Greaves Electric Mobility Announces 100% Acquisition Of E-Rickshaw Company Bestway
Greaves Electric Mobility, the E-Mobility arm of Greaves Cotton Limited and one of the leading players in the E-2W and E-3W segment announced 100 percent acquisition of Bestway Agencies Pvt. Ltd. (BAPL) which sells E-Rickshaws under the popular ELE brand. Last year in July, the company first announced their intervention with Bestway with 74% stake and added e-rickshaw as part of the portfolio offerings. With significant quarter-on-quarter growth, owning to the increase in petrol prices, and people seeking it as the form of livelihood; Greaves has experienced much appreciation from customers & channel partners after adding ELE to their family. As per declared results, ELE E-rickshaws has seen tremendous growth over the last year.
South Mumbai To Get Three Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Recently, environment minister Aaditya Thackeray conducted the Bhoomi poojan of three electric vehicle charging stations in South Mumbai. The locations of these charging stations are Hutatma Chowk, Kalaghoda Chowk, and Rampart Road in the A ward. On this occasion, Aaditya asked the BMC to set up more charging stations at public parking lots. The BMC was also quoted as saying that these three places will have three charging points each. Each charging point will have a 7.4 KW AC charging capacity for which a single-phase power supply will be provided. As there is a single-phase power supply, it will be possible to build this electric vehicle charging station in a small space and in a small size. The charging stations are easy to maintain and also vehicles can be charged safely while parking at these stations.
Ola Cars Announce India’s Biggest Pre-owned Car Festival
Ola, India’s largest mobility platform announced India’s biggest pre-owned car festival with the best deals and offers on 2000+ 000Ola Cars platform. Customers can avail of discounts of up to ₹1 lakh, as well as several industry-first offers like free servicing for up to 2 years, a 12-month warranty, and a 7-day easy return policy. Ola Cars enable customers to purchase both new and pre-owned vehicles through the Ola App. It offers a bouquet of services to customers, beginning with purchase, vehicle finance, and insurance, registration, OEM level quality standards for maintenance during ownership including vehicle health diagnostics and service, accessories; and finally resale of the vehicle back to Ola Cars. It will be a one-stop-shop for customers looking at hassle-free buying, selling, and managing their cars.
Piaggio Vehicles Opens Tamil Nadu’s Exclusive Electric Vehicle Dealership/Showroom In Chennai
Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd (PVPL), a 100 % subsidiary of the Italian Piaggio Group, European leader of the 2Wheeler sector, and India’s leading manufacturer of small
commercial vehicles inaugurated its first EV experience center, Rheo Automobiles in Chennai. The dealership was inaugurated by Mr. MA Subramanium, Honorable Minister for Medical and Family Welfare of Tamil Nadu, & Mr. Aravind Ramesh, Member of Legislative Assembly, Sholinganallur. Also, present on the occasion were Mr. N Divakar Reddy, Zonal Manager Sales, Piaggio & N Padmakumar, Regional Manager Sales, Piaggio Vehicles. This experience center will allow customers to access Piaggio’s entire range of electric vehicles. Piaggio had recently launched their FX range (fixed battery) of electric vehicles in both cargo and passenger segments. These new products will be available at the new Chennai outlet.
Tata Motors Partners With BluSmart Mobility To Expand All-Electric Fleet In Delhi-NCR
As India achieves a major vaccination milestone and more people resuming workplaces, the shared mobility market is opening up rapidly. Following a nation-wide launch of the XPRES –T EV in September 2021, Tata Motors, one of India’s leading automobile manufacturers, signed an MOU with BluSmart Mobility for expanding their all-electric fleet multi-fold across Delhi NCR, and for the same, the Company has bagged a contract to supply 3,500 XPRES T EVs. This contract marks a key milestone in the electric fleet market. as more customers now prefer to travel in environment-friendly vehicles.
Ather Energy Introduces The Next Generation Of Fast-charging Solutions – Ather Grid 2.0
Ather Energy, India’s first intelligent electric scooter manufacturer, announced the launch of the next generation of public fast-charging infrastructure, Ather Grid 2.0. The new fast-charging infrastructure builds on the current generation of Ather Grid with enhanced features to support scale and future faster-charging capability. The installation of this ubiquitous public fast-charging network has already begun in Bangalore and Chennai, and it will soon be available across cities in India. The Ather Grid 2.0 was designed with the aim of redefining the future of public utility by creating a distinguishable, approachable, and scalable charging experience. Ather Grid 2.0 will have the ability to support future fast-charging capacity, as well as enhanced safety and faster bug resolution.
Chandigarh’s Paid Parking Lots To Have EV Charging Stations
The UT of Chandigarh is set to have EV charging stations soon in its paid parking lots. Recently, the Chandigarh Renewable Energy and Science and Technology Promotion Society (Crest) of the UT administration has written to the civic body to identify the locations for both fast and slow charging stations. As of now, no financial model has been mentioned by Crest. Hence, it is also not clear whether the municipal corporation (MC) will make some revenue out of it. As per the information provided by the UT administration to the MC, a total of 600 square feet parking area is required for a fast-charging station and 1,000 square feet for a slow charging station inclusive of the area required for equipment like transformers.
Tata Motors To Offer Electric Mobility For Employee Transportation To Endress+Hauser Flowtec (India) Pvt. Ltd
Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, announced its association with Endress+Hauser Flowtec (India) Pvt. Ltd, a global leader in measurement instrumentation, services, and solutions for industrial process engineering, for the deployment of electric buses for employee transportation. The association marks a unique contract of electric buses by a corporate in India. Tata Motors has delivered two units of 9-metre 34-seater AC electric buses and a DC fast charger for green employee mobility from its facility in Aurangabad, Maharashtra.
