Organised by Explore Exhibitions and Conference LLP, the summit is all set to revolutionise the electric vehicles (EVs) industry by driving EV adoption in India.Adopting a new technology is always a big challenge but a revolution is awaiting for the Indian automotive industry, going green by bringing eco-friendly vehicles.

Eastman Auto and Power Limited (EAPL), a company in energy storage and solar solutions, has launched e-rickshaw awareness campaign to sensitise people about the benefits of e-rickshaw overall and what kinds of batteries are best suited for this vehicle. The company has chosen West Bengal as the epicenter of the initiative as the state already has a burgeoning E-rickshaw population. The objective of the campaign is to create awareness about the usage of e-rickshaw batteries and apprise the stakeholders (E-Rickshaw owners and trade) of the factors that affect the performance of these batteries. Beginning from Berhampur, the campaign has embraced cities such as Katwa, Bardhaaman, Howrah, Barasat, Midnapur, Siliguri, Cooch Behar and Nadia in West Bengal.

The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the think tank of the Indian government, and ABB India have signed a statement of intent (SoI) to support the Indian government realise its ambitious vision of ‘Make in India’ through advanced manufacturing technologies that incorporate the latest developments in robotics and artificial intelligence.

Explore Exhibitions and Conference LLP is organising its first edition of EV India Summit 2018 from June 18-19 in New Delhi. Organised in association with Energy Efficient Services Limited (EESL), Society of Electric Vehicle Association (SMEV), and India Energy storage Alliance (IESA), the summit is supported by NITI Aayog, Ministry of Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises (MSME), and Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI).

Mahindra Electric and Zoomcar announced the extension of their unique service of offering EVs as shared mobility solution, to the capital of the country. Under this, the companies are set to offer 100 e2oPlus, Mahindra’s all-electric city smart car on the Zoomcar platform in Delhi.

Mahindra Electric, part of the USD 19 billion Mahindra Group and Zoomcar, India’s leading shared mobility platform, announced the extension of their unique service of offering EVs as shared mobility solution, to the capital of the country. Under this, the companies are set to offer 100 e2oPlus, Mahindra’s all-electric city smart car on the Zoomcar platform in Delhi.

India’s youngest and debt free tractor brand, Sonalika International Tractors Limited (ITL), which has built the World’s No 1 largest integrated tractor manufacturing plant in Hoshiarpur created history by recording highest ever annual sales of 100,000 tractors in a short span of time registering an overall growth of 22 per cent.

The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles whose members comprise of electric four-wheeler, three-wheeler, buses, two-wheeler and auto component manufacturers has been instrumental in the formulation of the FAME scheme which is the real turbocharger to the electromobility trend in India. Speaking to APF, Sohinder Gill, CEO, Hero Eco and Director of Corporate Affairs, SMEV, talks about what kind of policies and business models are needed to incentivise and provide a good growth platform for EVs.

The budget aims to drive consumption by giving push to infrastructure & MSMEs sector and developments in rural areas. While the automotive industry will benefit from these measures, the budget could have done more, says Rakesh Rao.