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Car modifications in India: What is legal and what’s not

Baua Electric

Legal car modifications in India Body kit installation: Body kit installation on a car is legal as long as it is fitted as a bolt-on and doesn’t interfere with the structure of the vehicle. Usually, these kits like body cladding, side panels, front splitter etc are often fitted to cars to enhance the looks of the vehicles.

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BMW revealed 2 Series Active Tourer PHEV

Electric Vehicles India

The new Active Tourer launches with a choice of diesel or mild-hybrid petrol engines in early 2022. If we talk about its operation, the three-cylinder petrol engine powers the front wheels whereas an electric motor drives the rears for all-wheel-drive and an electric driving range of around 50 miles. BMW CE-04 electric scooter.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

My ramblings on the 2022 EV scene I have an electric cycle, which is an eAdicct conversion kit added to a Schnell 26 inch cycle. Electric Scooter prices are competitive compared to petrol scooters. And if you are spending more than 10 lakhs on a petrol or diesel car, you need to get your head examined or read up on EV's.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Weve kept the summary table below generally up-to-date for passenger PHEVs, but not for BEVs, motorcycles or larger vehicles like buses and trucks. They will buy a car and rent or lease the battery and the cost of leasing the battery will be the same as, or less than, the cost theyre paying today for petrol. People wont buy a full car.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

If you build a car as a "kit car" with no real factory, then yes, it will never be an economic success. Theyre not trying to send men to the moon, theyre building an ELECTRIC CAR that uses a petrol motor they already make charging batteries supplied by LG all bolted into a vehicle platform they also already have in production.

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