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PluginIndia is an EV advocacy group and a social enterprise and dedicated to promoting Electric Vehicles and sustainable transport in India.
We work with the Electric Vehicle industry and local businesses to bring about change.

It's time to kick the oil habit and embrace electricity. 
What's Happening at PluginIndia?
  • Atul tested the Hero Electric Dash for few days and documented his findings.
  • Kamlesh and Atul tested the upgraded e2o electric car with a new battery pack and they documented their findings.
  • Farah and Raphae have had an opportunity to test the
    Batt:RE electric scooter. Blog here!
  • Kamlesh and Atul visited the workshop of an EV enthusiast who is offering upgrades to e2o electric car and is also doing electric car conversions. You can read the blog here.
  • Atul and Kamlesh visited the Tata dealership to check on delivery of the Tata Nexon EV. Do check the ownership report on Nexon EV

PluginIndia Content

Rental Startups prefer electric scooters and are ditching petrol vehicles

In this month's EV industry analysis, Raphae and Amit speak about how businesses are getting rid of petrol vehicles and adding more EV’s in their fleets. This clearly shows the value proposition that EV's offer to businesses. 
​Electric Vehicles are way superior to Petrol vehicles in terms of economy, efficiency, reliability and performance and businesses love that!
Read Blog or Watch the Video​

PLUGININDIA SHOW
August 3, 2020

Tata Nexon EV : Electric Car ownership blog from New Delhi

This is a guest Post by EV Community Member, Tata Nexon Electric Car Owner,
Vivek Ahuja, New Delhi
In this post, Vivek shares his experiences with the Nexon EV from planning to setup of charge point at his apartment to delivery day, mobile app and connectivity experiences and more!
Read the ownership report
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ELECTRIC CAR : OWNERSHIP
July 28, 2020
Atmanirbhar Bharat, Electric Vehicles And China : EV Guru
There is a strong anti China movement in India and around the world as we speak. Unfortunately many industries in India are dependent on China including our Electric Vehicle Industry. In this episode of EV guru we show were Indian EV Industry is in terms of localisation and we showcase how many industries are dependent on China. Ultimately we speak about taking the pragmatic approach for our Indian EV Industry.
Read Blog or Watch the Video​

ELECTRIC VEHICLE & CHINA : EV GURU
July 21, 2020
Hero Electric Dash : Budget Electric Scooter Test Report
We got the Hero Electric Dash electric scooter from the Hero Electric dealer in Pune. We used the scooter for 3-4 days in the city and tested it city conditions.
In this blog and video, we share our observations of this electric scooter launched by Hero Electric.
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Read or Watch the Test Report​
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ELECTRIC SCOOTER : TEST REPORT
July 17, 2020
Busting Monsoon Myths Around Electric Vehicles
In the last few years, Electric vehicles have shown the world that they are
​at-least equitable if not mostly superior in performance to their ICE engine counterparts. Nonetheless, there still seem to be some myths about their capabilities, especially when it comes to their immunity against rainy weather.  Can the Electric vehicle survive the rainy days ahead?
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​ELECTRIC VEHICLES & RAINS  
July 16, 2020
Does India need more oil guzzling 'pollution' SUVs?
SUV’s running on Internal Combustion Engines (ICE) consume more oil and generate more pollution than small cars. For decades, there have been movements all over the world to to limit their production. ​Unfortunately, car makers all around the world and in India continue to aggressively market these vehicles. Why?
Read the blog or watch the video​

ELECTRIC SCOOTERS
July 7, 2020
Mahindra e2o Electric Car : Battery Upgrades & Test Drive
You guys must have read bout our previous writeup where Kamlesh and I visited a very interesting EV workshop in the Cinchwad area of Pune - Northway Motorsport who specialises in converting ICE Vehicles to Electric vehicles and also have battery upgrades for Mahindra e2o Electric Car.
Read article or Watch the Video

​ELECTRIC CAR  
July 7, 2020
Ola Electric purchased a Dutch eScooter company called Etergo
Kamlesh and Atul visited a very interesting EV workshop in the Cinchwad area of Pune - Northway Motorsport who specialises in converting ICE Vehicles to Electric vehicles and also have battery upgrades
for Mahindra e2o Electric Car.
Watch the video

OLA ELECTRIC SCOOTER
July 3, 2020
MG ZS EV, Okinawa Praise, Mahindra Treo | I Have The Power
Shiny red new MG ZS EV delivered in Gurgaon.
Photos of an electric auto - Mahindra Treo
A young police constable in Nashik who has been using an e-Bike
Delhi Revolt Electric motorcycle group’s road trip to Death Valley
Watch the video

I HAVE THE POWER: YOUR EV ADVENTURES
Jul 1, 2020
"Electric Motorcycles Are Unnecessary" says Motorbeam.
In this episode of EV Gossip, we discuss how auto magazines and websites sweep the big problems of pollution vehicles under the carpet and take potshots at EV's regularly.
​​Watch Abhishek rips these EV Gossip items this month!
Watch the video

EV GOSSIP VIDEO | JULY 2020
Jul 2, 2020

Electric Vehicles
​You Can Buy Today!

Go for an electric and enjoy the independence from oil pumps

Real Life EV Stories

Who are these people owning EV's and being the change? Read or Watch their stories!

How to Guides

Simple EV questions answered or complex battery conversions.
Here are EV guides to educate and inform!

​Electric Vehicle Gossip
August 2020

Seriously Bad. Mostly Hilarious! 

Electric Vehicles ​Offer societal benefits for India

  • There is a lot of misinformation on electric vehicles spread by people with an agenda or people who are misguided.
  • We have created posters that mention facts about electric vehicles, lithium batteries and more.
  • Sources are mentioned at the bottom. 
  • The eminent people from academia, industry have approved the information presented in the posters.
Do share these posters among your groups!
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Poll of the month - August 2020
We recently showed how oil guzzling pollution SUVs are terrible for our cities. Oil guzzling pollution SUVs are bad for India.
​We need to go electric. Which Electric SUV would you opt for?
Oil guzzling pollution SUVs are bad for India. We need to go electric. Which Electric SUV would you opt for?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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