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History of Electric Vehicles in India

Get Electric Vehicle

Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Hyundai, Mahindra, Chevrolet, BMW, and Renault are among the companies producing revolutionary electric automobiles today. “ Electric vehicles are the future,” You hear it often and we proclaim it all the time. Do we, however, have any knowledge of the history of electric vehicles? The Future.

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German OEMs to upgrade emissions control on 5.3M Euro 5 and 6 diesels, contribute to €500M Sustainable Mobility fund

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Left to right: Rupert Stadler (Audi), Dr. Herbert Diess (Volkswagen), Matthias Müller (Volkswagen), Dr. Dieter Zetsche (Daimler), Harald Krüger (BMW), Matthias Wissman (President of VDA). Purchase subsidies for low-emission municipal commercial vehicles. At Wednesday’s National Diesel Forum. Click to enlarge.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

Clean Fleet Report

For some Americans it gives a chance to drive and experience a different car, maybe an electric car they might be thinking of purchasing. Where it used to be Hertz or Avis–or a taxi–the choices now are much more complex. According to Navigant Research, it’s not going to change soon. We covered the start-up here.

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Geely invests in Carbon Recycling Intl.; vehicles fueled by methanol from CO2, water and renewable energy

Green Car Congress

The investment consists of an initial investment and additional purchases of CRI equity over a 3-year period. Geely’s CRI investment and work with renewable methanol is similar to the approach Audi is taking with its own e-fuels projects—producing very low carbon liquid or gaseous fuels using only renewable energy, water and CO 2.

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FedEx and VW EV Plans, Second GM Battery Factory – EV Week in Review: Mar 2 – Mar 8

EV Adoption

The announcement is specifically for VW-branded vehicles and does not apply to other brands in the VW portfolio (Audi, Porsche, SEAT, Bentley, etc.). For example, by 2025, 50% of FedEx Express global PUD vehicle purchases will be electric, rising to 100% of all purchases by 2030. In the U.S. Source: Environmental Defense Fund.

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