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Kia Motors may bid for electric car tenders

Kia Motors India Pvt. Ltd, a unit of Hyundai Motor Corp. of South Korea, is likely to participate in bids to supply electric vehicles...

BMW says electric car mass production not viable until 2020

BMW will not mass produce electric cars until 2020 because its current technology is not profitable enough to scale up for volume production, the...

Mahindra, Ford sign MoU to co-develop SUVs and a small electric vehicle

Mahindra Group and Ford Motor Company will jointly develop midsize and compact sports utility vehicles and a small electric vehicle as part of several...

Schneider Electric keen to tap EV charging market

Schneider Electric said it is keen to tap the electric vehicle charging infrastructure market in India. Given the huge potential in the electric vehicle charging space,...

Goldstone-BYD, Tata Motors grab E-Bus contracts

Tata Motors and a joint venture between Hyderabad-based Goldstone Infratech and China’s biggest e-vehicles seller BYD have bagged electric bus supply contracts for nine...

MG Motor India to invest Rs 5,000 cr in 3-4 yrs; plans EV

China's SAIC-owned MG Motor India to invest a total of Rs 5,000 crore in the next 3-4 years, including the Rs 2,000-crore that it already invested...

Need EV policy for India-specific transportation model: Niti Aayog VC

Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar today said there is need for a policy to promote electric vehicles (EVs) in India and the think tank is well-placed to develop it. India...

Maruti Suzuki to launch all-new car for its electric vehicle debut in 2020

The first all-electric car from Maruti Suzuki due for debut in 2020 will be a new car and not an electric version of any of...

Lithium-rich Argentina invites Indian firms

With India eyeing a big push for electric cars, Argentina has approached Indian government and companies to invest in lithium mines in the South...

Volkswagen says India not ready for EV right now

German auto major Volkswagen says India is not "really prepared" for a leap towards full electric vehicles (EVs) although the government's move to put it on...

India scales back plans for electric car shift

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government announced in 2016 an ambitious plan to have all of the country's automobiles be electric by 2030. This...

Volkswagen eyes 16 EV facilities by 2022

The Volkswagen Group is planning to strengthen its position in the electric vehicles segment with an expansive plan to manufacture fully battery-powered cars at 16...

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...