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Factory Visit - Felidae e-Bikes : A true Make In India story

Plug In India

So they decided to concentrate on Make rather than buy. Nasik based Slidewell Meilleur Tech, who were earlier vendors to TI cycles’ Sinnar plant, were chosen for that. It would be appreciated by DIY folks, as it will reduce the assembly complexity. Here is where Krishna’s background helped. Krishna is a Ph.D

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Dodge Circuit EV First Drive: electric car makes grand promises on Earth Day

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Can these things add up to make a car that people want to buy? Well need to spend some more time with the car to find out how it holds up over longer drives, but the powertrain tech obviously works. It seems like it still may be cheaper to just buy a well used Lotus Elise and modify it yourself. Small size. New technology.

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VIDEO: Driving a Tesla-powered Smart

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Nokia cellphone batteries for example have been halved in size, which shows just how much better the tech is getting, without even getting into supercapacitors and alternate chemistry. Theres a company in Guernsey (a UK island) which does conversions (the Mk1 shape), but I want a current shape model and a 60 mile range is just fine.

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