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Tips for Electric Car Maintenance
With the popularity of Electric cars progressively increasing, one of the greatest concerns among the drivers and potential owners of the cars is how to maintain it. Well, electric cars do not require any introduction at all. These cars use one or more electric motors and the electrical energy stored in the rechargeable batteries for its operation. All such cars...
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Mahindra to launch two electric cars in India by 2019
Mahindra to launch two electric cars in India by 2019 The Indian multinational car manufacturer Mahindra is planning to launch two electric cars by 2019. The Modi government is planning to expand its green mobility options and is also urging other car manufacturers to fall in line with this agenda. The Indian car maker will introduce their new electric cars...
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Honda Claims Its Electric Cars Will Charge in 15 Minutes by 2022
Honda claims that its electric cars will be able to charge in 15 minutes which is a huge step forward in normalizing EVs. Until now in the EV technologies, he biggest downsides of electric car ownership has been the inability to charge quickly. According to Nikkei, the world’s largest manufacturer of internal combustion engines claims it will have electric vehicles...
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With a massive influx of electric cars anticipated, the Indian Government is calling for bids on charging stations
As we all know, electric cars are useless if you cannot charge them. As such, the Indian Government is calling for bids on charging stations as they are anticipating a huge influx of electric cars in the next few decades. India is fast becoming one of the world's largest car markets, making it a major source of transportation-related emissions. But...
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Even with the dirtiest electricity, electric cars are cleaner than diesel
Electric cars v Diesel cars Many commentators believe that the pollution produced from the entire cycle of power generation to fuel a car, rather than just the petrol or diesel to power it, battery-powered vehicles are not necessarily any cleaner than petrol or diesel-powered cars because of the dirty ways that electricity can be produced. Scientific American reported last year...
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New car sales plunge by 12pc in the UK
New car sales have plunged 12.2pc in October over in the UK, marking it the seventh consecutive month of declines in sales across the water. This acceleration in decline comes on the foot of a fall of 9pc recorded the previous month in September. According to the chief executive of trade body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, Mike...
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Tesla to make car in China in 3 years
Tesla to manufacture in China in 3 years Elon Musk, the founder and CEO of Tesla Motors has said that they are planning to manufacture cars in China in about 3 years. The autonomous EV company is setting a "rough target" of producing cars in China around 2020 and in particular, the Chinese manufacturing plant will focus on the crossover...
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Could driverless cars mean the end of speeding tickets?
Could driverless cars mean the end of speeding tickets? Could driverless cars mean the end of speeding tickets? And if the car is not under the control of the driver/passenger will insurance companies or software developers be liable for road traffic penalties and forced to pay fines. So what happens when the driverless car breaks the law? If...
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Irish Government owns just five electric-powered cars
Irish Government electric car ownership Despite urging people to avoid fossil-fuel cars, the Irish State is not taking their own advice and has been shown slow to make a switch EV power in own fleet. Of the 6,536 vehicles owned by the Irish State, only 5 are electric-powered. The statistics released by Minister for Transport Shane Ross confirm a poor...
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China’s tech giants are setting their sights on futuristic car innovation
Futuristic vehicle innovation Chinese tech giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent have moved up a gear in the race to build, what they class as smartphones on wheels’. Over the past five years, these huge Chinese corporations have been ramping up their development towards lucrative apps for smartphones but they are now turning their attention to building intelligent and connected vehicles....