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Blink Charging Celebrates Women in the Electric Vehicle Industry

Blink Charging

We’re witnessing a growing trend of women taking on active roles in the EV industry. She drove a Detroit Electric Model 47 Brougham model car , as electric cars were considered safer than internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles in the early 20 th century, which had a tendency to experience occasional explosions.

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CV industry gears up for a challenging tech transition; some bet on only two options for industry and govt investment – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Even as CV industry players, including Ashok Leyland launch CNG and LNG trucks, these fuel need not be pushed as that may amount to “just distracting ourselves”. The Union Government’s directive to the industry is also clear – move away from fossil fuels including diesel. For the CV industry , it can be a case of easier said than done.

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Electric Scooter vs Petrol Scooter : Huge Money Savings

Plug In India

In the blog/video, we bust this myth and we show how petrol scooters cost same as electric scooters and you always save money when it comes to total cost of ownership when using an EV. There are more expensive variants in the petrol scooter world. You guys must be shocked at the prices of petrol scooters. These are mid range.

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The Dirty Truth of Petrol & Diesel Vehicles

Plug In India

By PluginIndia In this article and video, we show the real truth on how Petrol and Diesel vehicles cause far more air pollution compared to electric vehicles. Some even say that it pollutes even more than a diesel or petrol burning car. Diesel or petrol starts as oil, on average 1,798 meters below the surface of the earth.

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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

Baua Electric

Hybrid cars have been touted as the bridge to fill in the gap between internal combustion engine technology and electric propulsion tech. Hybrid cars see higher tax incidence in India compared to their pure petrol counterparts, despite emitting lower pollutants into the environment.

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British Airways invests in LanzaJet; SAF offtake agreement

Green Car Congress

The fuel produced at the plant will deliver a reduction of more than 70% in greenhouse gas emissions compared to conventional fossil jet fuel, equivalent to taking almost 27,000 petrol or diesel cars off the road each year. Fuel could be produced by 2025. British Airways has a roadmap to meet its net zero 2050 target. Background.

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Electric vehicle fire risks debunked anew in new report

Teslarati

“All the data shows that EVs are just much, much less likely to set on fire than their petrol equivalent. The many, many fires that you have for petrol or diesel cars just aren’t reported,” Walker said. For internal combustion cars, it was a 0.1%