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JSW Group to produce locally manufactured battery cells in Orissa within 18-24 months | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The investment in Odisha will be made by JSW Group on a standalone basis and the money will go into battery manufacturing, cell to pack manufacturing. Parth Jindal, Member of Steering Committee of JSW MG Motor India JV, told reporters that to make the new energy vehicles more accessible it is critical for the JV company to localise the cells.

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Tank 500 Ultra Review: Is this the electrified 4×4 wagon that signals the end for Toyota’s dirty diesels?

EV Central

Instead of being diesel like virtually all its rivals, the Tank 500 is electrified via a petrol-electric hybrid powertrain. litre four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine tuned to run on the more efficient Miller cycle. The petrol engine can run on 91 RON unleaded, claims an 8.5L/100km It’s a combination of a 2.0-litre SCORE: 3.5/5

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Top Maxi Electric Scooters in India 2021-22 

Electric Vehicles India

kWh lithium-ion battery that can be charged in 3 to 4 hrs. The yellow-coloured Okinawa Cruiser is definitely one of the most awaited scooters from Okinawa. The yellow-coloured Okinawa Cruiser is definitely one of the most awaited scooters from Okinawa. The motor gets power from a 4 kWh lithium-ion battery. Yamaha EC-01.

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Lexus confrims plug-in RX 450h+ for Australia

EV Central

We are definitely getting it, we want to get it as soon as possible. litre petrol four-cylinder engine and front and rear e-motors for a combined output of 227kW. An 18.1kWh lithium-ion battery pack supports an electric-only range of up to 65km. 2023 Lexus model range. “We It employs a 2.5-litre

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Nissan X-Trail e-Power review: Is it better than a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid?

EV Central

We will get to how it all works in a moment, but the short version is that, while you still get a petrol engine with your electric motors, the former is only used to recharge the battery or deliver power to the motors — it never actually drives the wheels — giving you what Nissan calls an “EV-like” drive experience, and improved fuel efficiency.

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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. We’ve shown that it is possible.

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Look out LandCruiser, Patrol, Range Rover, Benz, BMW: Huge, powerful, pricey BYD Yangwang U8 SUV confirmed for Australia

EV Central

A far cry from the affordable battery electric vehicles led by the Atto 3 with which BYD has established in Australia, the plug-in hybrid Yangwang’s Chinese price converts to about $240,000 here. We know how good that vehicle is and we know that there’s a very strong market in the right hand drive segments,” he insisted.

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