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IEEE Society Restores Electricity To a Nepali School

Cars That Think

Until recently, the residents of Melamchi, Nepal, cooked meals and heated water for bathing over a wood-burning stove. Schoolchildren didn’t have access to the Internet or reliable electric lighting for studying after dark. The project in Nepal was supported by funds Kiani raised through the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society.

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Forecast: global 3-wheeler market to grow at CAGR of 13% through 2019

Green Car Congress

T), fuel consumption (gasoline/diesel / compressed natural gas / liquefied petroleum gas), and engine type (front, rear, 2-stroke, 4-stroke, 150cc, 175cc, 200cc, 400cc). Underdeveloped countries in Africa like Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique and Egypt and their Asian counter parts like Nepal, Bangladesh, etc.,

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Toyota Connected’s ‘Cabin Awareness’ concept uses new tech to detect occupants

Green Car Congress

—Simon Roberts, managing engineer, TCNA, who has spearheaded the development process. First, a warning light signals on the instrument cluster. Emergency lights flash. This winning idea quickly grew support following the Hackathon, allowing Roberts to assemble a team of engineers and further develop the technology.

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Best electric scooters in India 2023

Electric Vehicles India

The TVS iQube has all the modern features you need, including LED lighting, a full-color TFT instrument panel, USB charging port, under-seat helmet storage, and a plug-and-play charger. As of 2018, Ampere Vehicles is part of Greaves Cotton, one of the nation’s largest engineering firms.

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Power Electric Scooter Buyers Guide | Mid 2021

Plug In India

Basically they have used software and hardware engineering to protect the battery pack. 75+ dealerships Pan India and Nepal. The most impressive aspect of the company PureEV is the manic focus on battery engineering at their RnD center at IIT Hyderabad. This improves the energy density of the cells. We tested it and we love it.

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