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History of Electric Vehicles in India

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The cars were powered by a 72-volt lead-acid battery. It had an AC induction motor and a 96V lead-acid battery pack as its power source. The main issue with these vehicles was their lack of consistency, short battery life, and extremely high battery costs. In India, around 500000 e-rickshaws were sold in 2016-17.

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This Idea Wasn't All Wet: The Sensing Water-Saving Shower Head Debuts

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Oasense’s team has been granted several patents related to their device, the first filed by Schneider in 2016. Oasense In 2016, Schneider decided to run a Kickstarter campaign to see if the gadget could attract broad interest. Oasense officially launched its product, Reva , in August.

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Meeting the Founder of PMV Electric - India's Electric Micro Car

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At 3 m length, it is good enough for two rows of seats, The e2o was a 2 door - and Mahindra Reva felt that it could have been easier to sell with 4 doors. The earlier prototypes of the EaS-E were trikes - because quadricycles were not allowed in 2016. The website mentions a 50,000 km, 3 year warranty on the battery pack.

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