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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Test Reports : Ather 450X Gen 3 vs Ola Electric S1 Pro | Electric Scooter Comparison

Plug In India

Video: Ather 450X Gen3 vs OLA S1 pro : Comparison Test Report | हिन्दी with subtitles Atul's Notes We had done our first Ather test ride about 3 years ago. Even petrol vehicles are prone to fires, even after a hundred years of engineering. We did extensive riding and testing on both the models.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. A typical petrol-powered ICE car emits about 4.6 So an ICE car running on petrol over a period of 8 years, a petrol car will emit 40.56

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

The only by products are water and a fair degree of heat, the latter indicating a degree of inefficiency and wasted energy. Second, while hydrogen can be otherwise produced through the electrolysis of water, this process requires huge amounts of clean and fresh water – a vital and highly valuable commodity of life that can’t be wasted.

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Mercedes-Benz adds LPG dual fuel Sprinter variant to line-up

Green Car Congress

The particulate emissions of LGT engines are virtually zero, while emissions of nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, as well as sulphur dioxide, are significantly reduced in comparison with diesel engines. Along with the standard 100-liter (26 gallons US) gasoline tank, the Sprinter 316 LGT with 3.5

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

My Energi

What I do know, is how fossil fuel vehicles have contributed heavily to poor air quality in our towns and cities, damage to the environment, soil and water quality and have contributed to the depletion of the ozone layer! Which was the last petrol / fossil fuel car you owned? The last petrol car I owned was the Mazda 3.

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New Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E PERFORMANCE 680hp hybrid with technology transfer from Formula 1

Green Car Congress

For comparison, conventional batteries without direct cooling of the cells achieve about half this figure. Another outstanding feature is the two-stage petrol injection. The cylinder head is cooled by a mechanical high-performance water pump; the crankcase is cooled by a second, electrically driven water pump.

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