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Tech Talk: how inductive charging will let you charge while driving | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

It works like a now familiar wireless phone charger or the ignition coil that generates the sparks to ignite fuel in petrol engines. Recently, the company behind that tech, Electreon, installed a public charging roadway, claimed to be the first in the US, on a stretch of road in Detroit.

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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

She drove a Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham model car , as electric cars were considered safer than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the early 20 th century, which had a tendency to experience occasional explosions. Clara played a significant role in popularizing electric vehicles before the First World War.

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Top 7 Best, Classy and Fastest Electric Cars In Today?s World

DIY Electric Car

Over the years, we were made to believe that petrol is the best option to run cars. Also, it raises awareness not only to manufacturers but also consumers that we don�t need to be dependent on petrol for our transportation. Detroit Electric SP:01. It can help curb our dependence to petrol. Why make electric cars?

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Lexus names price for new IS hybrid

Green Cars News

litre petrol engine. First revealed at the Detroit Motor [.]. Set to make its European debut in Geneva next month, the new IS range will be priced from £26,495, starting with the non-hybrid IS 250, fitted with just a 2.5

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Mercedes to reveal E-Class diesel-hybrid

Green Cars News

Mercedes-Benz looks set to be the next car maker to start producing diesel hybrids, as it is revealed that the car maker will send two such cars to the Detroit Motor Show. Both models are E-Class models, with a E 300 Bluetec Hybrid diesel-electric for Europe and a E 400 petrol-electric for the US market. [.].

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Toyota sets thermal efficiency target for hybrid cars

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As it aims to make its vehicles even more fuel efficient, Toyota is exploring two concepts that will deliver petrol engines with more than 45 per cent thermal efficiency. According to Koichi Nakata of Toyota, speaking at the SAE 2011 High Efficiency IC Engines Symposium in Detroit, the engines would be applied to future hybrid [.].

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Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Strikes Partnership to Capture The Indian EV Market

Get Electric Vehicle

Our teams across India, UK and Detroit are passionately creating a breath-taking future.” Currently, petrol and diesel vehicles dominate the market, but at the 2021 Climate Summit in Glasgow, India committed to solely registering emission-free passenger cars and vans from 2035 forward. Conclusion. Conclusion.

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