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CEO’s Take on 2024: Cost efficiency and tech skills make India a global force in auto parts sector, says Nirmal K. Minda, CMD, Uno Minda – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Our commitment began with CNG kit manufacturing in 2010, followed by investments in EV R&D in 2017. Integrating components with IoT will lead to real-time data collection, enabling condition-based monitoring and proactive maintenance. Uno Minda stands out as an early mover in this critical shift.

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CleanFUEL USA partners with Freightliner on new 8.0L propane LPI medium-duty engine

Green Car Congress

Conversion kits also will be available to switch medium-duty gasoline vehicles to run on propane. PERC estimates that operating costs of a propane fleet typically range from 5 to 30% less than a gasoline-powered fleet, when capital costs (vehicle and infrastructure) and operation and maintenance costs are all taken into consideration.

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Five-year Update: Your Author's 2015 Lexus GS 350

The Truth About Cars

After an extended search for something less practical, February 2023 saw the purchase of the white over tan 2010 BMW Z4 with which you may be familiar. As far as other maintenance concerns, the tires still have good tread but technically are past their use by date (4017, manufactured October 2, 2017).

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smart, MINI Unveiling Electric Scooter Concepts at Paris Show; Central Role for Smartphones

Green Car Congress

Both smart and MINI are unveiling electric scooter concepts: the smart escooter and the MINI Scooter E Concept ; both will premiere at the upcoming 2010 Paris Motor Show. The brushless direct current hub drive transmits its power directly to the rear wheel, and is clean and maintenance-free. smart escooter.

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The promise of wireless charging: smaller batteries, longer battery life, fewer charging stations

Charged EVs

I’ve been an advisor to the company since 2010, and I joined as a full-time member of the team about two and a half years ago. There’s ease of operations, ease of maintenance benefits. Charged : I suppose maintenance is also less than with a wired system? Our maintenance schedule is minuscule.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM has announced plans for public sales in 2010, and almost every carmaker now says it will sell PHEVs or highway-speed battery electric vehicles (BEVs) sometime after 2010. Committed to sales of 10,000 or more vehicles in late 2010, with increasing production in 2011. Aims to get Saturn Vue on road in 2010; no production goal.

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

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

is hoping to launch the Volt in late 2010 with a price tag of about $40,000. Also maintenance on these (no oil changes to speak of) etc will cost much less than an internal combution propelled car. It is also flex so that future biomass fuels such as cellulosic ethanol, methanol can be used (no oil). — Volt Enthusiast 7.

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