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Maruti Suzuki to Launch Electric and CNG Variants in India

Green Car Congress

Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest car company by sales, plans to launch electric and compressed natural gas (CNG) variants for three or four models in the Indian market. “We We are developing electric car technology for India. A CNG kit currently costs over Rs 40,000 [US$800] and that is expensive. in Maruti Suzuki.

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Smith Electric trucks go stateside

Green Cars News

Electric trucks created in Washington, Tyne & Wear are today on the roads of Washington DC. Four major US corporations and two utility companies took delivery of the Smith Newton, the largest road-going electric truck in North America. Newton was launched in the UK by Smith Electric Vehicles in 2006.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

I hope to document my findings here as i use this ground breaking electric scooter from OLA Electric. I used an electric car for 8 years from 2013 to 2021. My ramblings on the 2022 EV scene I have an electric cycle, which is an eAdicct conversion kit added to a Schnell 26 inch cycle. I did not need a car.

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MAEAA Web Links

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volkswagen Rabbit :Zigs Amazing Electric Vehicle VolkswagenRabbit : Bill Dubes Wild Electwik Wabbit VolkswagenRabbit : yduJ drives an electric car! EV conversions in Canada CommuterCars: Builders of the "Tango" tandem EV Currie Technologies: Homeof US ProDrive Electric Scooters and Electric Bicycles. Nice folks.

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Electric Cars and a Smarter Grid - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Electric cars and a smart electric grid have a bright future, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion on the subject that I attended last Friday in Boston. “I Mr. Thesen said that a factory in Turkey was being refurbished to be able to produce 100,000 electric vehicles a year.

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

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal The PluginIndia team went on an electric car drive using the Tata Tigor EV. This will show how Electric cars can be practical and more enjoyable on a highway ride! His first car was a Premier Padmini - an air conditioned one, mind you. He is looking at adding more electric beasts to his stable.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Volkswagen CEO says "Future belongs to electric cars," has gained German government support for development. When people start driving electric cars, where will the electricity come from? When Lutz first proposed creating an electric car in 2003, the idea "bombed" inside GM, he says. "I

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