CII CEOs Opinion Poll, held in Pune recently, gave thumbs up to economy with 82 per cent CEOs expecting GDP growth of more than 7 per cent for 2018-19. It has also raised some concerns on credit availability to MSMEs.

Asahi Kasei Europe has started a demonstration project for the production of green hydrogen at the Hydrogen Competence Center h2herten in Herten, Germany.

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.

Hitachi Europe Ltd, Mitsubishi Motors and Engie have demonstrated a pioneering project to explore the potential for electric vehicles to act as a means of energy storage for an office building. For this demonstration, the consortium linked the first vehicle to everything (V2X) charger to Engie’s office building in Zaandam.

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced a fleet of MMC's EV and PHEV vehicles has been delivered from Japanese Government to the Costa Rican Government. The delivery will involve the transfer of 20 units of the Outlander PHEV, the world's best-selling plug-in hybrid SUV together with an additional 29 units of the i-MiEV, the first mass produced EV vehicle. The initiative forms part of the Overseas Development Agreement between the Japanese and Costa Rican Governments, through which Japan has committed to provide a range of next generation vehicles to the Central American nation.

With turnover of $ 1.35 billion, JBM Group, one of the leading tier-1 suppliers to auto OEMs, has today a diversified portfolio to serve sectors such as automotive, engineering & design services, renewable energy and education.

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?

ABB India is providing critical technology through its solar inverters for solar-powered charging stations at four locations in Jabalpur. The solar inverters will be used for e-rickshaws to be charged. The solar powered charging stations are part of a renewable energy project initiated by the Jabalpur Smart City Corporation.

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) conferences focused on challenges & opportunities for auto component industry in the emerging mobility scenario.