ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has announced plans to transition at least 30% of its vehicles to electric power by 2030, with significant government support to develop the necessary infrastructure. To promote the electric vehicle (EV) industry, the country is implementing new regulations for the first time, facilitating the establishment of EV charging stations with the backing of … Read more
U.S. electric vehicle producer Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) sold around 78,000. China-made vehicles in June, starter gauges distributed by the (CPCA). Tesla manufacturing plant in Shanghai, China’s monetary center, was severely impacted in the second quarter by a lockdown. Read More: Qantas: Engineers vote on work disruptions as they demand This was up 142% from May, when … Read more
German design brand Hugo Boss has returned to Formula One with the Aston Martin group. The arrangement, declared at the British Grand Prix on Thursday, will begin in 2018 and run until 2023. It follows the departure of the company five years ago for the electric Formula E series. Hugo Boss Chief leader Daniel Grieder … Read more
Hyundai Motor of South Korea has begun building a tiny electric car for India. Company executive would not say when the company’s small electric vehicle (EV) would be launched in India. EVs account for less than 1% of total automobile sales in India but government wants to increase that to 30% by 2030. Hyundai Motor … Read more
Mustapha Gajibo, a Nigerian entrepreneur, has been converting petrol minibuses to electric vehicles at his workshop, but he is now taking it a step further by designing and building solar battery-powered buses from the ground up in an effort to promote sustainable energy and reduce pollution. [embedpost slug=”indonesia-pushes-use-of-electric-vehicles-for-green-energy-transition/”] Africa’s largest crude oil producer and … Read more
Electric-grid operators around the country are warning of the possibility of blackouts as businesses convert to renewable energy sources. “I’m concerned,” MISO Chief Executive John Bear told the Wall Street Journal in a piece published on Sunday. “As we move forward, we need to understand that installing a solar panel or a wind turbine is … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf’s (PTI) development projects keep falling in the middle of controversies. A project that frequently makes this list is the Karachi Circular Railway (KCR). The railway system that is part of the PTI’s goal to ensure smooth, city-wide public transit still hangs in the balance with both Sindh and Centre passing the buck … Read more
KARACHI: Shanghai Electric and its subsidiary company in Pakistan, Sino Sindh Resources Private Limited (SSRL) are fully committed to the environment and the safety of their workers, a top company official said on Tuesday. Li Jigen, CEO of SSRL, also expressed pleasure over the fact that the company has been awarded the 11th Fire Safety … Read more
KARACHI: Children of local villagers in Thar Block-1 will be taught the Chinese language by qualified teachers under a long-term programme initiated by Sino Sindh Resources Private Limited (SSRL), a local subsidiary of Shanghai Electric, a statement said. The project, which SSRL is carrying out in collaboration with the Confucius Institute, University of Karachi, was … Read more
WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order to make the federal government carbon-neutral by 2050, aiming for a 65 per cent reduction in planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and an all-electric fleet of car and trucks five years later, Arab News quoted AP as saying. The White House said the order shows how the government … Read more
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has initiated proceedings to determine the tariff to be charged from electric vehicles by electric charging station, an official document suggests. The National Electric Vehicle Policy provides, “Nepra shall develop a policy to enact EV tariffs and to ensure compliance with EV standards and specifications.” “Therefore, the … Read more
KARACHI: The K-Electric Limited (KEL) has sought another increase of Rs1.262/Kwh rise in electricity tariff for its consumers under the fuel charges adjustment (FCA) for July 2021 and April-June quarter of 2021. According to the petition filed before the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra), the power utility sought Rs1.09 billion adjustment, translating into Rs0.555/KWh … Read more
Shahid Iqbal Chaudhry, Chief Executive Officer of Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has announced that uninterrupted power supply will be provided throughout the region during Eid-ul-Adha holidays. According to details, CEO of the company, Shahid Iqbal Chaudhry while talking about loadshedding in a statement said that power transmission from more than 1100 feeders, 103 grid … Read more
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders of UK has urged that electric vehicles must made tax-free to boost sales, as demand for new cars fell by 2.9% last month. Some 79,594 new cars registered in February compared with 81,969 during the same month in 2019, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). … Read more
ISTANBUL: Turkey launches its first fully homemade produces car on Friday, saying it aimed to eventually produce up to 175,000 a year of the electric vehicle in a project expected to cost 22 billion lira ($3.7 billion) over 13 years. According to the sources of Reuters, The project has been a long-time goal of President … Read more
