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

Green Car Congress

Simultaneously, with fuel prices surging as much as 20% in the last six months, and the cumulative costs of internal combustion engine-vehicle maintenance, drivers are increasingly turning to cost-effective electric auto-rickshaws as the modern and reliable vehicles of choice.

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Road Test: 2021 Genesis GV80 2.5T RWD Prestige

Clean Fleet Report

Maintenance – Three years/36,000 miles. To learn more about the technology in the GV80, you can go here. One very cool feature is the Blind Spot View Monitor. When using the right or left turn signal, a camera comes on automatically, showing the rear view down the side of the GV80, depending on which direction is being turned.

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

Cars That Think

Technicians revamp the car’s electrical wiring, including the notoriously unreliable 12-volt circuits. EV conversions here and elsewhere are seizing both imaginations and wallets, as classic-car fans focus on improved performance, reliability, and ease of maintenance, with the environmental benefits a green icing on the cake.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Micro :Electronics, Kits, Surplus, Online Catalog Cand H Sales Co.: EV conversions in Canada CommuterCars: Builders of the "Tango" tandem EV Currie Technologies: Homeof US ProDrive Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles. Nice folks. Battery chargers and DC/DC converters. Alltronics American Science& Surplus B.G. Fair RadioSales Co.:

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric car supporters are rising to defend General Motors’ development of the Chevy Volt after the Obama Administration’s automotive task force proclaimed that the car was probably too expensive to be commercially successful in the near future. is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. and Chrysler.

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Toyota introduces 2012 Prius Plug-in Hybrid

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VDC up to 650 volts DC. The on-board charging system accommodates single pulse DC 110/220 volt input, and is compliant to SAE J1772 standards. In place of a spare tire, the Prius Plug-in carries a tire-sealing kit and inflator. Controlled by the hybrid ECU, the PCU boost converter raises 201.6

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2024 Toyota bZ4X Review

Baua Electric

Recharging is 11kW for AC charging, and up to 150kW for DC charging, with the bZ4X running a 400-volt architecture. Servicing is every 12 months/15,000km, which is more regular than some rival EVs that offer biannual maintenance intervals. Choose FWD, and the 0-100km/h time is 7.5 seconds, while the AWD punches its card at 6.9sec.

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