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Renault and Nissan investing $600M in new models for India, including two EVs

Green Car Congress

Renault and Nissan announced a new long-term vision for India, increasing production and R&D activities, introducing electric vehicles, and transitioning to carbon-neutral manufacturing. Complementing the additional production will be an increase in R&D and associated activities at the Renault Nissan Technology & Business Center India.

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Geological Survey of India finds lithium and gold deposits

Green Car Congress

The Geological Survey of India has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) in northern India. If realized with a higher degree of confidence, resources of that level would rank among the world’s largest.

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IndianOil & Praj to form JV to build biofuels production in India

Green Car Congress

Indian Oil Corporation and Praj Industries signed a term sheet to advance plans to strengthen biofuels production capacities in India. Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Chairman, IndianOil, said that India being an agrarian economy, offers the advantage of sufficient availability of feedstock.

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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

Green Car Congress

Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 billion (US) in economic losses, according to a new study led by researchers from the Global Observatory on Pollution and Health at Boston College, the Indian Council of Medical Research, and the Public Health Foundation of India. Air pollution in India resulted 1.67 It is causing 1.67

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Mobilizing Electric Vehicles in Rural India

CleanTechnica EVs

continued] The post Mobilizing Electric Vehicles in Rural India appeared first on CleanTechnica. This week marked a significant milestone as NRDC, in collaboration with partners Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) and the Small.

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Tesla’s next Gigafactory location unknown, but all signs point toward India

Teslarati

While there have been rumors of deep talks in Spain , numerous meetings with French government officials, and heavy speculation regarding a relationship with Canada, Indonesia, and South Korea, it is becoming overwhelmingly clear that all signs are pointing toward India, a location where Tesla has mulled a factory for several years.

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Driving Towards a Sustainable Future: The Rise of Electric Autos in India

Baua Electric

With the global push towards sustainability, the rise of electric autos in India comes as no surprise. As the second-most populous country in the world and one of the largest consumers of fossil fuels, India is making significant strides in adopting electric vehicles (EVs) as a solution to combat climate change and reduce air pollution.

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