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What does WLTP mean? A Beginner’s Guide to EV Terminology

Drive Electric

The added ‘B’ is simply a reference to the battery that powers an EV. For reference, a Jeep Wrangler has a drag co-efficient of 0.454 – one of the highest values of any production vehicle. HEVs are cars that have both a traditional petrol/diesel engine, as well as an electric motor powered by a battery.

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Odisha guy turns electrical auto into solar-powered automobile

Baua Electric

There were cases of public changing petrol or diesel automobiles into electrical. ” Also Read : This Tata Nano runs on solar power, costs only ₹ 30 for 100 kms It was Patra’s daughter, who studies in class VI, who suggested him to take reference from YouTube videos to convert the electric auto-rickshaw to a solar-powered one.

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Yet another study shows plug-in hybrids aren’t as clean as we thought

Baua Electric

Multiple recent studies have shown that in the real world, plug-in hybrids pollute much more than their labels would indicate – though still less than pure-fossil vehicles – both because they overstate their capabilities in electric-only mode and because people simply don’t plug them in. But the numbers are high regardless of country.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE). Inertia refers to resistance to change or tendency of economic, human and physical systems to change very slowly. —“Market Development for Green Cars”.

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Debunking the ‘Electric car is a coal car’ argument!

Plug In India

They are worse than petrol cars." It's has been proven again and again that fuelling an electric car/scooter with electricity produced from coal power plants is still cleaner, cheaper and more efficient than using petrol or diesel. So petrol and diesel cars run on electricity. A power plant is tuned for efficiency.

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Decoding the Mechanics: How the AC System in an Electric Vehicle Works?

Get Electric Vehicle

The compressor, often referred to as the heart of the system, is responsible for compressing and circulating the refrigerant, which is crucial for cooling the air inside the cabin. The inefficiency of a petrol engine contributes to keeping your cabin habitable in cold regions without spending much extra energy.

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Drive Electric Submission Land Transport (Clean Car) Amendment Bill

Drive Electric

In New Zealand air pollution contributes to the premature deaths of 27 deaths per 100,000 people. The UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030. 8) These target levels refer to the NEDC emission test procedure. They estimate that this could result in $1.6 billion of annual economic benefits and 6.1

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