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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

One was the conversion kit by Hyderabad based e-Trio, and the other was Pune based Northway Motorsports. Your electric car will also be more reliable and require much less maintenance than a pollution car. Only when a kit provider has successfully got certified can they start selling the kit in the market.

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Top 5 electric vehicles books you must read

Electric Vehicles India

Due to the ICE vehicles combustion, the world is suffering from air pollution and its related problems. The Electric Vehicle Conversion Handbook-How to Convert Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, and Bicycles — Includes EV Components, Kits, and Project Vehicles. Let us now look for the Top 5 electric vehicles books that you must read. .

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Retrofitting three-wheeler to electric 

Electric Vehicles India

All such vehicles especially after the vehicle age of 8 to 10 years can be retrofitted to make them operational in city areas where pollution is a big issue. The concept of hybrid vehicles needs to be incorporated into the tricycle market segment to meet the pollution requirements of the city and its exterior. Start-up E-Trio in India.

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How to “Green” Your Car

Clean Fleet Report

The car market, including secondhand vehicles, is very expensive at the moment, so not everyone has the luxury of just getting up, going to their local dealer and buying a new EV or even a new car that isn’t a gas guzzler. A well-maintained engine runs happier and cleaner, emitting fewer pollutants into the air. Maybe a Tune-Up?

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

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. No one wants air pollution in our cities. I had no issues, but with OLA's dealer-less model, i guess we need to get used to his kind of a thing. There are good knowledgeable EV dealers out there.

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Will CARB’s New Rules Damage EV Startups?

Revenge of the Electric Car

Consequently, gasoline-power vehicles pollute the most when the engine is first turned on in the morning after being off for many hours. This high-pollution moment is referred to as a cold start. However, it’s possible for plug-in hybrids to have several of these high-pollution moments in a single afternoon of driving.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Most Americans commute less than 40 miles daily, so that most days they would consume practically NO combustible fuel, na d not pollute the environment while driving or idling. April 18, 2009 1:03 pm Link Writing from Panama where we could use a few more electric cars to reduce pollution. Give them the choice, and they’ll shift.

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