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By Atul Gopal OLA Electric and Simple Energy are India's two hottest electric scooter startups. Both OLA and Simple have unveiled their scooters - OLA S1 Pro and Simple One. Many of you ask us, which scooter to buy? We talk about spec comparisons, investments in manufacturing, battery pack design and more. We also comment on OLA's claim of selling Rs 1,100 CR worth of scooters.
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Join us in analyzing the OLA S1 Electric Scooter launch event. In this article and video we go through the OLA scooter launch event and find, what impressed us and what concerned us.
By Atul Gopal
The PluginIndia team got a chance to visit a Pune eBike startup - Felidae Electric, who are working on manufacturing eBikes, that are Made In India. The startup manufacturers all the electronics components like motor, controller, LCD displays, battery packs in house. This makes Felidae very unique among the eBike sellers in India, who import entire eBikes from China and other countries. A true Make in India story among the Indian eBike/EV industry.
By Atul Gopal The PluginIndia team - Abhishek, Farah and yours truly had a wonderful opportunity to visit the PURE EV factory in the month of January, 2021. This is my blog on the observations made when meeting people from different departments - Design, Battery RnD, Factory, Sales, Service and MIS. All in all we are very impressed by the work being done here at PURE. They are investing in real RnD and this company is a big part of the Indian EV industry now. And the expectation levels have only increased!
Today we are very excited to talk to you about a HUGE disruption that is going to happen in the Indian automobile space. And that disruption is going to be caused by electric vehicles - Which are good for India, our cities and good for our health and well being. And this huge disruption is going to be done by Ola Electric, an electric vehicle startup that has huge financial backing and the commitment to promote electric vehicles in India.
2020. What a year! The world is happy to see the year leave, all our lives. The Indian electric vehicle industry too suffered a setback during the first six months of the year. Yet, by the end of the year, there is a huge wave of optimism in the industry for the coming year. This report logs the highs and lows of the Indian EV industry for 2020.
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In this month's EV industry analysis, Raphae and Amit speak about Delhi's EV policy announcement. We discuss policy in detail and also speak to an industry expert on the subject. We also discuss Ampere's battery subscription plan in partnership with Autovert Technologies. We also analyse a Forbes article about the huge cynicism and hate we see online towards EVs. July 2020 : Industry Analysis - Startups prefer Electric Scooters | MOU with Argentina for Lithium31/7/2020
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In this month's EV industry analysis, Raphae and Amit speak about how businesses are getting rid of petrol vehicles and adding more EV’s in their fleets. This clearly shows the value proposition that EVs offer to businesses. Electric Vehicles are way superior to Petrol vehicles in terms of economy, efficiency, reliability and performance and businesses love that! There is a strong anti China movement in India and around the world as we speak. Unfortunately many industries in India are dependent on China including our Electric Vehicle Industry.
In this episode of EV guru we show were Indian EV Industry is in terms of localisation and we showcase how many industries are dependent on China. Ultimately we speak about taking the pragmatic approach for our Indian EV Industry.
In this month's EV industry analysis, Raphae and Amit speak about the lack of original designs in Indian Electric Scooter industry. This has resulted in Honda suing Hero Electric for copying the Honda Moove scooter's design. We also speak about Ola Electric's foray into electric scooters and two wheelers and why they purchased the Dutch scooter startup - Etergo.
CRISIL has published an interesting report regarding the EV market in India. It has been estimated that electric three-wheelers and two-wheelers would be ruling the streets for the upcoming five years while the electric four-wheeler space would remain lifeless.
What happens when we standardize things? Well, the answer is pretty simple, you will benefit from producing more in minimum time. Even though this thought came a little late to EV manufacturers in India, it can be safely assumed that “better late than never”. In a concentrated effort to standardize various parts that go into an electric vehicle, OEM’s and organizations have come together to a common ground recently.
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By Manish Agrawal, Founder OnePlug How about riding electric scoter that is pocket friendly and compact enough to glide through the ever-rising traffic? Sounds like fun? Well within the near future, that’s going to be a reality as Bajaj Auto is developing their own low powered single-seater electric scooter. Guest Post By Manish Agrawal, Founder OnePlug Rocky Mountain Institute and NITI Aayog have recently brought up a set of calculations that would set the electric vehicle aspirations on the right track. The report had comprehensive studies about the opportunities of the automotive sector and government after the implementation of FAME II (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles II) scheme.
By Team PluginIndia
We get many questions from you about how to set up electric vehicle charging stations, if it is viable as a business, what are the requirements and so on. Many of you are interested in setting up charging infrastructure in your town or city to enable more people and businesses to use electric vehicles. Here is a startup called OnePlug that is enabling "chargeprenuers" like yourself to achieve your goals. OnePlug is founded by Mr Manish Agrawal, who along with his team has created affordable, safe charging equipment for all electric vehicles. In this article of Let's Chat EVs, we speak to Manish. |
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