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funding12 Aug 2026·1 min read

Petronas arm Gentari puts India EV charging business up for sale

Petronas subsidiary Gentari has begun exploring a sale of its Indian green mobility unit, Gentari Green Mobility India, which operates about 3,000 EV charging points across 11 states. The process comes after an earlier attempt to divest a significant minority

funding12 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ola Electric secures 5-year PLI window, to get upto Rs 7,240cr in incentives

A filing disclosed that the disbursements will be made quarterly, starting from next quarter.

funding12 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ola Electric gets revised ACC PLI timeline, eyes Rs 7,240 crore incentive payout through 2031

Ola Electric's subsidiary received revised timelines for the ACC PLI scheme. This approval secures a full five-year incentive window through calendar year 2031. The company expects to unlock cumulative incentives of up to Rs 7,240 crore. Ola Electric is expand

funding12 Aug 2026·1 min read

Octillion Opens Third EV Battery Plant in India With 3 GWh Annual Capacity

Octillion Power Systems has opened its third manufacturing facility in India, adding production capacity in Halol, Gujarat, as demand for electric vehicle ( EV ) battery systems grows across passenger, commercial and public transport segments. The facility cov

funding12 Aug 2026·1 min read

EV mobility service startup Yulu raises $93M led by GEF Capital

Yulu will use this funding round to increase its fleet capacity to 2 lakh electric vehicles and expand service hubs.

funding11 Aug 2026·1 min read

Zepto Faces Fresh Regulatory Heat As Bengaluru Warehouse Sealed Over Food Safety Violations

Adding to the ongoing regulatory scrutiny, the Food Safety Division of Karnataka’s Food Safety and Drug Administration Department has sealed…

funding11 Aug 2026·1 min read

Indofast, GLIDA to set up 100+ battery-swapping stations across India

Indofast Energy and GLIDA will co-locate battery swapping stations at charging sites. They aim to establish fifty sites with over one hundred swapping stations. This collaboration creates integrated EV energy destinations for users. Delivery riders and fleet o

funding11 Aug 2026·1 min read

How Nexular is helping EV makers track and manage connected vehicles

Bengaluru startup Nexular builds hardware, software, and AI tools that help EV makers track, manage, and monetise vehicles after sale.

funding11 Aug 2026·1 min read

European Energy Secures $78 Million for UK Solar and Battery Project

Listen to this article European Energy, a renewable energy project developer, has secured £58.1 million (~$78.5 million) in construction financing for its Indian Queens hybrid

funding11 Aug 2026·1 min read

Blinkit’s Mumbai Facility Licence Suspended After FDA Finds Cockroach Infestation

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has suspended the food licence of a Blinkit facility in Mumbai’s Malad West…

funding10 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ola Electric’s Comeback Quarter Comes With A Caveat

Under deep public scrutiny, Bhavish Aggarwal’s Ola Electric has spent the past year trying to fix a business that had…

funding10 Aug 2026·1 min read

How Dynolt is building India’s EV charging electronics around software instead of hardware

The Bengaluru-based company makes power converters for two-wheeler and three-wheeler chargers and battery swapping stations, and claims to have deployed more than 14,000 across India.

funding10 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ethanol, EVs must coexist in India's clean mobility transition; E20 mileage impact limited: IFGE

IFGE said India needs a diversified energy strategy comprising ethanol, electric vehicles, hybrids, CNG and hydrogen, particularly as nearly 300 million internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles remain on the country's roads.

funding10 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ather's demand outpaces capacity as monthly pre-orders cross 50,000

Ather Energy's latest earnings call showed a sharp mismatch between demand and supply, with the electric scooter maker's monthly pre-orders crossing 50,000 while its existing capacity remains well below that level. The company is now accelerating capacity expa

funding9 Aug 2026·1 min read

Turning battery waste into strategic resources: The next opportunity for Indian industry

As EV adoption accelerates, end-of-life batteries are emerging as a strategic source of critical minerals. Building a robust battery recycling ecosystem will be key to India's resource security, manufacturing resilience, and clean energy future.

funding8 Aug 2026·1 min read

Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto May Face EV Mandate, 2% Welfare Levy In Maharashtra

New-age tech consumer tech companies like Swiggy, Zomato, Zepto, and Meesho could face higher costs in Maharashtra as the state…

funding8 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ather Jumps 17% To Lead Weekly Rally In New-Age Tech Stocks, MapmyIndia Biggest Loser

With the Q1 earnings season in full swing, investors actively traded new-age tech stocks based on the latest financial disclosures,…

funding8 Aug 2026·1 min read

AI is reimagining service companies; Ola Electric narrows loss in Q1

Northbound Advisors is building a proprietary AI tool with a partner, trained on eight years of work across diligences, CFO advisory, legal, tax and risk engagements.

funding7 Aug 2026·1 min read

Pace Digitek Targets 10 GWh BESS Capacity by FY27-End, Eyes Battery Cell Manufacturing

Pace Digitek  has outlined an ambitious growth roadmap centred on battery energy storage systems (BESS), manufacturing expansion and technology localisation after reporting a strong start to FY27. During its Q1 FY27 earnings call, the company said it is o

funding7 Aug 2026·1 min read

Ola Electric's Q1 FY27 revenue drops 45% to Rs 455 Cr, loss narrows 22%

Electric vehicle maker Ola Electric continued to struggle during Q1 FY27 as its revenue declined 45% year-on-year. However, the Bengaluru-based company managed to narrow its losses by 22% to Rs 336 crore Ola Electric’s revenue from operations declined to

funding7 Aug 2026·1 min read

Mumbai's BEST To Procure 220 MW Solar With 440 MWh Battery Storage

Mumbai's Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has received approval from the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to procure 220 MW of solar power coupled with a 110 MW/440 MWh Battery Energy Storage System (BESS). BEST

funding7 Aug 2026·1 min read

Mobility startup E3 Electric.AI launches intelligent e-scooter E3 TRION

Bengaluru-based electric mobility startup E3 Electric.AI has launched its intelligent electric scooter, E3 TRION, which it says is designed to create a new category in the mobility space. The AI-powered E3 TRION integrates human-centric design with predictive

funding6 Aug 2026·1 min read

IEEFA-Ember Calls for Battery Storage Push to Future-Proof Delhi's Grid

Delhi's power sector is well-positioned for a clean energy transition, but scaling rooftop solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), demand-side flexibility and electricity market reforms will be critical to meeting the capital's rapidly rising electricity

funding27 Jul 2026·2 min read

How to raise funding for an EV startup in India (2026 playbook)

The EV funding landscape in India — who's writing cheques, what stage they fund, and how to get in front of them.

funding18 Jul 2026·1 min read

EV startup funding tracker: July 2026 — the rounds that moved the needle

Every significant EV funding round in India for July 2026, with the signal each one sends about where the market is heading.

funding25 Jun 2025·1 min read

Battery Smart's extended Series B pushes valuation to $450 million

The battery-swapping network raises $21M more as swapping consolidates in the 2W/3W commercial segment.

funding23 Jun 2025·1 min read

Kazam raises $6.2M led by IFC to scale EV charging infrastructure

The EV charging software platform powers 68,000 chargers and 5M+ sessions — now backed by the World Bank's private arm.

funding6 May 2025·1 min read

Ather Energy's ₹2,981 crore IPO — a muted debut after a tepid subscription

Ather's IPO subscribed 1.43x, listed at a 2.2% premium then slipped — what it says about EV valuations and the IPO market.

funding20 Mar 2025·1 min read

Magenta Mobility raises ₹100 crore pre-Series B, eyes ₹400-500 crore Series B

The Amazon/Flipkart fleet partner scales 2,700 electric 3-wheelers with bp and Morgan Stanley backing.

funding10 Mar 2025·1 min read

Exponent Energy raises ₹200 crore for 15-minute rapid charging expansion

The Ather-alumni-founded charging startup scales beyond Bengaluru and Delhi with 360 ONE Asset and TDK Ventures leading.

funding14 Jan 2025·1 min read

Zypp Electric raises $6.5M more in an ongoing Series C — up to $50M planned

The EV-as-a-service player targets $50M in its Series C as gig-economy delivery electrifies.

funding9 Jan 2025·1 min read

BluSmart raising $50M at $335M pre-money as EV ride-hailing scales

The EV cab operator runs 8,500 EVs and a 5,800-station charging network — now raising its Series B.

funding9 Aug 2024·1 min read

Ola Electric's ₹6,146 crore IPO — India's largest EV listing of 2024

Ola Electric's market debut, subscription details, use of proceeds and what it signalled for the Indian EV capital markets.