, 2020, 05.45 PM IST
Impose green cess on polluting vehicles to support EVs: SMEVIn its Budget wish list, the Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) also asked the government for a dedicated allocation for ...
17 Jun, 2019, 07.32 PM IST
SMEV seeks Rs 20,000 crore to promote electric vehiclesSpelling out their budget wish list, the SMEV also said phase-II of FAME must be announced with a six-year plan and time-bound implementati...
16 Jan, 2019, 03.38 PM IST
Expect electric vehicle sales at 74k units this fiscal, FAME II confusion affecting demand: SMEVIn 2017-2018, as per Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) data, EV sales stood at around 56,000 units as against about 25,0...
23 Sep, 2018, 11.09 AM IST
Punjab green drive needs incentives, SMEV suggests to Punjab CM Amarinder SinghSMEV was the main stakeholder in launching FAME Scheme also worked with state bodies like DPCC (Delhi), GEDA(Gujarat) for making pollution ...
22 Aug, 2017, 05.20 PM IST
SMEV seeks tax incentives, other financial support in BudgetSohinder Gill, Director Corporate Affairs, SMEV said the industry is currently moving at a "snail's pace" and is far from the target of 6-7...
12 Jan, 2017, 04.10 PM IST