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Electric trucks like the Tesla Semi are nearing cost parity with diesel, EU studies show

Teslarati

Two new studies from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Transport & Environment (T&E) have suggested that advances in technology would enable battery-powered heavy trucks like the Tesla Semi to become cheaper to own and run compared to their petrol and diesel counterparts.

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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. Is it good value?

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China and Norway Lead the World’s EV Switchover

Cars That Think

Early government investment in charging infrastructure went a long way toward soothing the range anxiety that made car buyers in other places reluctant to make the switch to battery power from gasoline or diesel. Cost parity between battery- and petrol-powered vehicles will happen by 2026 in the U.S. degrees C (2.7

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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. Usually, E-cars have a range of 100 to 150 miles before their batteries need to be recharged.

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

Clean Fleet Report

Built in Thailand, the i300 is part of a worldwide wave of transportation options that are moving from fossil-fuel power to electric. As with battery-powered cars, a low center of gravity delivers great handling, too. Many electric bikes have built-in batteries, which means you need to charge outside or in your garage.

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Kolkata Police to add 226 electric vehicles into its fleet 

Electric Vehicles India

An officer said that the EVs consumes very little electricity to charge about 90 paise to Re 1 per kilometre whereas if we look at the cost of the diesel or petrol vehicle is around Rs 8.5 Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari made it mandatory to use EVs. per kilometre which is very expensive to more than 7 times.

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Shell ditch Hydrogen Refuelling

EV Info

By contrast, more than a million plug-in electric vehicles have been sold in Britain, with almost 250,000 joining the roads this year, as the technology cements its status as the leading low-carbon transport option ahead of a ban on the sale of new conventional petrol and diesel cars in 2030. Today they offer the Mira.