Tesla is updating its charging network to halve typical wait times by doubling power at Tesla’s stations and preheating vehicle batteries ahead of arriving at a plug which would lead charging time to drop to around 15 minutes Its V3 Supercharger network capable of such a feat would be rollout by end of 2019r and would allow twice as many cars each day to charge. The debut of this latest technology has happened in North America and would soon reach Europe and the Asia-Pacific region by 4th Qtr. This new network would deliver 250KW, up from 120KW, as more fast-charging infrastructure is built. The EV space is becoming hotter by the day and Ionity GmbH, a consortium of Volkswagen AG, Mercedes Benz-maker Daimler AG, Ford Motor Co. and BMW AG, are planning to have 400 station across Europe’s major highways with 350 kw capacity by the middle of 2020. Read more here : automobile jobs in hyderabad, jobs in automobile sector, mechanical job vacancies in hyderabad, #autojobs4u #Electricveh

Chinese automaker SAIC subsidiary MG Motor India has expressed surprise at leaving out of private 4-wheeler electric vehicles (EVs) for support under the FAME II scheme. Under the Rs.10,000-crore FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid) and Electric Vehicles) scheme announced last week, subsidies will be given to only to 3-wheelers and 4-wheelers used for public transport or registered for commercial purposes. In the two-wheeler segment, the focus will be on private vehicles. The Union Cabinet last week approved the FAME II scheme through which the government plans to support 10 lakh electric two-wheelers, 5 lakh 3-wheelers, 55,000 4-wheelers and 7,000 buses. MG Motor India is gearing up to launch its first pure electric vehicle - the MG eZS in the 4th quarter of this year to kick start it green mobility solution drive, stimulating deep R&D technological expertise and investments in development of various EVs components. As per company exclusion of private elec

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) which currently sells e2oPlus and eVerito EVs is planning to accelerate launch of electric vehicles (EVs) in the wake of government clearing a Rs 10,000-crore programme under the FAME-II scheme. M&M has earmarked a total outlay of Rs.900 cr for EV vertical. The company has set up an electric technology manufacturing hub in Bengaluru with an investment of Rs.100 cr and Rs.350 cr for new R&D centre in Bengaluru. It is also expanding its Chakan (Pune) plant at an investment of Rs.450 cr to enhance its EV portfolio. The company would look at localising the motor which goes into EVs, the power electronics and the battery. FAME II will be implemented over a period of 3 years w.e.f. 1st Apr-19. The main objective of the FAME II scheme is to promote and encourage faster adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles by way of offering upfront incentive on purchase of EVs and also by way of creating necessary charging infrastructure for EV. #autojobs4u

The aim is to replace 50% of petrol and diesel vehicles used by the state government staff in Bengaluru to eco-friendly electric vehicles (EV) by 2019 as per state minister for large and medium scale industries. As a part of the implementation strategy the Bengaluru urban development department will also amend the building bylaws to mandate 10-20% parking space for EV charging points along with preferential parking for EVs and adequate signage in the city to guide electric vehicle owners to the nearest e-charging slots. To counter Chinese domination in electric mobility in e-bus sector, home grown govt undertaking BHEL has unveiled a prototype of electric bus with a seating capacity of 43 and single charge run of 150 km and a maximum speed of 75 kmph. It will also have wifi, cctv cameras and LED display board along with GPS. #autojobs4u #Bengaluru #Electricvehicles #Governmentvehicles #Automobileindustry #Automotiveupdates hashtag

The battery electric vehicles (BEV) technology is currently the preferred choice however, supply-side constraints might prove an obstacle in BEV becoming the only technology for electric mobility as India produces close to 4 million passenger cars and roughly about 30 million mobility products. The cell manufacturing itself is concentrated outside India as it does not have reserves of some of the most important raw material such as lithium, cobalt and nickel which are required for battery manufacturing. India will have to continue to be dependent on imports which could compromise economic mandates and constrain the adoption of BEVs and this is where the hydrogen-powered fuel cell EVs (FCEV) could become a complementing technology in the second phase of electrification in India FCEV uses hydrogen gas to power an electric motor. For larger vehicles, India might swerve towards FCEVs, partly perforce due to supply constraints of lithium-ion and partly driven by economic and market for

Piaggio Vehicles, which is a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Italy's Piaggio Group aims to launch a fully electric 3-wheeler in India by the middle of this year. The3-wheeler will be developed in house with some components coming from outside suppliers like the company will be importing lithium-ion battery cells but other components like engine and battery management system would be fully localised. Along with the aim of driving electric mobility the company is also ready with a fuel application mechanism for its product portfolio for transition to BSVI norms. The company has already introduced a water-cooled CNGPG application in mid of last year in all its 3-wheelers offering it advantage for preparedness towards BS VI homologation. #autojobs4u #piaggio #Electricvehicle #Automobileindustry #Automotiveupdates #India

The electric mobility is gaining traction and for India it opens up new mobility avenues to tap into. It is predicted that by 2030, EVs will constitute a third of all new automobile sales but for this to happen the country need to strengthen its EV charging infrastructure in order to integrate and boost the domestic electric mobility ecosystem. Currently, EVs represent a magnitude of growth never seen before and India is all set to position itself as a leader of the EV marketplace. The current outlook in energy and mobility sectors has recently seen the evolution of several trends that will come to define the direction of their growth for the foreseeable future. There is big scope for charging stations using renewable source of energy. EVs still suffer from a lack of charging points at adequate and strategic locations, thus hampering the potential for its widespread utilization and are the 2nd biggest reason after price for not buying EVs. India needs the transition from a centra

The Electric vehicle charging infrastructure provider EVI Technologies plans to invest around Rs 100 crore in the next 1.5 years to set up 20,000 charging stations (both home and public) across India. EVI Technologies was incubated at the Electropreneur Park funded by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, has also tied up with BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd to set up around 3,000 EV charging stations in Delhi. EVI Technologies started its operations in Jun-2017 and offers its charging stations on lease for private users. It has presence in 16 different locations in 10 Indian states. It has got orders of 50 charging stations from EESL in Dec-2017 which is being currently installed in complexes of several ministries. While EVI will invest to set up those stations that will be leased out, BSES will provide charging connections with tariff set at Rs 5 per unit for stations in the Capital. #autojobs4u #ElectricVehicles #Technologies #ChargingStations #India #automotiveupd

The Indian govt is planning to incentivise purchase of electric vehicle by bringing them into the ambit of priority sector lending and lowering of interest rates on loans to make purchase of EVs affordable which would result in rebate of Rs.50,000. As per SIAM high cost (2 to 2.5 times of conventional vehicles) is the biggest factor for slow penetration of EVs. The other bigger challenge is range per charge (EVs have 1/4 that of a conventional vehicle). In FY18, 56000 EVs were sold which was up from 2500 in FY17. Out of this electric 2-wheelers dominated with 54,800 units, up from 23000 units in FY17. Area of concern is electric four wheelers which witnessed a drop from 2000 units at FY17 to 1200 units in FY18. The govt of India is aiming at taking share of EVs to 15% in next 5 years from the current share which is negligible. The major challenge in EV adoption is the charging infrastructure facilities and to address that govt has already issued notifications to facilitate domesti

Ahead of its German rivals, Volvo plans to bring its electrified vehicle portfolio in India luxury car market to take a lead in EV segment. It has already finished plans to locally assemble plug-in hybrid vehicles and is now considering local assembly of electric vehicles in India. The company is would be launching its first plug-in hybrid vehicle assembled locally in India later this year and plans to build a portfolio of half- a-dozen plug-in hybrids and battery-operated electric vehicles in India by 2021 The move has been aided by the GOI decision last month to reduce customs duty on import of components for electric vehicles from a range of 15-30% to 10-15%. In 2018, Volvo had set up a facility near Bengaluru to assemble its vehicles locally in order to compete aggressively in the highly competitive 40,000-unit luxury car market. This move of Local assembly has already helped Volvo, whose three locally assembled models account for 50% of their sales. #autojobs4u #automobilej

The PMO (Prime Minister’s Office) has approved at least 12 measures proposed by a committee of secretaries to help achieve 15% share of EVs in total vehicle sales in next 5 years. However the govt has not formulated a separate comprehensive policy on electric mobility as was being discussed earlier. The objectives of these clearances is to hasten rollout of respective decisions by ministries to provide incentives to manufacturers, buyers as well as electric mobility infrastructure creators. In this regard on 29th Jan-19 the department of revenue had calibrated basic custom duty and GST rates on EVs to make them competitive in domestic and global markets, as well as lowered duties on raw material imported for manufacturing components. The power ministry has issued guidelines for facilitating setting up of charging stations across cities and highways, while the housing and urban affairs ministry has notified an amendment to building code and town planning rules for provisioning of EV ch

Govt. of India has initiated a new rule that allows each car manufacturer to import 2,500 vehicles a year without the need for homologation. Automakers spend Rs 2-4 crore to launch a model in the Indian market after local certification. As per the new rule, certification of the vehicles done at their country of origin would be enough to sell here resulting in potential saving of up to Rs. 100 cr and cutting down the waiting period of new launch by few months. By 2020 , many models from global players would hit the India road. Major players launching zero-emission, pure electric cars and SUVs are Porsche Taycan, Mercedes-Benz EQC, BMW ‘I’ brand, Audi E Tron, Jaguar IPace and the Nissan Leaf. Also in the queue are a dozen hybrid vehicles, which have a 25-50% lower carbon footprint compared with conventional vehicles. Globally, Mercedes-Benz will be introducing more than 10 battery-powered vehicles in the next 3 to 4 years, whereas rival Audi has committed to bring in a dozen EV

Govt lowers the electric vehicle parts and components import duty from 15 to 30% bracket to 10 to 15% in order to promote domestic assembling of electric vehicles. The CBIC (Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs) has carved out a separate category for parts and components of electric vehicle for which customs duty has been lowered. The CBIC has removed customs duty exemption to battery packs for electric vehicles in order to boost “Make in India” initiative. Henceforth, import of battery packs for electric vehicles will attract 5 per cent tax. The new rates of duties have come into effect from from 30th Jan 2019. #autojobs4u #automotivejobs #EV