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Dealing with Petroleum Addiction, British Style

Plugs and Cars

The Times Online reports the British government's Department for Transport (DfT) has conducted a safety test on the all-electric Reva G-Whiz and found it wanting. Concerned with the results, the DfT took the unusual step of releasing its finding early and is "urgently seeking a review of the European regulations covering the sale of the cars."

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Indian Government Adds Electric-Car Purchase Incentives To Boost Sales

Green Car Reports

Offering cash or tax reductions for buying electric cars, or offering perks like parking or carpool lane access, can go along away toward getting hesitant buyers over the hump. Government incentives have been vital to electric-car adoption in the many countries that have enacted them so far.

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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

Get Electric Vehicle

According to research, a client may lease an electric car battery for eight years for the same price as buying a new electric vehicle battery pack. With EV sales in China dropping in the first half of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 outbreak and reduced subsidies, manufacturers are looking for new methods to boost profits. Conclusion.

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Call to support current generation of electric vehicles

Green Cars News

Unfortunately for the current generation of electric vehicles, many will not be eligible for the grants, the government’s scheme is likely to assist the sales of the next generation of electric cars and hybrids (such as the plug-in hybrids) which by the government’s own confession are not expected to hit the UK roads until 2011.

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Green Automotive Company to Acquire Going Green Limited, biggest retailer of EVs in Europe

Green Car Congress

California-based Green Automotive Company, having recently acquired Liberty Electric Cars Ltd in Europe ( earlier post ), has signed a binding agreement to buy UK-based electric vehicle distributor Going Green Limited. Green Automotive Company is a niche vehicle design, engineering, manufacturing, and sales company.

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Electric Car Watch #10: Tata, Mahindra vs Tesla vs Chinese vs MNC’s

Plug In India

Sales of Tata, Mahindra, Maruti - The Big 3​ The BIG 3 Indian car companies dominate the passenger car segment in India. Here are some numbers for November 2021- Maruti leads the passenger vehicle sector with sales of 109,726 units - of course Maruti has 0 electric cars in their portfolio, so all of those are pollution cars.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

We chatted up with Jayasuriya, the state head of TML for Electric Vehicle sales. Jay’s first EV was the DC motor Reva, which he bought way back in the early 2000s. Jayram was looking at buying a used E2O, but one of his friends who has one has had service issues. Sales are incidentally back to normal now.