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MAN Lion’s City 18 E articulated electric bus to begin practical testing in Barcelona and Cologne later this year

Green Car Congress

In contrast to electric motors positioned close to the wheel hubs, these models are easier to access and have a simpler design. As such, transport operators benefit when it comes to maintenance work and the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). —Rudi Kuchta, Head of Business Unit Bus at MAN Truck & Bus.

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

It is very important to study retrofitting and hybrid three-wheelers in detail to understand how they can fill the gap of transition from ICE based system to a fully electrically operated model. These vehicles will have a social impact on consumers as they are cost-effective vehicles. Cost of an auto-rickshaw in India.

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Audis e-tron quattro EV: evolutionary powertrain with a dash of revolution for production in 2018; MLB evo

Green Car Congress

The e-tron quattro is based on Audi’s MLB evo—the second-generation of the modular longitudinal matrix toolkit (MLB, earlier post ), and is, at the same time, potentially contributing to the development of the elements of that toolkit, especially with respect to a modular electric drive component. —Siegfried Pint.

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2020’s best electric cars

Drive Electric

With the first UK deliveries of the Polestar 2 Fastback coming in June 2020, this exciting fully-electric car has a 78kWh battery pack which produces a mighty WLTP range of 292 miles. The performance is astonishing and combined with those classic Porsche lines that are so appealing to the eye, the Taycan is a serious piece of kit.

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