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History of Electric Vehicles in India

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Also, REVA Bangalore entered the electric vehicle market in 2001 with a vehicle developed by an American business (Amerigon). Also, there are many other companies big and small that have entered the game and we have discussed them in earlier articles in great detail. The vehicle was equipped with an advanced PMSM driving system.

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BaaS: Improving the EV Experience through Battery Swapping

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  As we have mentioned in previous articles, the cost of EV batteries is linked to the higher price of EVs. Chetan Maini, who founded Reva Electric Automobile Company in 1996 and introduced India’s first electric car, the Reva, is the brains behind the concept and making waves in different cities in the country.

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Driving the Tata Tiago.ev electric car from Mumbai to Pune - A Test Report

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So don't don't listen to western articles and western videos talking about western electric cars where most of them use NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt) batteries. If you see even the Reva e2o which was created by Chetan Maini and his team back in 2012 there was integration between the screen here and the drivetrain. You have to do it.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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The company had already delivered more than 700 vehicles by the end of September, 2009 (see article ). It has a 50mile all-electric range and features the Q-Drive technology, a series hybrid system that mates the engine with a generator to provide an electrical connection and recharge the batteries (see article ).

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SiliconRepublic.com: IBM to build smart grid for electric cars - R&D

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Are You Plugged In?

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Here is the full text of the entire article, in case the link goes bad: [link]. C: Reva Electric Car’s Revai. The Wall Street Journal assesses your EV readiness. Are You Plugged In? By Mara Lemos Stein. By MARA LEMOS STEIN. Some of the first plug-in electric passenger vehicles are slated to roll onto U.S. streets later this year.

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

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Jay’s first EV was the DC motor Reva, which he bought way back in the early 2000s. I remembered reading an article which said that sailors could exceed wind speeds too. The solid powders that come out are sent over to cement plants who use it as an ingredient in their manufacturing process. So was his wife.