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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Electrek

In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. This one style of vehicle is known by many names. And now, a new era of rickshaws is seeing electric drives enabling interesting new designs.

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This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India

Baua Electric

In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. The post This new style of electric tuk-tuk makes me want to drive a taxi in India appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News.

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EV sales in India surge 41% to 1.66 million units in FY2024 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

As per retail data published on the government of India’s Vahan website, between April 1, 2023 and March 31, 2024, a total of 16,65,270 EVs were bought in India – that’s 4,562 EVs sold every day in FY2024 compared to 3,242 EVs in FY2023. MEGA MARCH PUMPS UP THE VOLUME March 2024 was a mega month for India EV industry.

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Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

Green Car Congress

By 2003, all buses, taxis and auto-rickshaws in Delhi were retrofitted to run on CNG; only new vehicles with CNG engines are now available. (Of Other jurisdictions in India and other countries have switched or are considering switching to CNG-fueled vehicles, citing environmental considerations, the authors note.

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

Green Car Congress

Target applications for Freescale’s small engine control platform include small-displacement two- and four-stroke engines used in motorcycles, mopeds, scooters and three-wheeled taxis. The demand for low-cost, two- and three-wheeled motorized vehicles is on the rise in emerging markets, such as China, India and Brazil.

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