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    OLA

    Ola Electric is gearing up to launch its much talked about scooter. The fact that it is going to come loaded with tech and in an array of exciting colours does make it a tempting proposition for many who wish to own an electric scooter.

    The Ola electric scooter has been testing on Indian roads for quite some time now and the market is abuzz with talk about all that is going to be on offer. In fact, just a few days back, Ola created history by  becoming the most pre-booked scooter in the world! Crazy right? Not really. Afterall, Ola…

    DATE:
    02/08/2021
    WORDS:
    TEAM TOS
  • Restricted Pride and Joy

    Pride and Joy

    Yatin Gupte, Chairman & MD, Wardwizard Innovations and Mobility Limited, talks about their recently inaugurated state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, and how they’re looking at setting up manufacturing facilities in Kerala and West Bengal with a total investment of INR 200 crore.

    Despite the turbulent times faced by the automotive industry due to the pandemic, Wardwizard Innovations and Mobility Limited, manufacturers of electric two-wheeler, ‘Joy e-bike’ has been going full throttle and has no plans of slowing down. The company plans to launch three new two-wheelers this year, enter new export markets and segments, and expand their…

    DATE:
    26/06/2021
    WORDS:
    SHWETA BHANOT MEHROTRA
  • Restricted 2W EVs get a booster shot

    2W EVs get a booster shot

    In a recent amendment of FAME India Phase II, the demand incentive for electric two-wheeler makers has now been revised to INR 15,000 per KWh from the earlier INR 5,000 per KWh, with the overall cap of incentives fixed at 40% of the value of vehicle.

    Affordability of electric mobility has always remained a pain point for both the manufacturers and buyers. The recent amendment in the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India Phase II (FAME India Phase II) announced by the Department of Heavy Industry on June 11th, 2021, is expected to fast-track adoption of electric mobility…

    DATE:
    17/06/2021
    WORDS:
    SHWETA BHANOT MEHROTRA
  • Restricted Different strokes for different folks

    Different strokes for different folks

    Nagesh Basavanhalli, Group CEO & MD, Greaves Cotton Ltd, says sustainability and affordability are the driving forces for the products their new plant will manufacture.

    In conversation with Nagesh Basavanhalli, Group CEO & MD, Greaves Cotton Ltd., who talks to us about being encouraged by Tamil Nadu's latest industrial policy, Ampere Electric's plans of manufacturing two wheelers for the affordable mobility bracket and their new manufacturing facility. TOS: Tamil Nadu has attracted a lot of investments in the EV space of late.…

    DATE:
    30/03/2021
    WORDS:
    RACHNA TYAGI
  • Restricted Talkin bout a Revolution

    Talkin bout a Revolution

    The Ather 450X is not just intelligent and good looking but also insanely fast, which only adds to the EV’s massive appeal.

    ‘Space Age,’ ‘Quirky,’ ‘Savvy’ and ‘Intelligent’ are some of the words that best describe Ather Energy’s latest model, the 450X, which is not just a beautiful machine but one that is also big on Tech. What that translates as is a price tag that is slightly on the “steeper” side. But then, the 450X, is…

    DATE:
    08/03/2021
    WORDS:
    RACHNA TYAGI
  • Restricted Young Turks come into power

    Young Turks come into power

    Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain give us the first glimpse into Ather Energy’s mega-factory in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The ‘power’ ful winds of change have begun to blow.

    At Ather Energy’s 123,000 sq, ft manufacturing facility in Hosur, Tamil Nadu, where 90% production is localized, and where 110,000 scooters and 120,000 battery packs, with an investment of 635 Cr, will be built annually, things are shaping up beautifully. This is where two young turks are paving the way for a big change –…

    DATE:
    13/02/2021
    WORDS:
    RACHNA TYAGI
  • Restricted Ather Energy: Charging Ahead

    Ather Energy: Charging Ahead

    At the launch of Ather’s Experience Center in Mumbai, recently, we caught up with Tarun Mehta, Co-Founder, Ather Energy, who took us through their fascinating journey and told us about the exciting things happening in the world of Ather.

    Two Mechanical Engineers from IIT-Madras (Batch of 2012) dreamt of building an energy company together and they did. “We’ve been calling ourselves Ather Energy since 2009,” says Tarun Mehta, Co-Founder, Ather Energy, about himself and his Co-Founder Swapnil Jain.  Around the time Mehta graduated, he had an idea about a battery pack for which he…

    DATE:
    15/01/2021
    WORDS:
    RACHNA TYAGI
  • Restricted We want to make ‘Made in India’ Lithium-ion batteries and Solar panels: Pankaj Dubey

    We want to make ‘Made in India’ Lithium-ion batteries and Solar panels: Pankaj Dubey

    Pankaj Dubey shares Power.Global’s mission and describes what it means to the Indian EV space and the country’s solar-run vehicles.

    Headquartered in the US, one and half year-old energy management services start-up – Power.Global is gearing up to set up base in India. The company has appointed ex-Polaris India head, Pankaj Dubey, as the Managing Director for India operations, and aims at hitting the market with its petrol and diesel conversion kits for two and…

    DATE:
    11/09/2020
    WORDS:
    SHWETA BHANOT MEHROTRA
  • Restricted Going into Detel

    Going into Detel

    A new attractively priced EV has arrived which not only spares you the hassle of registration but also doesn’t require you to have a driving license.

    Detel, the company whose claim to fame has been the launch of affordable and pocket friendly products in the past such as the world’s most economical feature phone at INR 299 and the world’s most economical LED TV at INR 3999 has now forayed into the two-wheeler space with their latest product, Detel Easy, priced…

    DATE:
    28/08/2020
    WORDS:
    TEAM TOS