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Volkswagen Plans to Build 22 Million Electric Cars by 2030

Volkswagen’s first of the new-generation electric vehicles will go into production this year. The Audi e-tron and Porsche Taycan are set for launch later...

MG Motor India To Launch Electric SUV This Year in Selected Cities

MG Motor claims its first electric SUV in India will have over-the-air (OTA) technology and will go over 250 km in a single charge. MG...

Import Duty on Electric Vehicle Parts to be Increased to 15 Per cent From April 2020

The Indian Government is eyeing to promote mass adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) through schemes like FAME II to be rolled out from April. As...

Avan Motors Unveils Trend E Electric Scooter in Bengaluru

The electric scooter comes equipped with a top speed of 45 Kmph and can cover a distance of 60 Km on a single charge...

Hyundai in Talks to Invest Up to $300 Mn in Ola

Both companies have held two rounds of talks and a deal could be reached in the next six weeks, according to a report by...

Centre Plans Tesla Like Battery Plants To Push EVs, Storage

The Tesla Gigafactory 1 is a lithium-ion battery assembly factory near Nevada which provides battery packs to the electric vehicles and stationary storage system. The...

Tata Motors Coming Up with More EVs For Both Fleet Owners and Private Users

The company has also decided to adopt a focussed market approach for its EV sales, targeting 20-25 locations across India.    Tata Motors is planning...

Government Tightens Localisation Norms For EV

While the incentives may help support adoption of electric technology in buses used for public transport, industry insiders say the proposed subsidy will adversely...

Tata AutoComp Partners with Australia’s Tritium to Set Up EV Charging Stations

As per the terms of the MoU signed between the two companies, Tata AutoComp will soon make available Tritium's DC Fast Chargers in India....

Fleets Could Help in Popularisation of Electric Vehicles: Anand Mahindra

The company has rolled out its stable electric luxury supercar Battista, and is also working on how to bring its GenZe electric scooters to...

Volkswagen Opens Up its New Electric Vehicle Platform to Other Companies

German start-up e.GO Mobile AG has become the first partner to use Volkswagen’s ‘MEB' electric vehicle platform. Volkswagen has decided to share some of...

Solar-based EV Charger Network Coming Up on Delhi-Chandigarh Highway

BHEL inaugurates its first solar-based electric vehicle charger at Rai in Haryana as part of its plan to create a network on the Delhi-Chandigarh...

Industry's Buzz

ASMl Holdings

ASML and TSMC Partner to Advance Next-Generation Semiconductor Mask Tech

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The chipmaking giants target a shift to larger 12-inch photomasks to boost manufacturing productivity and lower advanced node costs.  ASML and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

Ultraviolette to Build Major EV Factory in Tamil Nadu

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The Indian electric vehicle manufacturer plans to produce up to 500,000 units annually at its new automated facility in Hosur.  Electric vehicle pioneer Ultraviolette Automotive...
Drone

Karnataka to Build $5.1m Drone Testing Hub

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The state government targets advanced aerial mobility expansion with a dedicated testing facility in Chikkaballapura.  Karnataka is set to bolster its aerial mobility ecosystem by...
Telecommunications sector

US Backs Africell with $100m Loan to Counter Huawei in Africa

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The Trump administration finances the US-owned telecoms operator to expand trusted mobile network technology across the continent.  The US government is set to provide a...
CXMT

China’s CXMT Takes Top Spot with 82 per cent Profit Margin

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The DRAM manufacturer’s record profitability eclipses Samsung and SK Hynix as conventional memory prices surge.   China’s leading DRAM manufacturer, ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT), has achieved...

Learn From Leaders

India’s Photonics Puzzle Is Finally Coming Together 

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Can India turn its scattered photonics capabilities into a stronger industry? A new association aims to connect the ecosystem and strengthen the domestic value...
Jin Bains, CEO, Mini-Circuits

Mini-Circuits CEO Jin Bains on Navigating High-Frequency Component SWaP-C Constraints, Emerging Markets, and Career...

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In this exclusive, Jin Bains, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mini-Circuits, explains in a conversation with Dilin Anand of EFY about areas of emerging...

India Needs Not a Hundred, But Thousands of Chip Diversified Companies 

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Can India build a semiconductor ecosystem beyond fabs? Indiesemic believes thousands of diversified chip companies are needed to make that possible. India’s semiconductor push is...
L Venkata Subramaniam, CEO, Qbit Force, Andhra Pradesh

“We Aim To Make Quantum Computing More Visible, Understandable, And Open To Build On”...

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From building India’s first open quantum hardware ecosystem to assembling a working quantum computer in just four months, Qbit Force is redefining how deep...
(L-R) Nikesh Gondchawar, Strategic & Technical Advisor – Robotics Manufacturing; Shrikrushna Kakade, Founder Partner; Nikhil Kakade, Senior Technical Advisor – Robotics & Control Systems, SlightGen Solutions LLP

“A Made-In-India Robotic PCB Soldering System That Automates The Through-Hole Soldering Process!” – Shrikrushna...

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Electronics manufacturing is complex, and automation often comes at a high cost. To bridge this gap and offer a more affordable solution in India,...

Startups

Manivannan Subramaniam, Director R&D, CIYES Systems

“We Want to Build Globally Competitive Deep-Tech Products from India” –  Manivannan Subramaniam, CIYES...

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Can India build globally competitive deep-tech products? Manivannan Subramaniam of CIYES Systems believes it can. In this interview with EFY's Nitisha Dubey, he discusses...

Raptee.HV, Rajalakshmi Engineering College Launch EV Centre of Excellence

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The facility is among the first initiatives under Raptee.HV Academy Raptee.HV has launched a Centre of Excellence for Electric Mobility at Rajalakshmi Engineering College (REC),...

Agnikul Cosmos Opens New Facilities to Advance Reusable Rocket Development

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STIF has been designed and fabricated in-house to test complete reusable rocket stages under flight-like conditions Indian space-tech company Agnikul Cosmos has inaugurated two new...

Zenergize Technologies Raises $4 Million Pre-Series A to Scale SiC Power Electronics

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The fundraise comes after a year of rapid product development and commercialisation Zenergize Technologies, an R&D-driven deep-tech company developing indigenous Silicon Carbide (SiC)-based power electronics,...
Gadhadar Reddy, Co-Founder and CEO, NoPo Nanotechnologies

Nopo Nanotechnologies’ Carbon Nanotubes Turn ‘Not Possible’ To ‘Now Possible’

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Can single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) significantly improve EV batteries? This startup says it has turned what was once considered ‘not possible’ into ‘now possible.’ An...