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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

By Abhishek & Kamlesh ​ In this episode of Electric Car Watch, we will talk about the challenges facing electric car conversions and what the industry and agencies can do better to make it easier. One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports.

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VW joins China auto price war, offers up to $5,820 discount on ID. series EVs

CN EV Post

The price war in China's auto industry continues, with Volkswagen becoming the latest to join in. In addition to the discount, FAW-Volkswagen is offering consumers a free camping kit worth RMB 4,900. FAW-Volkswagen's retail sales of NEVs in January-February were 9,572 units, down 8.3 family of models, according to the poster.

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Freescale introduces new family of image cognition processors for automotive camera applications

Green Car Congress

The family, along with the accompanying libraries, hardware and software development kits, gives automakers a set of tools to design smart camera applications. Many of today’s car buyers are demanding more infotainment and safety features, including front, rear-facing and surround-view cameras. SCP2200 family block diagram.

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Mercedes-Benz to become equal shareholder in Automotive Cells Company (ACC) with Stellantis and TotalEnergies

Green Car Congress

Joining ACC is the next step on the luxury car maker’s strategic course from “Electric first” to “Electric only”. On top of that we can help to ensure that Europe remains at the heart of the auto industry even in an electric era.

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ALTe Developing Series Plug-in Hybrid Powertrains for Conversion and OEM Applications

Green Car Congress

Prior to Tesla, Thomas was Director of Special Projects at Magna Steyr, VP and Division General Manager at auto supplier Collins & Aikman, and a powertrain component design engineer and powertrain system project and project engineer for 10 years. The company will deliver these powertrain kits to a dealer network to be established.

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CEO’s Take on 2024: Cost efficiency and tech skills make India a global force in auto parts sector, says Nirmal K. Minda, CMD, Uno Minda – ET Auto

Baua Electric

However, this disparity is anticipated to narrow gradually, fueled by rising disposable income and ushering in a lucrative market for the auto industry. Beyond income growth, several factors are converging to propel the industry forward. Uno Minda stands out as an early mover in this critical shift.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. A side benefit could be plugging in appliances to the car while camping rough. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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