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Hero Electric and Mahindra Group Join Hands To Conquer EV Space

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Hero Electric and Mahindra Group established a strategic partnership in the electric vehicle (EV) market. To accommodate market demand, Mahindra Group will produce Hero Electric’s most popular electric motorcycles, the Optima and NYX, in their Pithampur facility in Madhya Pradesh, the firms stated in a joint statement.

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Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

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Amazon and Flipkart changed the way we shop, Tesla has done the same with electric cars they changed the way the world looked at electric cars. Nitin Gadkari, India’s transport minister, who has stated that he drives an electric vehicle , has urged people to support the transition to electric vehicles.

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Navigant Research forecasts new EV global sales of > 346,000 units in 2014; 10 predictions for the year

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Broadly, Navigant expects expansion in both the higher end of the market (thereby putting competitive pressure on Tesla Motors), as Audi, BMW, Cadillac, Mercedes, Saab, and Volvo introduce their first plug-in cars. Electric motorcycles breakout. Nonetheless, 2014 may be a breakout year for e-motorcycles.

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The origins of NDEW and DEED

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When Obama took office in 2009, while it may seem inconceivable today, consumers could purchase only one mass-produced EV, a Tesla Roadster. Aerial shot of parade cars assembled before parade launch, 2009. Fran Pavley is well known. But some of us back then still owned Toyota RAV 4 EVs. Courtesy Zan Dubin-Scott.

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California Energy Commission awards $9.6M to 8 projects on electric vehicles, natural gas and biofuels

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. $505,381 to San Francisco-based Mission Motor Company to help it bring its prototype electric vehicle components to commercial production. In 2007 the company developed Mission One, a high performance electric motorcycle. Earlier post.) Natural gas-powered vehicle fueling.