India’s Government Orders 10,000 Electric Cars by Tata Motors: New Cars in India Electric by 2030

Geschreven op 1-10-2017 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Vervoer en OV

The government of India has agreed to purchase 10,000 new electric vehicles from India’s Tata Motors as part of a bid to replace the diesel-, petrol- and gas-powered cars currently used by government agencies.

Tata Motors will supply the electric vehicles (EVs) in two phases with 500 electric cars in the first phase in November 2017 and the remaining 9,500 electric vehicles in the second phase. This purchase agreement will play out over the next 3 to 4 years.

Although the purchase of 10,000 electric vehicles (EVs) is certainly nice, we have to remember that India’s government is massive and they have more than 500,000 vehicles in use by various government agencies in the country.

India wants to promote the use of electric vehicles to curb carbon emissions and energy demand. The federal think tank in May laid out a 15-year roadmap for electrifying all new vehicles by 2030 and limiting the registration of petrol and diesel cars.

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Erik van Erne zegt:

1 oktober 2017 om 13:27 | Permalink

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Mari zegt:

22 november 2017 om 10:01 | Permalink

India Launch Tender For Another 10,000 EVs In March 2018

Energy Efficiency Savings Limited (EESL) is set up to launch another tender to procure 10,000 electric vehicles. The tender is expected to be launched by the government-owned company next year.

Managing Director of EESL Saurabh Kumar recently told that a new tender for procurement of 10,000 electric vehicles will be launched in March 2018. The first batch of cars for this tender will likely be delivered by June 2018. As in the first tender, EESL will procure these vehicles for various government agencies which are planning to replace their fleets of petrol and diesel-powered vehicles.

Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra won the first tender to supply 10,000 electric sedans to EESL earlier this year. The first phase of this tender will see Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra to deliver 350 and 150 cars, respectively before the end of the year.
Mahdi zegt:

22 november 2017 om 10:08 | Permalink

India Plans EV Charging Corridor Across New Delhi

The Indian government’s planning arm, NITI Aayog, recently released a draft proposal to set up an electric vehicles charging corridor across New Delhi which could serve as a foundation for much larger deployment of EV charging infrastructure across the country.

The proposal has been prepared in partnership with AC2SG, a Finland-based smart grid software solutions provider. The proposal calls for setting up 135 EV charging stations along the Gurgoan-South Delhi-Noida corridor. This route will likely cover the busiest routes of the Indian capital.

The proposal has identified 55 locations, which also includes locations owned by private companies to set up the charging stations. The plan includes implementation of 46 DC fast-charging and 89 AC slow-charging stations.
Erik van Erne zegt:

8 februari 2018 om 13:15 | Permalink

Tata Motors and Mahindra Showcase Twelve Electric Cars At Auto Expo India 2018

Two of India’s leading electric car manufacturers, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, will showcase a dozen electric vehicle models at the 2018 edition of Auto Expo India.

Tata Motors is expected to present six electric vehicles, including electric versions of the hatchback Tiago and sedan Tigor.

Mahindra Electric is going to unveil the ‘future of mobility’ in the form of six new EVs. Mahindra Electric is expected to showcase an electric version of its popular hatchback KUV. Two new models for the Indian market are also expected to be shown at the event. These could be the SsangYong Tivoli – S201 sedan and XUV Aero, which was first shown as a concept at Auto Expo 2016.

Mahindra Electric is widely expected to present electric versions of its popular sports utility model Scorpio. Mahindra’s e2o and e2o plus (photo) hatchbacks and e-verito sedan are the most popular electric vehicles offered by the company.
Erik van Erne zegt:

28 februari 2018 om 10:57 | Permalink

Another Tender To Procure 10,000 Electric Cars in India by EESL

Government-owned Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has announced that it will procure 10,000 electric cars through a global tender to supply them to the government of Andhra Pradesh. EESL has already given orders for 500 electric sedans last year and is planning to float additional tenders.

The order for 500 electric sedans was part of the first tender to procure 10,000 electric vehicles. Tata Motors and Mahindra Electric secured orders to supply 150 and 350 electric sedans respectively. Updates on orders for the balance of 9,500 sedans is awaited.

It remains unclear if EESL would float two tenders for 10,000 electric vehicles each or just one. EESL had announced a tender last year itself. The possibility of a second tender has emerged after the state government of Andhra Pradesh expressed interest to procure 10,000 electric cars.
Erik van Erne zegt:

15 juli 2018 om 14:50 | Permalink

India scraps second tender for procurement of 10,000 electric cars by EESL

State-run Energy Efficiency Services(EESL) has scrapped its second tender for procurement of 10,000 electric cars as the industry awaits clarification on specifications for chargers which will allow higher end, luxury automakers to come into the picture.

This tender was floated in April, and had been on hold after a preliminary pre-bid meeting. A similar tender was floated in August last year, and the rollout of 10,000 cars under the tender was expected to be complete by March 2019.

Anders Bekeken