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

Electrek

This one style of vehicle is known by many names. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. 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

This one style of vehicle is known by many names. But whatever it’s called, these three-wheeled taxis have used their half-bike, half-wagon design to shuttle folks around cities for decades. My favorite part of this vehicle is just how cheap it is – a mere $592! In India, it’s an auto rickshaw. Throw ’em in!

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils 5 battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles; I.D. BUZZ CARGO

Green Car Congress

At the 69 th IAA Commercial Vehicles show, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is unveiling five new zero-emission vehicles:the I.D. The electric campaign is now gaining momentum at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show. BUZZ CARGO concept—the first commercial vehicle to be based on the new I.D. BUZZ CARGO.

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Fujitsu and GMS partner on trial of electric tricycles in the Philippines

Green Car Congress

(GMS), a venture company providing mobility services, will partner on field testing to expand the use of electric tricycles (a three-wheel taxi) in the Republic of the Philippines. SPATIOWL is a cloud service that uses location information gathered from sensors and vehicles. Background. million gasoline-powered tricycles.

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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 Of the four-stroke vehicles, a subset also has functioning backup gasoline fuel systems.) (Of the four-stroke vehicles, a subset also has functioning backup gasoline fuel systems.)

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

Baua Electric

FY2024 has ended on a very strong note for the Indian electric vehicle (EV) industry, setting a new benchmark for sales across vehicle segments as also delivering the best-ever 12-month sales for the electric two-wheeler, three-wheeler and passenger vehicle sub-segments. As per Vahan, a total of 24.52

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Freescale Offers New Electronic Control Solution for Small Combustion Engines

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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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