Category: Power

Chinese electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc is the latest manufacturer hoping to save money and speed development and production by shifting to a digital vehicle architecture – an approach that bears a striking resemblance to Tesla Inc’s. Unveiled this week ahead of the Shanghai Auto Show, Xpeng’s Smart Electric Platform Architecture 2.0 has essentially the […]

The U.P. state road transport corporation (UPSRTC) at its 244th board review meeting on Tuesday cleared maternity privileges for employees and introducing 100 electric buses to its existing fleet in the state capital. In the meeting, chaired by principal secretary, transport, L Venkateshwar Lu, 11 matters were finalised including interdepartmental switch for pregnant women operators. […]

LUCKNOW In a bid to streamline the bill payment process and help cash-strapped Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) maintain liquidity, all government departments, corporations, development authorities, and local bodies will now pay their electricity dues centrally. According to officials, the government has decided to introduce a centralised billing system in which power bills to […]

Ten electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles will be eligible for a $7,500 US tax credit, while another seven could get $3,750 under new federal rules that go into effect on Tuesday. But under the Treasury Department rules and other provisions of last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, most of the more than 60 electric or plug-in […]

The growth in electric vehicle sales in India is likely to continue for the rest of the decade, with two and three-wheelers expected to dominate EV sales in the near future, according to a report. The jointly prepared report by KPMG and CII, released on Monday, also said that EV adoption is expected to see […]

A U.S. diplomatic convoy came under fire on Monday in Sudan, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday, adding that initial reports suggested that it was carried out by forces associated with Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

In an effort to accelerate the switch to electric vehicles (EVs), the Delhi transport department will make a district-wise plan to upgrade the EV charging infrastructure across the city, according to the Delhi transport department. Officials said that the move also aims to increase the demand for EVs in districts where it has been low […]

Germany has begun the closure of its remaining three nuclear reactors, despite the fact that several nations are experiencing atomic energy resurgences as a green energy source and the country itself is experiencing energy shortages as a result of natural gas supply disruptions caused by the Russia-Ukraine war. It is not an instantaneous decision to […]

Finland’s much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 (OL3) nuclear reactor, Europe’s largest, will begin regular output on Sunday, its operator said on Saturday, boosting energy security in a region to which Russia has cut gas and power supplies. Nuclear power remains controversial in Europe, primarily due to safety concerns, and news of OL3’s start-up comes as Germany on […]

LUCKNOW The Federal Executive of All-India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Friday passed a resolution, demanding that all “vindictive actions taken against power employees and their leaders by the Uttar Pradesh government and the UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL)” be withdrawn immediately. “These actions are in gross violation of the assurances given by energy minister […]

The Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) on Thursday said it has collected more than ₹2,050 crore revenue for the financial year 2022-23 against the collection of ₹1,736 crore in the previous year. Pertinently, the electricity losses for Jammu region have been brought down below 50% for the first time. The aggregate transmission and distribution […]

Since the introduction of electric buses in the city in September 2021, the UT administration has saved diesel worth ₹8.42 crore. As per data shared by the UT transport department, 80 electric buses — 40 from Eicher and 40 from Ashok Leyland — are currently plying in the city and more than 70 lakh passengers […]