India's electric buses and trucks under PM E-drive scheme may get localization norms relaxation for importing rare earth
September 13, 2025 |
September 13, 2025
MENA FN
Mr. Sharif Qamar, Associate Director Transport and Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), stated that the aim of these initiatives is unequivocal: to assist the private sector in large-scale manufacturing of components and technology while fostering indigenous capabilities. Consequently, establishing a localization constraint becomes essential. However, this should be revisited and rationalized on account of declining levels of investment and manufacturing capacity commitment.
TERI Celebrate World EV Day with Launch of Position Paper on Accelerating EV Adoption in India
September 10, 2025 |
September 10, 2025
Global Agriculture
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), with JSW MG Motor India as knowledge partners, celebrated World EV Day by bringing together EV champions to discuss India’s clean mobility future. The event featured the launch of a new position paper that sets a roadmap for accelerating EV adoption in India, thus marking the progress and potential of zero-emission vehicles in the country.
Mercedes-Benz R&D India, TERI launch EV charging skilling initiative
September 5, 2025 |
September 5, 2025
ET Auto
Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) announced the launch of Future-In-Charge, a skilling programme aimed at training charge point operators (CPOs) to support India's electric vehicle (EV) charging ecosystem. The pilot batch of 60 trainees has already begun at TERI’s Gwal Pahari campus, with plans to scale nationwide.
India’s EV charging app to skip personal data collection
August 28, 2025 |
August 28, 2025
Mint
The government's upcoming EV charging app will focus on privacy, using only aggregated, anonymised data while avoiding collection of personal or transaction details. The unified app needs to have adequate cybersecurity measures in place to protect whatever data is collected and stored stated Mr Sharif Qamar, Associate Director, Transport and Urban Governance, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI).
E20 rollout sparks consumer concerns: Mileage dip, engine woes reported — what car owners say about use of ethanol-blended petrol
August 17, 2025 |
August 17, 2025
The Times of India
E20 possesses a reduced heat content compared to pure petrol, resulting in an unavoidable slight decline in fuel efficiency. The degree will differ by maker and model; however, consumers should not remain uninformed stated Mr IV Rao, Distinguished Fellow, TERI.
Govt seeks auto sector data amid slow scrappage rollout
July 29, 2025 |
August 5, 2025
Mint
ELV scrapping centres are not getting enough vehicles for dismantling for better utilization of the facilities installed and ELV dismantling centres operate on very thin margins said Mr I V Rao, Distinguished Fellow, Transport and Urban Governance Division, The Energy and Resources Institute.