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M/S EVHUB.IN is now a registered partnership firm

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It gives me immense pleasure to announce that EVHUB is now a registered partnership firm and recognized under Indian partnership act 1932 with "The Registrar of firms, Srikakulam"

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Petrol hike giving a way for electric bikes in India

Public Sector Oil companies has increased the petrol prices by Rs.2.5 recently. Petrol prices has increased by Rs.10 in last 7 months which is nothing but 22% increase. This is a threat to our economy and automobile sectors. Interestingly this outcome has given a great opportunity for electric vehicle sector to stand and speak their advantages i.e. noiseless, smoke-free drive. Currently the total e-bike industry in India constitutes of less than 5% of automobile sector and looking for a positive market trend. No doubt this is an optimistic change for electric vehicle industry who are looking for a break in their slow moving business.

In addition, government has given subsidy to all electric vehicle manufacturers under SMEV (society of manufacturers of electric vehicles) and fueling its rise. This subsidy will be of Rs.4000-Rs.5000 for electric two wheelers and Rs. 1 lakh for electric cars.

Infact due to the recent hike in petrol charges, the per km cost usage for a petrol bike has risen more than a rupee now. Hence as this trend continues, the petrol will become dearer and per km usage will increase. On the other hand the per km cost of using sealed lead acid battery based electric bike is around 50 paise( including the battery replacement cost for 20,000 km). Hence electric bikes are competitive than its petrol counterparts.

If we foresee the future, electric bikes will be at their high volumes due to the rising trend of petrol world wide.

Printed Electronics Enters Fast Growth phase

Printed electronics is associated with some orders, investments and acquisitions that are one hundred times as big as the largest two years ago. Now we can laminate solar power onto a large dirigible, for example, and Northrop Grumman in the USA has just landed an order for $517 million to make one for surveillance from the upper atmosphere that is based on flexible photovoltaics. Delivery will be in 2012. Boeing in the USA has won $89 million in funding from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency DARPA for the second phase of the Vulture long-endurance unmanned aerial system UAS program made possible by flexible photovoltaics.

After more than ten years Plastic Logic has yet to launch a product but it has just gained commitment of what it describes as nearly "one billion dollars in total". Plastic Logic started as an IP company in printed transistors then changed strategy to try to launch a thin, flexible printed e-reader. However, technical problems and the sweeping success of the Amazon KindleTM and Apple I-PadTM put that on hold. However, the enabling technology of Plastic Logic remains very exciting for a host of potential uses.

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Automotive plastics India Conference, The Lalit, Mumbai on 29th April 2011

Automotive plastics India Conference, The Lalit, Mumbai on 29th April 2011 @ http://www.evhub.biz/autoplasticsindia/automotive-plastics-india-conference

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Electric Vehicles land sea and air

Electric Vehicles - Land - Sea - Air Europe 2011This is the world's only event that covers all forms of electric vehicles - land, sea, and air. Uniquely, it concentrates on the potentially disruptive breakthroughs in the future, to include radically new materials, components and forms.

This event provides a platform for:

• electric vehicle manufacturers to diversify and make vehicles for many uses
• components and subsystems suppliers to make their products available for as many vehicles as possible - land, sea and air
• electricity suppliers, regulators, analysts and investment experts to assess the whole market while others miss most of these aspects
• research efforts, challenges and future breakthroughs to be covered

Topics include:

• The global picture of the whole electric vehicles market
• EV batteries and associated technologies
• Energy harvesting and energy storage for electric vehicles
• What's happening in East Asia
• Electric vehicles, markets and opportunities

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Automotive Plastics India Conference 29th April, 2011, The Lalit , Mumbai, India

The Indian Industry, especially the automotive sector, which is an enormous user of bulk materials, would like a halfway house of reasonably long-lived materials that degrade back into the environment when they are no longer needed. Reinforced plastics based on natural, mainly plant-derived substances show promise of providing this and may turn out to be one of the material revolutions of this century. The automotive industry is in the driving seat of ‘green’ composites because it is here that the need is greatest. Faced with pressures to produce fuel-efficient, low-polluting vehicles, the industry has used fibre reinforced plastic composites to make its products lighter. Therefore we need to have more innovations in use of plastics. Use of thermoplastics offers some relief, as these resins can be thermally recycled to produce new products.

The development and use of engineering plastic and the application of plastic in automobile industry will play a crucial role in extending the scope of plastic from being used in the interior components to being used in the manufacture of the, car-body or structural components of the automobile.

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Printed Electronics - Predictions for 2011

4 January 2011
Printed Electronics - Predictions for 2011
Cambridge, UK

Printed Electronics - Predictions for 2011
By Raghu Das, CEO, IDTechEx www.IDTechEx.com

In this article, we examine what to expect for 2011. To do that, we must understand the spectacular successes of the recent past as well as the failures. This has often been an industry with poor business planning and marketing. For example, in e-readers, Plastic Logic belatedly realised it could not meet Apple and Amazon head on and it said it would create a professional sector but such a niche may never exist. It failed to launch a product anyway. Those developing printed organic and inorganic flexible solar cells, most of which had life of no more than five years, obsessed about replacing power stations by meeting "grid parity" efficiency when the potential lay in consumer goods, military, healthcare and media.

Lessons from failure

Frequently, participants tried to run before they could walk or at least chose objectives that were too ambitious for the level of investment available. For example, Microemissive Displays, OLED-T and many other Organic Light Emitting Display companies are no more. Those making printed antennas and keyboards prospered.
Some have simply failed to meet the price- performance points necessary for market entry. For example, no one has taken a meaningful order for the long promised printed organic transistors, despite transistors being the engine of most electronics. That has had a severe knock on effect. For example, the printed organic memory of Thin Film Electronics AB and many printed sensors cannot fulfil their primary market potential without them.

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Alibaba and Chalis Yo bikes - funny but sensible animation

Alibaba chalis Yo - A Funny Animation Story based on Arabian Nights' Indian Hindi Viral Khul ja sim sim, showing how silent YO BYKES is !!!

The 2nd Annual Green Fuels and Vehicles China 2011

2^nd Annual Green Fuels & Vehicles China 2011 will be convened on April 7-8 in Beijing, China. This year the event will focus on exploring the technical and commercial roadmaps for alternative fuels and new energy vehicles this year.

The 1^st annual event was a great success in 2010, attracting more than 150 industry practitioners across the value chain arranging from auto manufatures to technical solution suppliers which includes IBM, SIEMENS, A&D Technology Inc, Bayer MaterialScience Limited, dSPACE Mechatronic Control Technology, MarkLines Co., Ltd., Fiat Powertrain Technologies Shanghai, JOHNSON CONTROLS, Ford Motor, General Motors , Nissan China, Panasonic Industrial China, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Novelis Korea Limited, BOSCH, Fiat Powertrain Technologies Management (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd., Geely Automobile Institute Co., Ltd., GM China, PSA PEUGEOT CITROËN …

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Subsidy for battery operated vehicles - Experiences by Mr. Ananth, M.M.technologies, mysore

This is the email response from Mr. Anant, owner of electric cycle company based in Mysore. These are his experiences while trying to get the subsidy.

Many of us are aware that MNRE has announced subsidy for Battery Operated Vehicles. It is a very good move from the Government and must be beneficial for the ultimate users. However there are certain terms and conditions to avail the subsidy. But it is something like "If God gives boon, the priest is not ready"., here the priest is the SMEV.

I approached SMEV on 27th of last month reg the membership details, the SMEV were silent and again when i approached them over mobile phone i was assured that the details will be sent thru the email. I got an email 10th of this month and the SMEV quoted fancy membershilp fees which are not affordable by a small timer, then the last date of membership was 13th of this month. This very clearly shows that the government is very keen to provide the subsidy assistance but the SMEV are not ready to entertain any new member., with their unaffordable membership fees and closing dates of membership.

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Internet marketing for your budding business ( article )

ENTREPRENUER – A buzzing word in today’s competitive scenario. What is he? What does he do?

According to the dictionary definition, an entrepreneur is one who organizes and manages any entreprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. To become an entrepreneur, you must make business risks and investments. An entrepreneur opens new businesses and creates their own ideas! You need to be able to take risks and make investments! Apply for a loan to get started, along with a business license. You will need to be creative and innovative to be a successful entrepreneur!

To start with, If you’re a small business owner, you need a website that generates leads. That means ever-increasing knowledge about social media, branding, link-building and more, all this has to be done while you’re setting up your business. You have to sustain a balance between brand building, media, advertising and your service.

For this you need to design your website first. For this you can hire a professional or outsource it. If you have clear understanding of how it is designed, you can give a try yourself.  Many free templates, source codes are available on internet these days. Can use any of them.  At the same time it’s not just enough for a website to simply look great. It also needs to perform. That means you have to incorporate elements into your design that generate leads, boost your search engine ranking, and capture more attention your readers.

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Mahindra Reva aims to sell 2500 electric cars next year

Mahindra Reva Electric Vehicles Private Ltd is targetting to sell 2500 cars in the country by next year, a top official today said.

The company is expecting its sales to touch 1200 units this fiscal ending march 2011, Mahindra Reva General Manager (Marketing) Pawan Sachdeva told reporters here.

Mahindra Reva's new plant at Bangalore would go on stream by April next year and it would have a production capacity of 30,000 units per annum, he said. The present capacity of the existing plant is 1200 to 1500 units per month.

The company is also exporting its cars to various countries, including, UK, Norway, Spain and France.

It is also working on a four seater model of cars, which would be ready by 2012.

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2011 Chevrolet Volt: An Amercian dream becomes reality

Enough with the whispers and off-the-record remarks from engineers. We finally had the chance to drive a production-model 2011 Chevrolet Volt... well, almost. Let’s say that the version we tried is very close to what will soon be sold to American consumers. And, you guessed it, Canadians will have to wait until next spring!

The concept behind the 2011 Chevrolet Volt is so simple that it actually required a lot of thought. Since all-electric vehicles are still unable to offer enough range to suit most drivers, the GM engineers had the brilliant idea of pairing a gas engine with two electric motors. In this case, the gas engine does not power the front wheels. Instead, it acts a generator whose only function is to recharge the battery. For more information on its technical workings, read the article that my colleague Denis Duquet wrote about the 2011 Volt.

The beauty behind the Volt
To make a long story short, the Volt can cover 40 miles (65 km) on a single charge. That means that if you live 30 km from your work, you can do the round trip in all-electric mode. If, however, you have a longer distance to cover, the gas engine will kick in to provide electricity to the battery. A while ago, a hot debate was triggered when various websites claimed that the Volt’s gas engine powered the vehicle’s wheels. But one of the engineers (and a pretty one at that) in charge of the Volt project, and who accompanied us on our test drive, maintains that this is not the case. The confusion arises from the fact that when energy demands are very high, the power produced by the gas engine is immediately used by the electric engines instead of transiting through the battery.

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Future of Electric Vehicles conference a buzzing success

This week saw the Future of Electric Vehicles USA 2010 conference take place in San Jose, California. Billed as “the world's only event that covers all forms of electric vehicles – land, water, and air,” it included a series of presentations on new technologies, an exhibit hall, and master classes that featured trips to nearby Silicon Valley tech development firms. Gizmag was one of the main sponsors of the event, and we were there to learn more about what’s happening in the world of EVs.

The conference opened with an address from company Chairman Dr. Peter Harrop, who gave an overview of the present state and future of the EV industry.

First of all, despite how much we hear about vehicles like the Nissan Leaf and TeslaRoadster, Harrop pointed out that cars make up only about half the market for EVs. This will likely continue to be the case, with two-wheelers such as scooters and e-bikes constituting a significant portion of the other half. His company predicts that about 5 to 18 percent of cars will be pure electric or hybrid by 2020, and that the advent of technologies such as smart skins and energy-harvesting components will greatly enhance their performance – smart skin technology proposes that multi-layer materials making up the outside of the vehicle serve as its battery and/or photovoltaic system. Not all the new tech will be brand new, however... Harrop also spoke of a sense of déjà vu within the EV industry, in which some hundred-year-old ideas (such as wheel-mounted pancake motors) have been making a comeback.

Building the right kind of cars

Prof. Pietro Perlo, Senior Director at Research Center Fiat, hit upon a point that was echoed by other presenters. “A vehicle has to be born electrical,” he stated. “We used to say, ‘A vehicle has to be born smart,’ because if you’re born stupid, you can go to university, but at the end you remain stupid.” In other words, throwing an electric motor and battery pack in a car designed for a combustion engine is not the way to go. He said that such cars could take advantage of smart onboard photovoltaic systems, along with an “Internet of Energy,” that would link producers, suppliers and consumers of energy in an electronic smart grid system.

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Mahindra mulls electric vehicles for US market

Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra plans to enter the US market with its electric vehicles from group firm REVA's portfolio within next five years, a top official said today.

The announcement comes at a time when the homegrown firm is fighting a legal battle with its erstwhile sole US distributor for delaying the launch of its pick-up truck in the American nation.

"US is an important and big market for electric vehicles. We are looking at that market. We will be there before our target of full global presence in next five years, but exactly when, that we have not decided yet," Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicles chief of operations R Chandramouli said.

At present, the US government provides various incentives to the tune of USD 7,500 on electric vehicles, he added.

In May this year, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) acquired 55.2 per cent stake in Chetan Maini-promoted REVA Electric Car Company through a combination of equity purchase and a fresh equity infusion of over Rs45 crore into the company.

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Nissan Leaf: A revolutionary vehicle that drives like a car

The Leaf is revolutionary because when it hits the road this winter, it will be the first mass-market all-electric car on the market and will start at $32,780 before tax credits. Kudos toNissan Motor Co.for having the joules to devote the time (it started developing electric vehicles in 1992) and the expense (billions of dollars) necessary to bring the Leaf to production.

And in so doing, Nissan addressed the myriad shortcomings that electric cars traditionally have had in comparison with their internal-combustion brethren. Key among these are concerns about the cars' practicality and cost and consumers' range anxiety, a nascent term that describes the fear of running out of power before reaching the destination.

My time with the Leaf demonstrated that for all its innovation, it's just a car. It's not a science experiment, or a spaceship or a pipe-dream prototype. It's a livable, enjoyable car that just happens to avoid using gasoline altogether because you plug it in at home to charge. A statewide network of charging stations is also in the works.

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Australia’s First Ever Electric Vehicle Fast Charger to be Installed at Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited (MMAL) will unveil Australia’s first ever fast charge electric vehicle recharging station later this month in Adelaide to service Mitsubishi’s innovative electric i-MiEV.

Located at MMAL headquarters in Clovelly Park, Adelaide, the Level 3 Electric Vehicle DC Fast Charge System will provide fast and convenient charging for the i-MiEV, one of the world’s first truly viable zero drive-time emission city commuter vehicles.

MMAL has worked with motoring club product and service supply company Club Assist to bring the latest electric car re-charging technology to Australia.

The Fast Charger charges the i-MiEV’s Lithium-ion battery to 80 percent capacity in just 30 minutes and a 50 percent charge is completed in under 12 minutes. The battery can also be charged from a normal 15 amp domestic household power supply, taking about seven hours to reach full capacity.

President and CEO of MMAL, Masahiko Takahashi, said he is thrilled to bring Australia’s first ever Fast Charger to Mitsubishi customers.

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Tata Indica Vista EV Emerges as Show Stopper at EV Show

Tata Motors is readying its new electric vehicle Tata Indica Vista EV for the international market, starting with the UK. The car was recently showcased at London Future Car Challenge and won two of the prestigious awards including the Most Economic Small Passenger EV and the Most Economical & Environment Friendly Small Passenger EV. The company is now working on finalising the prototype and gearing up for an official launch soon next year.

Tata Indica Vista will compete in the international market with models like Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf which look like the most promising new models amongst electric vehicles. Indica Vista EV is also looking upon competing with the hybrid vehicles like Toyota Prius and Honda Civic which are extremely popular hybrid models in their segment.

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