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Call to support current generation of electric vehicles

Green Cars News

Unfortunately for the current generation of electric vehicles, many will not be eligible for the grants, the government’s scheme is likely to assist the sales of the next generation of electric cars and hybrids (such as the plug-in hybrids) which by the government’s own confession are not expected to hit the UK roads until 2011.

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The Climate Change Caravan

Revenge of the Electric Car

Elephant and Reva in India. The Climate Caravan includes ten friends and a solar music band, along with three solar plug-in electric Reva cars. The Revas are traveling 200km per charge on Lithium-Ion batteries (the solar adds 8km extra). Diesel and petrol make too much pollution. Revas at an Indian Gas Station.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. At our Coimbatore hotel, we did try convincing the hotel management to allow us a slow charge, but the plug point was away from the parking - and the electrician did not have a 2.5 We prayed to Mr Hanuman and plugged the car in. 5,000 upwards.