Electric vehicle
Electric vehicle
An electric vehicle, also called an EV, uses one or more electric motors or traction motors for propulsion. An electric vehicle may be powered through a collector system by electricity from off-vehicle sources, or may be self-contained with a battery, solar panels or an electric generator to convert fuel to electricity.[1] EVs include, but are not limited to, road and rail vehicles, surface and underwater vessels, electric aircraft and electric spacecraft.
EVs first came into existence in the mid-19th century, when electricity was among the preferred methods for motor vehicle propulsion, providing a level of comfort and ease of operation that could not be achieved by the gasoline cars of the time. Modern internal combustion engines have been the dominant propulsion method for motor vehicles for almost 100 years, but electric power has remained commonplace in other vehicle types, such as trains and smaller vehicles of all types.
Electric Vehicles In India
Check out our YouTube Channel & Reviews page for Reviews, Previews and Sneak Peek's at new EV's being launched.
- EV's that are on Indian roads or sold in India or companies having plans to sell them soon, are listed here.
- Traditional Hybrids are not showcased. Only pure zero emissions electric vehicles are showcased here.
- Plugin Hybrids might be showcased in the future.
- Tata Electric cars are being delivered for fleets.
- Mahindra e2o, e2o Plus & e-Verito are largest selling electric cars in India, sales are picking up in the fleet sector.
- Hero Electric is largest e-scooter company in India.
- Ather Energy has launched their premium line of electric scooters.
- Tork Motorcycles are launching an electric motorbike the T6X - hopefully soon.
- Many Lithium-Ion based e-bikes are set to enter the market in 2018.
- Small/Medium startup electric vehicle companies like Okinawa, NDS Eco, Being Human, LightSpeed are also showcased.
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Links
- Watch our e2o Plus P2 with DC Fast charging video.
- Watch a real user talk about the e2o Plus P8 - Real Life EV Story
- Watch our video DC fast charging e2o Plus P8
- MegaShootout - We do a range test
e2o vs e2o Plus P6 vs e2o Plus P8
Summer 2018 update - Warranty will expire in 2 months!So EVA is getting old. In August, she will complete 5 years and nearly do 50,000 km.
The car warranty on electronic parts, the extended battery warranty all will expire in a few months!!!Once the warranty expires, then am at the mercy of electronic part failures. Like Onboard Charger, Controller, IEMS (BMS) board, AC compressor, battery cells might die etc.
The battery is going strong. I'm still getting around 120 km per charge. I feel i can use this battery pack for 3 more years and then re-evaluate. Maybe i can buy a new pack, after the 8th year and also bump up the range to 200 km per charge or more!
Let's see!
I will keep this blog going and report issues and successes of this amazing car! Thanks all for reading and commenting!Jan 2018 update!
EVA has completed 4 years 5 months and has crossed 40,000 km!
Excellent performance by the e2o over the last 40k km. No major issues faced so far - apart from replacing the IEMS, some sensor replacements and drive fault issues. And all of this was covered under warranty.Multiple trips done outside Pune to Mumbai and other places in heat, pouring rain. All handled very well.
Excellent service by Sahyadri Motors, Pune team too.
Let's see how the next 4 years hold up!!
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