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

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The third-largest emitter globally, India has a strong dependence upon 2- and 4-stroke three-wheel vehicles powered by fossil fuels, which serve as essential last-mile transport yet contribute to the country’s air quality crisis.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils 5 battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles; I.D. BUZZ CARGO

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Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). A DC/DC converter supplies the on-board electronics with 12 volts. The electric motor is supplied with electricity from a 37.3 Market introduction of the three-wheel cycle will be in 2019. Energy for the electric motor is supplied by a lithium-ion battery.