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In an electric vehicle, what is regenerative braking? | Explained

July 8, 2024 admin

Two people ride past the Red Fort in New Delhi on March 25, 2022, on Ather electric scooters. Representative image. | Photo Credit: Ather Energy/Unsplash The impulse to be sustainable — driven by the incessant pressure to lower our emissions — often manifests as lowering consumption and increasing reuse alongside reforms like tweaking consumer behaviour….

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Joe Biden sharply hikes U.S. tariffs on Chinese chips, cars to woo voters in election year

May 14, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a bundle of steep tariff increases on an array of Chinese imports including electric vehicles, computer chips and medical products, risking an election-year standoff with Beijing in a bid to woo voters who give his economic policies low marks. Mr….

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A new scheme will be launched to develop deep tech for defence purposes, says Finance Minister

February 1, 2024 admin

India’s Finance Minister announced a new scheme to develop deep tech for defence purposes while presenting the Interim Budget for 2024-25. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR For tech-savvy youth, a corpus of ₹1 lakh crore will be established with 50-year interest free loans for providing long term financing or refinancing with long tenures and low…

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How a climate-proofed MSME sector can drive Tamil Nadu’s EV leadership

October 26, 2023 admin

Tackling risk: As traditional internal combustion engine manufacturers transition to EVs, a significant share of MSMEs could be at risk of losing business. Image for representation only | Photo Credit: KVS Giri Tamil Nadu is gearing up to be a global electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing hub, with the government seeking to attract ₹50,000 crore in investments…

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Founder Of China’s Tesla Rival BYD Once Drank Battery Fluid To Impress Warren Buffet Aide: Report

October 5, 2023 admin

Wang Chuanfu launched BYD as a battery maker but then pivoted to automobile sector. Wang Chuanfu, the founder of Chinese automaker BYD, has become a big name in the automobile industry. BYD is quickly gaining on Elon Musk’s Tesla in the electric vehicle (EV) space to be the number 1. But now, a report in…

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Data | E-rickshaws to two-wheelers: The shift in the share of electric vehicles

July 18, 2023 admin

The number of electric vehicles in India has surged from just 2,400 a decade ago to over 27.4 lakh as of July 2023. File. | Photo Credit: Ashoke Chakrabarty The number of electric vehicles in India has surged from just 2,400 a decade ago to over 27.4 lakh as of July 2023. However, given the…

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