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Tamil Nadu to set up an exclusive park for Electric Vehicles
The Tamil Nadu government has announced that it will set up a park exclusively for the electric vehicle production eco-system in the country. It is going to the first-ever such park in the country. The state has the aim of around Rs 50000 crores investment in the Electric Vehicle domain. What is the Current Status ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • States Current Affairs
Topics: Electric vehicles • Evs • FAME India • Hybrid Vehicles • Tamil Nadu • Tamil Nadu Government
2636 EV Charging Stations sanctioned under Phase II FAME India
The Department of Heavy Industries operating under Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has sanctioned 2636 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations under FAME India scheme Phase II. The stations are to be set in 62 cities in 24 states and Union Territories. Highlights The aim of the move is to make sure at least ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: CCS • charging infrastructure • Electric vehicles • Fame • FAME India Scheme • FAME Scheme • FAME-II • Faster Adoption and Manufacture of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles • Hybrid Vehicles
FAME-II Scheme and Energy Needs
The government had introduced the FAME II scheme to boost the adoption of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has made the following observations about the scheme: It estimates that India can save 64% of anticipated road-based mobility-related energy demand and 37% of carbon emissions in 2030 by pursuing ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Carbon emissions • CII • Confederation of Indian Industry • Electric vehicles • energy demand • FAME-II Scheme • Hybrid Vehicles • Oil Imports
CCEA Approves Phase 2 of FAME Scheme
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved Rs 10,000 crore package over three years till 2022 for the second phase of Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric (and hybrid) vehicles (FAME) scheme. FAME II Scheme The FAME scheme is aimed at encouraging faster adoption of Electric and hybrid vehicle by way of offering ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs • CCEA • Electric vehicles • FAME-II • Faster Adoption & Manufacturing of Electric (and hybrid) vehicles • Hybrid Vehicles
Government extends Phase-1 of FAME-India scheme by 6 months
Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has extended Phase-1 of FAME India Scheme to provide financial support to electric and hybrid vehicles by another six months till 30 September 2018 or till launch of phase-II. FAME India Scheme stands for Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid &) Electric Vehicles. The subsidy amount is yet ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2018
Topics: Electric vehicles • FAME India Scheme • Government Schemes • Hybrid Vehicles • Ministry of Heavy Industries • National Electric Mobility Mission
Government extends FAME India Scheme by six-month
The Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises has extended the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (FAME)-India scheme by six months to promote electric and hybrid vehicles. The Phase 1 of the scheme was effective from April 2015, to March 2017, but had received six-month extension till end-September 2017. Now it ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2017
Topics: Electric vehicles • FAME India Scheme • Government Schemes • Hybrid Vehicles • Ministry of Heavy Industrie • National