PMI Electro Mobility secures 250 cr investment from Piramal Alternatives, ET Auto

PMI Electro Mobility received its maiden investment from PCF in the form of convertible securities. Leading electric bus manufacturer PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Pvt. Ltd. has received strategic investment of INR 250 crore from Piramal Alternatives, the fund management business of the Piramal Group to bolster its green mobility initiatives. The investment has been made…

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XPENG provides EV Sales Results for September and Q3 2023

XPENG, a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle company, announced its vehicle delivery results for September and the third quarter of 2023. In September 2023, XPENG recorded monthly deliveries of 15,310 Smart EVs, representing a 12% increase over the prior month and a 81% increase year-over-year, underscoring XPENG’s strong growth trajectory for eight consecutive months. XPENG…

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The Orphans of Flight 723

At the age of 58, stuck in her house through the long nights of the coronavirus pandemic, Michelle Brennen started to spend more and more of her time thinking about the worst thing that had ever happened to her. She was 10, on summer vacation. She had been playing in the yard in Essex, Vt.,…

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Manufacturing sector sentiments remain positive in first quarter: FICCI Survey, ET Auto

Positive Sentiments for Indian Manufacturing Despite Global Headwinds: FICCI Survey New Delhi: Global headwinds notwithstanding, FICCI’s latest quarterly survey on manufacturing reveals that sentiments remain positive for Indian manufacturing during the first quarter of 2023-24. The survey observed that after experiencing revival of the Indian economy in FY22, the momentum of growth has continued for…

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Allego Partners with Fueling Company Go’on to Make Electric Charging More Accessible for Drivers in Denmark

Allego N.V., a pan-European public electric vehicle fast and ultra-fast charging network, today announced its partnership with Go’on Gruppen A/S (“Go’on”), one of Denmark’s largest fueling companies, under which Allego will install 168 fast charging ports with exclusive access to all 185 of Go’on’s currently existing stations across the country. Allego views this partnership as…

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Ram electric van lineup to expand, gain hydrogen fuel cell version

Ram’s future commercial vehicle lineup could include both battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell vans. Ram parent Stellantis on Monday unveiled battery-electric and fuel-cell powertrains as part of a revamp of commercial vans for its European-market brands Citroën, Fiat, Opel, Vauxhall, and Peugeot. Details on future Ram vans are being saved for another date, but Stellantis hinted…

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New “electrical” blue tarantula species found in Thailand: “Enchanting phenomenon”

Entomologists in Thailand have been stunned by an electrifying new species of tarantula found in the southern part of the country.  The spider, known as the Chilobrachys natanicharum, has a “blue-violet hue resembling the color of electrical sparks,” researchers from the Entomology Museum at Khon Kaen University and the Natural History Museum of the National Science…

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