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Car modifications in India: What is legal and what’s not

Baua Electric

In fact, performing some weird modifications to your car may lead you to legal trouble. If you are planning to modify your car, here is a comprehensive guide with a list of legal and illegal modifications in India. Colour change: Changing a car’s colour is completely legal in India, but is subject to RTO’s approval.

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BMW: “We don’t cheat”; diesel is needed to hit CO2 targets; call for WLTP and RDE

Green Car Congress

We observe the legal requirements in each country and fulfill all local testing requirements. BMW noted that in two studies carried out by the ICCT, results confirmed that the BMW X5 and 13 other BMW vehicles tested comply with the legal requirements concerning NO x emissions.

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Car more than 15 years old? State govts announce discounts for scrapping; 5 things to know about how to scrap an old car – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Under the government’s vehicle scrapping policy , personal vehicles purchased with petrol or diesel fuel require re-registration after 15 years. Petrol vehicles have a maximum age limit of 15 years, while diesel vehicles have a maximum age limit of 10 years. The approval is valid for only 5 years.

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

With the introduction of the Clean Car Discount in 2022, the skyrocketing prices of petrol and diesel across the country, and the increasing number of EVs available in New Zealand , we are seeing more EVs on our roads than ever before. Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs).

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Micromobility: Zapp Scooters Bring Style, Range and Fun to Urban Riding

Clean Fleet Report

Top speed is rated at 60 miles per hour—plenty for urban living, considering these are not freeway legal rides. California and other states have clean vehicle incentive and rebate programs, and a federal tax credit has been available. Zapp claims that the 20-horsepower (18 kilowatt/kW) motor pulls the bike from 0-31 mph in a brisk 2.35

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London and Paris launch car scoring initiative based on real-world emissions; ICCT the technical lead

Green Car Congress

The scores will be made easily available to citizens through dedicated websites. Zurich remote sensing data shows a wide disparity between petrol and diesel car NO x emissions, and substantial noncompliance by diesel cars. Paris and London have committed to launch their data online by the end of 2017. Earlier post.). Source: The ICCT.

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Should Ioniq 5, Polestar 2 and Volvo XC40 EV Drivers be able use Tesla destination chargers?

EVolution

While Tesla destination chargers are usually signposted with a red 'Tesla Vehicle Charging Only', the fact that these spaces are often empty combined with the availability of adaptors kind of makes other EV owners go.eh, why not? An Outlander PHEV plugged into a Tesla HPWC using a TeslAnything Adaptor. Photo: Sean Thomson.

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