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The #1 working mum’s guide to buying the perfect electric car

My Energi

Buying the perfect electric car for Mums. to Google Play Store to purchase a digital parrot. Which was the last petrol / fossil fuel car you owned? The last petrol car I owned was the Mazda 3. If you went and purchased a mini electric and compared it to a petrol mini, the only real difference is that it has no engine.

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Real Life EV Story : Arun has abandoned his ICE cars and only uses Tata Nexon EV

Plug In India

He has not used his Petrol cars and only uses the Nexon EV. He had almost made up his mind to buy the e2o, but was only concerned that with the 100 km range, making trips from Bangalore to his hometown of Mangalore would be impractical. By Atul Gopal We met Mr Arun Somya, who is owner of Tata Nexon EV in Bengaluru.

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EV myths busted: The most common electric vehicle misconceptions

Drive Electric

Unlike petrol cars where filling up requires a trip to the petrol station, you can recharge at home or anywhere with access to electricity. Most major petrol companies have also installed EV chargers at many of their sites. The upfront electric vehicle cost is possibly the biggest barrier for people interested in buying an EV!

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Testing the Rowwet electric scooter : Eleq

Plug In India

I googled and 1500 F capacitors are available. One of the dealer revenue models that was discussed for the Click batteries is to provide charging aka petrol bunks to the Rowwett gaddi owners. I usually buy 20 kg of fruits and veggies in one trip - and had trouble keeping all that on the floorboard. 1 Ah is 3600 Coulomb.

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Tigor EV Highway Drive: Bengaluru - Coimbatore - Ooty - Mysuru

Plug In India

Followed Google Maps to hit Hosur road - and from then on the Maps was switched off. Go to petrol pump owners and find out who are people who are big time consumers. We switched on Google Maps and left for Ooty. Jayram works with Google and has been staying at Seattle for two decades before that. 5,000 upwards.

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My Cycling trip from Agra to Bikaner

Plug In India

Cycled down to Bharatpur town to buy some fruits for the next day’s ride. My favourite ploy is to stop at a petrol pump and ask for dhaba gyan. Google maps instructed us to take the Pilani road and avoid Sikar town to reach the Park Avenue resort. So no free dinner! Neelam turned out to be a take away with three tables.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Cheap to run but expensive to buy, they offer theprospect of low or zero carbon emissions, but manufacturers won’t sell themunless motorists want to buy them – and motorists won’t buy unless the priceis right and there are enough places to charge the batteries. Car buyers were less enthusiastic.