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Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, says company official

Electric Vehicles India

Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo Cars could go fully electric in India by around 2025, much ahead of its global target of becoming a full electric car company by 2030, a senior company official said on Tuesday. “We will launch C40 BEV, a pure electric vehicle in quarter four of this year.

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Introducing Citroen’s first fully electric hatchback eC3 in India

Electric Vehicles India

Citroen unveils the ec3 in India, its first all-electric hatchback. An all-electric version of the C3 hatchback is already on sale in India. Citroën is also trying to boost sales by exporting the eC3 from India, but this has unfortunately been low. Otherwise, the new EV looks like a petrol car from the inside.

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The environmental impact of electric cars

Drive Electric

If you’re looking at electric cars , environmental impact is probably high on your list of priorities. There are plenty of benefits of making the switch to driving an electric vehicle (EV). Are electric cars better for the environment? This is cleaner and better for the environment than producing petrol and diesel.

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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We will phase out cars with only an internal combustion engine, with petrol hybrid versions as a transitional option as we move towards full electrification. —Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive of Volvo Cars. The new S60 represents the next step in that commitment. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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EV myths busted: Are electric vehicles safer than gas-powered cars?

Drive Electric

Issues like thermal runaway, electrocution, and reports of inextinguishable fires plagued the pioneering electric vehicles. Useful terms: Internal Combustion Engine Vehicle (ICEV) and Electric Vehicle (EV). Petrol and diesel vehicles both use internal combustion engines (ICEs). EV MYTH ONE: EVs catch fire more than petrol cars.

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Why you’ll have to wait for new Mazda EVs: Dedicated electric vehicle platform slated for 2025

EV Central

Mazda has just one fully electric vehicle in its stable at present, the Mazda MX-30 Electric , and has instead invested heavily in new mild-hybrid and plug-in hybrid technology. litre four-cylinder petrol engine with a 100kW electric motor. “For the future, the product, we will disclose at appropriate timing.

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Lotus claims it will be first pure EV sports car brand

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That hasn’t stopped Lotus being bullish in a press release issued this week, saying its decision means it will be the first “established sports car maker in the world to have a fully electric product range”. Among Lotus’ sports car rivals, only Maserati has set a clear deadline for the end of ICE in 2030.

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