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Things to Keep in mind while buying an Electric Car insurance.

Electric Vehicles India

Keep in mind some special features of the Electric Car insurance: Before you buy Electric car insurance you must know a few things because Electric car insurance is quite different from petrol/diesel vehicles. The charging time for most electric cars is somewhere between 5 and 10 hours.

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Volkswagen cites “strong customer reluctance” amid low EV sales

Teslarati

Volkswagen is cutting electric vehicle production at its Emden plant in northwest Germany. And as per recent comments from the veteran automaker, the adjustment is partly due to “strong customer reluctance,” which is leading to lower-than-expected electric car sales. With the extensively revised ID.3

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Confirmed! Electric Toyota LandCruiser family has on-road rather than off-road focus, could be on-sale as soon as 2026

EV Central

The electric LandCruiser will be sold alongside the famed hard-core diesel 300 Series wagon and the LC70 workhorse. READ MORE: Get out of the way diesel!

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Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV review: Plug-in SUV saves money, comes at a cost

EV Central

It shares an all-new platform with the purely petrol Outlander version. litre combustion petrol engine allied with twin electric motors, a 20kWh lithium-ion battery pack and all-wheel-drive. For a plug-in hybrid it is, but those prices are some $15,000 more than the equivalent Outlander petrol versions.

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Toyota Chairman says full EV transition isn’t the answer, advocates for hybrids

Baua Electric

Toyoda has reportedly said that battery-propelled full electric vehicles will reach a maximum market share of 30 per cent globally, while the rest of the 70 per cent will be divided among hybrids, hydrogen fuel cell cars and traditional internal combustion engine-powered petrol and diesel cars.

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Electric cars and accessibility: What drivers with disabilities need to know

Drive Electric

Likewise, any driver who is sensitive to loud noises – for example someone who has tinnitus – will enjoy the welcome relief of a quiet, battery-powered vehicle. EVs are actually so quiet that they often have to be fitted with external sound emitters to ensure pedestrians know a car is nearby. that electric cars present.

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Consortium successfully runs silicon carbide multiport DC-DC converter in EV

Green Car Congress

A consortium led by motorsport and technology company Prodrive has successfully run a silicon carbide-based multiport DC-DC converter in an electric car. Prodrive has worked on hybrid and electric vehicle programs for more than a decade, starting with a prototype four-wheel drive parallel petrol/electric hybrid built in 2001.

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