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The Chevy Volt Gets a Second Life as a Cadillac
Photograph by Scott Olson/Getty Images Cadillac shows off its ELR luxury hybrid at the North American International Auto Show on Jan. 15 in Detroit When General Motors (GM) decided to make a plug-in...
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Govt plans subsidy to boost electric, hybrid vehicle sales
Government likely to provide subsidies of up to Rs.1.5 lakh on cars, Rs.50,000 on two-wheelers In yet another move to push sales of electric and hybrid vehicles in the country, the government is likely...
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Mahindra’s take on the Reva Electric Car platform
The e2O is the latest offering from the Mahindra Group, which says it will meet its “5 Cs” framework: clean, convenient, connective, clever, and cost effective. The four-seater e2O (pronounced...
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Mahindra launches electric car ‘e20′ priced at Rs 5.96 lakh ($10,500)
The Mahindra group today launched its first electric car ‘e2o’ priced at Rs 5.96 lakh (on road Delhi, after state subsidy), almost three years after it acquired Bangalore-based electric car maker Reva....
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Solutions for the new age – my article on the future of private transport in...
Vehicles are now the most polluting segment of any urban society and India is no exception either. With the current trend of diesel taking precedence, this issue needs to be looked into and a lot of...
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New lithium-ion battery technology that is 2,000 times more powerful than...
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed a new lithium-ion battery technology that is 2,000 times more powerful than comparable batteries. According to the...
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Why gas based electrics are the cars for this decade! by Ritesh Pothan
This article was published in the April edition of Energy Next Magazine Vehicles are now the most polluting segment of any urban society and a lot of thought needs to go behind their detrimental effect...
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BP Energy Outlook 2030 – A view into the future of energy consumption globally
Click here for the document This is the second year in which BP has made the outlook for global energy available to the public. I am glad to see this decision was endorsed by the response we received...
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Global Electric Vehicle Outlook – Understanding the Electric Vehicle...
By helping to diversify the fuel mix, EVs reduce dependence on petroleum and tap into a source of electricity that is often domestic and relatively inexpensive. Just as important, EVs have the...
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Fueled vs Electric Cars: The Great Race Begins
The amazing success of the Tesla model S proves that electric cars may have a chance of replacing liquid fueled vehicles in the long run. Skeptics point out that most of our electric power today comes...
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Australian company launches the solar-powered tuk tuk – Just what we need in...
An Australian solar producer is changing the way tuk tuk’s are powered. Australian owned, Star 8 Solar, has developed a new tuk tuk, SolarTuk, which runs by using solar power from its rooftop. Tuk tuks...
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Ford will debut a solar-powered electric car at the Consumer Electronics Show...
The solar cells in the new Ford C-Max Solar Energi, to be unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show. The car, a concept vehicle not ready for dealer showrooms, is a version of the C-Max Energi plug-in...
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Hybrid Cars Significantly More Fuel-Efficient In India & China Than US
Hybrid vehicles are significantly more fuel-efficient in India and China than they are in the US, according to new research from the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory....
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The Volkswagen XL1 Is The Most Efficient Car Ever Driven more than 500 miles...
Volkswagen XL1 Courtesy Volkswagen For years, automakers have worked to push fuel economy beyond 100 miles per gallon. Reaching that mark typically meant three things: cutting weight, maximizing...
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Toyota is creating a combustion engine that directly generates electricity
Electric vehicles have come a long way in recent years, but even the premium-priced Tesla cars are short on range compared to good old internal combustion. Gasoline is probably going to remain part of...
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Lithium Ion Batteries Get Big Performance Boost From Wonder Material Known...
A new lithium ion battery that notably outperforms the industry standard across a wide variety of different parameters was recently created by researchers at the University of California, Riverside’s...
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Electric Car Batteries Just Hit A Key Price Point
U.S. plug-in electric vehicle cumulative sales have soared in the past few years, thanks in part to rapidly falling battery prices. Via Wikipedia. Electric vehicle demand in the past five years has...
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Why Tesla’s Powerwall is a gamechanger for India
(The Tesla Powerwall is a…) Last week’s announcement by serial entrepreneur Elon Musk‘s car company Tesla to launch a home battery that charges on solar power, is in many ways a step that could result...
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Chinese car makers turn to hybrids, entering a niche ‘green’ market
Natgrp: Range anxiety is a common phenomenon due to which all electric cars have an inherent disadvantage as mentioned in my article on vehicles of the future in Energy Next Magazine. This article...
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