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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 said we will be 50 per cent electric (globally) by then, we could say well in India, we’re going to be 100 per cent electric.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

Baua Electric

In India, around 23 hybrid cars are available, ranging from the Maruti Suzuki Ertiga to the Lamborghini Revuelto. Instead, the batteries are recharged using a combination of gasoline engine power and energy collected during braking (also known as regenerative braking). As a result, less fuel is burnt, and the fuel economy improves.

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Electric Car Watch #12: The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India

Plug In India

Video: ​The sad state of Electric Car conversions in India We released two videos on Electric car conversions over the last few years. Many of you want to convert your existing petrol/diesel cars into electric cars. In India, ICE to electric car conversions are highly regulated. Sounds utopian, right?

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Electrifying vision: Outer Ring Road in Delhi to get an electric-vehicle charger every 5km – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Even though Delhi has good EV penetration, charging stations are not as visible as petrol stations, forcing one to take the help of Google Maps. The average annual EV penetration increased from 3% in 2020 to 12% by Dec 2022, reaching 16% in Dec 2023, the highest monthly EV penetration recorded among all states in India.

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Volvo To Go All Electric By 2030 – EV Week in Review: Feb 23-Mar 1

EV Adoption

. “There is no long-term future for cars with an internal combustion engine. Volvo reveals C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” – Volvo revealed its new C40 Recharge “SUV coupe” which according to the company “has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design.”

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Subsidy policies related to EV batteries need to be relooked | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Today, electric vehicles (EVs) in the market are predominately of three types and each of them are segregated according to how their batteries are recharged. The customer parks his/her vehicle, removes the battery and carries it home or to the workplace where it is recharged and then refitted into the EV fully replenished.

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Urban transport | Two wheels good | The Economist

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Although such vehicles are more environmentally friendly than their petrol counterparts, there is a greener option that many governments seem to have overlooked: the electric bicycle. Some 800,000 are also sold each year in South East Asia, he says, where they replace the noisy and smelly petrol scooters that are ubiquitous in many places.