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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP. These numbers lie between the values of a large electric SUV and a conventional gasoline- or diesel-powered counterpart. MWh of extra energy used.

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Mahindra Thar 5-door spotted in Manali ahead of launch

Baua Electric

The brand has also announced that the Thar 5-door will be launched during the second quarter of 2024 and will be sold along with the current generation three-door Thar SUV. Mahindra has been testing the Thar 5-door for quite sometime now and recently the SUV was spotted testing in Manali. litre turbo petrol engine and the 2.2-litre

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Mahindra 5-door Thar spotted doing high-altitude testing. Check details

Baua Electric

Mahindra is probably doing high-altitude testing of the new SUV before launching it in the market. Automobile manufacturers often test their vehicles in all kinds of environments. We would have to wait for the official launch of the SUV to see the full changes that Mahindra will make. litre turbo petrol engine and the 2.2-litre

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

Baua Electric

The final diesel-powered model was an XC90, a large SUV with a turbocharged inline 2-liter four-cylinder engine, which rolled off its production line yesterday in Torslanda, Sweden. Petrol-burning engines are soon to see the same fate. Now, with electrification firmly taking hold, diesel engine development has all but ceased in Europe.

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New Maruti Swift retains winning formula in a new avatar | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The Swift has been a game-changing product for India’s largest carmaker, which continues to command a notable 62% share of the country’s premium hatchback segment, despite the marked buyer preference for SUVs. New, three-cylinder fuel-sipping engine One of the key recipients of this investment is the development of the new 1.2-litre

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Indian car and 2W OEMs recall 284,906 vehicles in 2023, 5.35 million since 2012 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Car and SUV sales scaled a new high at 4.10 As per official industry data for passenger vehicles and two-wheelers published by apex industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), in CY2023, a total of 284,906 vehicles were recalled by their manufacturers.

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Why Hybrids are gaining momentum amid EV frenzy | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The hybrid vehicles — dual powered by a petrol engine and an electric motor — are gathering strong traction amongst SUV buyers versus all electric battery-operated passenger vehicles. The price premium between a hybrid and EV equivalent over petrol, hybrid is better off, despite high GST.” lakh in the case of an EV SUV.

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