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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

Baua Electric

With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. The Indian government has introduced various incentives and initiatives, such as subsidies and tax benefits, to promote the adoption of electric autos.

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EPA: GHG emissions standards for cars and light trucks should be revised; joint process with NHTSA (updated with more reactions)

Green Car Congress

Negative reaction to the widely expected announcement was voluminous and vociferous: Ceres: “Rolling back the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) and emissions standards will undermine the global competitiveness of the US auto industry. California Air Resources Board Chair Mary D. This decision takes the U.S.

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Ford, Volkswagen, and GM Explore EV-Powered Houses

Cars That Think

No less an auto industry titan as Ford has also made bidirectional charging a selling point of their F-150 Lightning electric truck, reportedly slated to roll off the lines this year. Cleaner power—and energy sourcing—is a more pressing concern. And that’s much cheaper than a new $1,300 kit.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. Also EV’s have another advantage, as the grid gets cleaner your EV will emit less and less emissions.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

Even on land, getting oil from tar sands depletes water and other resources and doubles oil’s carbon footprint. Well, America’s auto industry delivered over 100,000. That helped us become the world’s greatest industrial power. It helps that the auto industry will be building more efficient new vehicles.

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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

Green Car Congress

We can surmise that this is partially attributed to the auto industry targeting wealthier areas with marketing campaigns, and also because information and guidance about electric vehicles and subsidy programs is not distributed evenly across all populations. public transportation or car- sharing). —Rubin and St-Louis (2016).

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This Volvo and Harris Poll Study investigates the state of EVs in America

Current EV

2 In fact, many believe we will not be able to live without these vehicles in a resource-constrained future. Volvo Cars is taking a bold lead with electrification in the auto industry. This ambitious announcement highlights Volvo’s commitment to take the industry lead and embrace a cleaner mobility.

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