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Public Sector Oil Companies to set up 900 charging stations in TN.

Electric Vehicles India

In a bid to go Green, the Public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) of Tamil Nadu are going to set up 900 charging stations all over the state with the support of Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation, and Bharat Petroleum Corporation. The Public Sector Oil Companies.

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More than 500,000 Mercedes me Adapters activated

Green Car Congress

Connecting the adapter with a smartphone means that connectivity services are no longer solely reserved to customers buying new cars. On their smartphone, customers can keep an eye on everything—from low oil level through low battery voltage to critical tire pressure. The 500,000 th adapter was activated in Malaysia.

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Where Your Author Owns a Used BMW Convertible for a Year

The Truth About Cars

Additionally, BMW doesn’t officially sell badges for the side of the Z4, they want you to buy the mounting assembly. Apart from the badge, at some point later in the summer the only real problem surfaced: The oil level sensor stopped working. When the oil level was checked on the gauge screen it said “INACTIVE,” meaning it’s failed.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

Green Car Congress

In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years. Oil is holding us all hostage, economically and physically. Finally, it’s time to begin.

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California Energy Commission awards nearly $2M to support alternative fuel production and vehicles

Green Car Congress

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of $1,974,330 for the expansion and upgrade of a biodiesel production facility and buy-downs of alternative-fuel vehicles. in Stockton, for the buy-down of 19 propane gas vehicles of 8,501 to 14,000 pounds gross vehicle weight. Yokayo Biofuels, Inc.

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What it took to buy an electric car in Texas: the good, the bad, and the ugly

Green Car Reports

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to locate and purchase or lease a Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid somewhere in the heart of Texas oil country. Hoping to make Tom Cruise proud, I accepted the mission. But first, a bit of perspective: in 2005 I had set out to purchase a Mercury Mariner Hybrid.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge Money Savings

Plug In India

Petrol scooters have a lot of complex parts and an engine that needs oiling. So any battery pack related service will have to be done with your PURE EV dealer. For other manufacturers, check with dealers. For other manufacturers, check with dealers. Some cells due to age might have less voltage when fully charged.

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