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Renault partners with R-FIT to launch electric retrofit kits in France

Green Car Congress

Renault is launching electric retrofit kits in France in partnership with R-FIT. These kits can be installed on the popular Renault 4, Renault 5 and first generation Twingo. The Renault 5 electric retrofit kit will go on sale in France in September 2023 while the kit for the Twingo will be made available at a later date.

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Power Global, Rap Eco Motors to launch mass electric auto-rickshaw line powered by swappable battery technology

Green Car Congress

Following an initial product launch in April 2022, the companies will partner to manufacture 50,000 electric auto-rickshaws over the next five years, advancing both companies’ roadmaps for “made in India” manufacturing. metric tons annually and eliminate dangerous NO x and PM tailpipe emissions that contribute to air pollution.

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Everything You Need to Know About the Cost of Owning a Car

Clean Fleet Report

Insurance Costs. Auto insurance can be extremely expensive, depending on your driving record, the make and model of your car, and your age and gender. Gas (or electricity) costs need to be factored into your overall cost. Gasoline Costs. After that, depreciation slows down but doesn’t stop. Customizations.

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Get Ford F-150 Raptor Power for Much Less Coin

The Truth About Cars

locking rear axle, remote start, a 12-inch gauge cluster, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto. The looks on Mustang owners’ faces when they get gapped by what looks like a general contractor’s work truck is worth the money, and the kit even comes with a three-year/36,000-mile warranty. The truck also has a 3.73

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CV conversion from ICE to EV is pivot of Kalyani Group’s 4-pronged green growth strategy – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Kalyani Powertrain is trying to keep the cost of the repowered truck to “well within 2X and closer to 1.5X” of its original cost. With right supply chain strategies, the volume will support the cost competitiveness,” he said. He wants to make it easy with the Kalyani repowering kits.

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

Plug In India

One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. The costs of such a conversion will usually be based on your range requirements. Usually, for a 150+ km range car, the cost is around 5-6 lakhs. Challenges for Kit Makers Now here is the big limitation kit providers face.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

Passenger transportation is catered by auto-rickshaws and good’s transportation is mainly handled by three-wheeler tempos in the majority of the small, medium, and big towns of developing and developed countries in the world. The need and design of three-wheeler tempos are different from auto-rickshaws. Start-up E-Trio in India.

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