High cost, range anxiety and lack of charging infrastructure are some of the well-known hindrances in the wide-scale adoption of electric vehicles (EVs)

CII had organised a conference on electric vehicles (EV) on Friday (July 6, 2018) in Mumbai to discuss the changing landscape of electric vehicles in India and the challenges & opportunities before the auto makers in EV arena. The National E-Mobility Programme, which aims to achieve 100 per cent e-mobility by 2030 in India

Exide Industries Ltd, India's leading manufacturer of lead acid storage batteries and power storage solutions provider, has formed a joint venture with the Switzerland-based Leclanche SA.

Raasi Group will begin indigenous production of lithium ion battery in India using a technology developed by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research

Interested companies will have to pay a one-time technology transfer fee of Rs 1 crore.Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre (VSSC), one of the major centres of ISRO, will offer in-house developed Lithium ion cell technology to Indian companies for setting up manufacturing plant in the country.

Raasi Group will begin indigenous production of Lithium ion battery in India using a technology developed by Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR).

Cummins has unveiled its lithium-ion battery portfolio at the Battery Show Europe in Hannover, Germany, held from May 15-17, 2018. The portfolio includes battery packs and battery modules that can be integrated expertly with Cummins’ new electric and hybrid powertrain portfolio, providing customers with a broad range of flexible, scalable power solutions for small and large commercial applications.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd and LG Chem, Korea’s leading manufacturer of advanced batteries, today announced a collaboration in the field of advanced Li-ion battery technology.

Whether they are meant for BEVs or ICE cars, auto batteries have been especially thrown into focus for being eco-friendly or extremely dangerous for the environment. Will they keep up to the strict standards that are now in force?