Funding in India's electric vehicle (EV) sector has dropped significantly between 2022 and 2024 due to policy changes and a decline in sale...

India is developing standards for swappable electric bus batteries to ensure interoperability and ease of battery change, addressing range ...

The interim budget did not mention an extension of the FAME subsidy, leaving EV makers uncertain about the future of the FAME II scheme. Wh...

The startups involved in battery swapping have accused that the proposed standards in the policy draft favour one particular industry playe...

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had first mentioned a battery swapping scheme in her budget speech in February 2022 and a draft policy ...

India is unlikely to link the likely subsidy for battery swapping to adherence of standards, to be announced soon. Existing electric vehicl...

There are a few areas that are left open, and the draft policy doesn’t address them fully. Closure on these is very important for adoption ...

The proposed policy will introduce disruptive business models such as battery as a service (BaaS), leasing, etc so that electric two-wheele...

“I am confident that electric vehicles will be cheaper than ICE engine vehicles in the near future,” Niti Aayog chief executive Amitabh Kan...

India is primarily a 2 and 3-wheeler country. Over 80% of the country’s vehicle sales are of 2Ws and 3Ws. The simplicity of vehicle design ...

India said on Tuesday it will introduce a new policy to promote swapping, a service that allows EV drivers to replace depleted battery bloc...

The announcement of a battery swapping policy is also likely to boost the setting up of charging stations for electric vehicles through sub...

"The last year has seen the EV industry witness tremendous growth and the government has been privy to the fact that the way forward in the...

With swapping, the battery packs can become smaller and the average subsidy per vehicle will become lower implying more vehicle support wit...

Now with the recent regulations, customers in India can buy a vehicle without a battery and take it on lease from an energy operator. Charg...

In a bid to promote the adoption of EVs, the road transport and highways ministry on Wednesday notified that manufacturers can now sell ele...

At present, key components for EVs, including battery, controller, charger, converter, energy monitor, electric compressor and motor, attra...