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MG Motor India plans new mid-size ICE platform, to double capacity | Autocar Professional

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This all-new platfrom which will first be launched in China sometime this year will spawn a Hector-sized SUV, Innova-sized MPV and even a Honda Civic sized sedan with petrol, strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid and pure electric vehicle options. The new range of products on this all new platform is likely to hit the roads between 2025 and 2027.

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ARAI develops fast chargers for electric vehicles in India

Electric Vehicles India

It has already developed a prototype product and is expected to be completed by October 2022, it said at a press conference on the sidelines of the ‘Round Table To Promote Electric Mobility’ event organised by the Ministry of Heavy Industries. The government wants to install the EV charging chargers by December 2022.

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New Nissan Qashqai in Europe to offer 12V MHEV and upgraded e-POWER powertrains

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—Marco Fioravanti, Vice President, Product Planning, Nissan Automotive Europe. In Standard, the car produces excellent acceleration and lift-off regeneration is tuned to simulate the engine-braking of a conventional petrol vehicle. DiG-T 140PS/160PS 12V ALiS Mild Hybrid.

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Eliminate fuel vehicles in the UK to enlarge the move

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. “We will require new homes and buildings to have electric vehicle charging points,” Johnson told the annual conference of the Confederation of Commerce and Industry (CBI). Last year the British government set a target to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars after 2030.

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Perspective: Europeans in the lead with range extenders for hybrid vehicles; 2nd vs. 3rd generation

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The “ Electric Vehicles—Land, Sea & Air Europe 2011 ” conference and exhibition will take place in Stuttgart, Germany 27–28 June. The company is also producing a US variant of the conference in San Jose, California in November. There will be an investment session and an awards dinner. The answer seems to be no.

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Plug-in Manufacturers Grow

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H ere's the Mazda story thanks to Autocar: Mazda plans Volt rival Autocar August 28, 2008 Autocar has learned that Mazda engineers are hard at work trying to develop a rival to the Chevrolet Volt – a car which uses a petrol engine to charge a battery pack which powers the wheels via an electric motor.

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Ricardo study finds electric and hybrid cars have a higher carbon footprint during production than conventional vehicles, but still offer a lower footprint over the full life cycle

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The report, being released as part of the LowCVP Annual Conference 2011 on 9 June, highlights the increasing importance of accounting for whole life carbon emissions to compare the greenhouse gas emissions of low carbon vehicles. production Estimated emissions in. production. —Greg Archer, LowCVP Managing Director.

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