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Govt faces delay in US’ $150 million fund for e-bus PMS, expects this year

By Kiran Murali and Amit Vijay M calendar13 Sep 2024

The delay in funds from the US is due to some procedural bottlenecks and CESL did not have an FCRA license to receive ...

PM E-Drive subsidy for e-trucks only for those with scrapping certificate

By Kiran Murali and Amit Vijay M calendar12 Sep 2024

“Without a scrapping certificate, the subsidy cannot be availed [for e-trucks]…The consumer who didn’t previously own ...

PM E-DRIVE two-wheeler subsidies will be halved after one year - Govt

autherKiran Murali calendar12 Sep 2024

The subsides will be tapered down to to Rs 2,500 per KWH or a maximum of Rs 5000 per two-wheeler a year from now.

PM E Drive scheme halves subsidy support for electric buses, but increases outlay

By Amit Vijay M & Kiran Murali calendar11 Sep 2024

In the new scheme, the number of buses that will be supported has gone up, but the subsidy amount per bus has gone dow...

Govt launches Rs 10,900 crore PM E-Drive scheme to replace FAME 2

By Kiran Murali and Amit Vijay M calendar11 Sep 2024

The two-year scheme will provide subsidies on the purchase of electric two-wheelers, electric three-wheelers, electric...

Govt working on policy to link scrapping of vehicles to pollution levels

By Kiran Murali calendar10 Sep 2024

“When we come out with a policy that scrapping is mandatory after 15 years, people come back to us with a question. If...

Gadkari reiterates annual EV sales target of 1 crore units by 2030

By Kiran Murali calendar10 Sep 2024

"India's electric vehicle market is expected to grow to 1 crore annual sales by 2030 and create 5 crore jobs….the mark...

Nitin Gadkari pushes for gas-economy in automobile sector

By Yukta Mudgal and Kiran Murali calendar10 Sep 2024

He noted that the fuel cost is significantly lower in the “gas economy” and the additional cost associated with the ve...

'India should transform to net energy exporter,' says Nitin Gadkari

By Kiran Murali and Yukta Mudgal calendar10 Sep 2024

For this, we need your [automobile industry] support. It is difficult, but not impossible, the minister said at the an...

Govt focusing on EV charging infrastructure, renewable energy integration: HD Kumaraswamy

By Kiran Murali and Yukta Mudgal calendar10 Sep 2024

The government had been incentivizing oil marketing companies (OMCs) through the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of ...