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Junkyard Find: 2002 Daewoo Nubira SE Sedan

The Truth About Cars

Today, it's the turn of the third member of the 2000-2002 Daweoo triumvirate: The compact Nubira, an example of which I found in a Denver self-service yard last week. The CEO of Daewoo fled South Korea in 1999 to avoid criminal charges, the company went bankrupt in 2000 , and the bad news for Daewoo just kept coming as the new century began.

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Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Maruti 800 | 1983-2014 To say the 800 is a legend would be an understatement; it is the cornerstone on which Maruti Suzuki was built. Also see: Maruti Gypsy Electric review: Future-proofing an icon Maruti Swift | 2005-present The hot-looking Swift was instrumental in changing the way buyers perceived Maruti Suzuki in India.

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History of Electric Vehicles in India

Get Electric Vehicle

2000 – BHEL developed an eighteen-seater electric bus in 2000. TATA Motors, Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, and a slew of other firms have begun to sell battery and hybrid electric vehicles in India. The cars were powered by a 72-volt lead-acid battery. With the help of MNES, 200 electric vans were created and operated in Delhi.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

I heard that you can change zones 3 times and then you have to purchase another car. In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. Thas why this dingy ole thing wont work on regular plugs ere in britan!