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Top 5 Electric Vehicle Start-Ups in India

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Nitin Gadkari, India’s transport minister, who has stated that he drives an electric vehicle , has urged people to support the transition to electric vehicles. There are few promising electric vehicle startups in India that have the potential to revolutionise the Indian electric vehicle motor sector. Tork Motors. Conclusion.

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McMaster switched reluctance motor spinout Enedym closes $15M funding round

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Enedym, a switched reluctance motor (SRM) spinout from McMaster University, closed a $15-million financing round from an international group of strategic investors within the US, Canada, Europe, and India, including P&A Paletta Giving Inc., TRIO Capital Group Inc., Napino Group, KWG Capital Inc., Earlier post.).

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Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

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is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual global welfare costs of trillions of dollars, However, no one knows what city has the highest level of the pollution. In India, for example, there is just one monitor for every 6.8 Exposure to ambient PM 2.5 million people.

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Global study shows uneven urbanization among large cities in the last two decades

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New Delhi in India, Cairo in Egypt, Lagos in Nigeria). 21 cities (2.5%) from low-income countries (e.g. Due to the rapid economic growth in the study period, China invested a large amount of resources into infrastructure construction for advancing the urban living environment. New York in US, Tokyo in Japan).

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8 Products That Excel at Protecting Children’s Digital Privacy

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In the IEEE Standards Association ’s continued effort to help organizations create a safe, secure, privacy-preserving digital environment for youngsters, it recently released the second edition of “Applied Case Studies for Designing Trustworthy Digital Experiences for Children.” It requires parental or educator consent for advanced functions.

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H2e Power Systems developing hydrogen-powered three-wheelers

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The hydrogen three-wheeler concept is specially designed, manufactured and targeted for inter-city public and goods transport, integrating h2e’s fuel cell technology with low-cost and low-pressure hydrogen cylinder. The initiative by the company will bring a pollution less public transport vehicle.

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ABI Research: 16B ride-hailing trips completed globally in 2017, 24B expected in 2018; 70% in Asia

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In direct contrast to Western Europe and North America, vehicle ownership is relatively low in Asian markets due to the large expense and impracticality for consumers in large cities. This has spurred the growth of dynamic ride-hailing services, where the average cost of a trip can be as low as US$0.10 —Shiv Patel.

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