Plug In India

OCTOBER 18, 2021

This week’s episode is mostly an introduction to this series and some of our thoughts on the global electric car scene. How many petrol or diesel pickup trucks have such pre-order numbers? The average lifespan of a petrol or diesel car is around 200,000 km. This is a global phenomenon. Imagine you have a petrol car.

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Electric Cars Cars Market Petrol 52

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Therefore, until we get quick-charge batteries -- based on new breakthroughs, Ill take a WAG and estimate that we will have real 5-minute quick-charge batteries in perhaps 10 years -- we are likely to get our juice mostly from our home chargers. At this early stage in what amounts to a global revolution, that is to be expected.

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Charging Batteries Battery 2009 38

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

APRIL 16, 2009

Lutz is a man given to hyperbole — called global warming "a crock of shit" — but in this case, hes right. GM will leapfrog Toyota and Honda by providing an electric car to the masses by the end of next year. Honda has probably sold more Civics in a year than the combined total of all 18 of those GM models.

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