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Opinion: Tesla Needs to Behave Better

The Truth About Cars

I could write a screed like this just about every week -- it seems like we're constantly hearing about Tesla or one of Elon Musk's other companies cutting corners when it comes to safety, presumably in order to keep the stock price juiced. Having worked in the dealer world, admittedly over 15 years ago, I can say this is probably true.

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Fiat Introduces 600e Across the Pond

The Truth About Cars

We confess to being slightly puzzled by Fiat’s choice in design direction for those headlamps, adding a skiff of body color to the upper reaches of the area’s circle. It can hoover electrons from fast chargers belting out juice up at rates up to 100kW, meaning it should be possible to replenish the battery in about half an hour.

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Ford unveils F-150 Lightning electric pickup; starting at $39,974; arriving in 2022

Green Car Congress

Arriving in spring 2022, F-150 Lightning will be available in four series and two battery options at more than 2,300 EV-certified Ford dealers across the country, with the option for fleet customers to access Ford’s complete ecosystem of connected data and telematics services via Ford Commercial Solutions. America’s No.

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Opinion: Top Ways Volkswagen ID4 is a Game-Changer in 2023

Clean Fleet Report

Luckily, since it’s been designed with families in mind, it’s straightforward to get to grips with, and for anything more complicated, you can usually find a manual for the ID4 with a quick online search. Quality Design and Space Galore! Furthermore, whoever was in charge of its interior design should be promoted asap!

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Visit to Cellestial E-Mobility : Electric Tractor startup

Plug In India

Sid runs a mech design back office, with a team of about 40 people. This is a hybrid design, as in quite a few parts that are used are from a conventional ICE tractor. The Cellestial team thinks that the battery has enough juice to do 1.5 ​ Dealers have been appointed in Jharkhand, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh.

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Our visit to BGauss factory & B8 Electric Scooter Report

Plug In India

The company has about 15 dealers in 4 states at this time, mostly in the South and the West. The Pune dealer is located on Tilak Road, quite close to SP College. The Pune dealer is located on Tilak Road, quite close to SP College. We had a small discussion related to dealer RoI, but that was not too satisfactory.

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Test Report : Hero Electric Optima Electric Scooter

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal ​ The PluginIndia team got the Hero Electric Optima electric scooter from the eGalaxy Motors , dealer in Pune for few days. The vehicle has been designed for range - it promises 100 km+ - and having done about 60 km, am sure that it will deliver on that. There is also a unique dual battery system for 100+ km range.