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Volkswagen to offer 48V mild hybrid version of eighth-generation Golf in 2019

Green Car Congress

In the future, Volkswagen will gradually electrify almost every vehicle in its range of models. The company is offering a first look at the future of electrified drive systems as part of the 39 th International Vienna Motor Symposium. This combination represents the gateway to the future of Volkswagen hybrid models.

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Yamaha introduces the NEO and E01 electric scooters in India

Electric Vehicles India

As we all know many manufacturers are in a race to develop Two wheels and now Yamaha is also trying to introduce its new brand two-wheeler into the Ev market, Yamaha is well-known for all in petrol 2 wheeler here if we look into the EV space there are few major two-wheeler Ev’s like Bajaj, TVS, Ola and few more. Ah Li-ion batteries).

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Morgan launches three-wheeled Morgan EV3 at Geneva

Green Car Congress

Fitted with a 20 kWh Li-ion battery pack and a liquid-cooled 46 kW motor driving the rear wheel, and weighing less than 500 kg (1,100 lbs), the all-electric 3 Wheeler has a range of 150 miles (241 km). The EV3 will go into production in the fourth quarter of 2016 will be priced comparably to the petrol 3 Wheeler.

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Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

Plug In India

The interesting thing is before electric cars were popular, no one in the auto industry or mainstream media even questioned where petrol or the metals used in engines are coming from. A typical petrol-powered ICE car emits about 4.6 So an ICE car running on petrol over a period of 8 years, a petrol car will emit 40.56

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Chat with Dr Nishanth, Founder PURE EV : Electric Scooter Service Focus

Plug In India

By Atul Gopal In this 5 part series, we speak to Dr Nishanth, the founder of from PURE EV , who manufacturers Electric scooters and Lithium-Ion batteries in Hyderabad, India. In future, Nishanth does not have any issues in sharing with banks, Pure’s internal audits related to failure rates. Heat is not good for any Li battery.

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Electric Scooter Fires : OLA Electric, PURE EV | Industry & Media Responsibility

Plug In India

Verbal shots are fired by the pollution vehicle media and petrol head sheeps can't seem to hide their glee whenever EV's catch fire. Ultimately it is simple, Li-Ion cells dont like stress, rapid charging, rapid discharge at high C rates cause stress to the cells. Front page headlines with large fonts. Your EV will be fine.

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Volkswagen presents status of fleet study in electromobility; latest generation of twïnDRIVE plug-in hybrid

Green Car Congress

In addition, a scenario is being tested in which some of the daily peak electrical demand might be buffered by the cars’ lithium-ion batteries in the future. Li-ion packs. Volkswagen is studying two different lithium-ion battery systems for the Golf Variant (Golf Generation VI).

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