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Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed for the Indian Electric Vehicles Mission in the country’s Union Budget 2019-20. The finance minister announced a tax break for people who purchase electric vehicles in an attempt to increase their popularity. Revolt Intellicorp. It currently has over 50 distributors across six states.

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Ford CEO: Ford to focus on 5 key areas of innovation: mobility, autonomy, connectivity, customer experience and performance

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Fields said that Ford’s investments in products, people, plants and technology, combined with industry growth, are not only delivering a year of growth in terms of revenue, pricing power, operating margins and profitability in 2014, but are setting the stage for growth in and beyond 2015. That’s a tremendous amount of growth.

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European Automotive Industry Outlines RD Priorities for EU Green Car Initiative

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The Green Car Initiative concentrates on long-term R&D, largely combining existing projects under a clear policy focus and underlining the importance of a joint approach between industries and policy makers. Funding will be spread over four years. €1 These loans usually cover 50% of the total investment.

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A 100 m.p.g. truck? A Bright IDEA | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

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Three years ago, the magazine Popular Mechanics even wrote an article prodding the auto industry for not building the 100 m.p.g. based Fisker plans to produce just 15,000 plug-in hybrids a year, starting later this year, with pricing to start at $87,900. Base price: $109,000. car Because unlike the 100 m.p.g.

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Electric vehicles trends in India

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Electric vehicles have attracted the attention of India’s policy makers as clean technology alternatives due to their multiple advantages like higher efficiency and lower air pollution in short to medium term and reduced CO2 emissions. India is the fifth-largest auto market with 3.49 Market overview. billion in 2020.The

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

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Both cars will be subject to the new CARB rules, but GM and Toyota should have no problem affording the rigorous tests or financing the warranty requirements. The price is high, but you can make up for the initial costs by saving money on gas over time, especially if gas prices rise dramatically again.

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Battery metal price plunge is closing mines and stalling deals – ET Auto

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It’s a dramatic reversal from the ebullience of recent years that sent prices soaring and sparked a rush by some of the auto industry’s biggest players to secure future supply. Now, carmakers are getting cold feet and abandoning deal discussions, according to mining investment bankers and industry executives.

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