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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

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Read more Tata Motors has opposed Toyota’s appeal for tax reduction on hybrid cars, claiming that they are more polluting than electric vehicles and should not be given a tax advantage. Hybrid cars have been touted as the bridge to fill in the gap between internal combustion engine technology and electric propulsion tech.

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Hybrid hype: types, tech, and the road ahead

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A hybrid vehicle is powered by at least one electric motor and a gasoline engine, and its system recovers energy through regenerative braking. Sometimes the electric motor does all of the work, other times the combustion engine does, and sometimes both work together. As a result, less fuel is burnt, and the fuel economy improves.

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MG Motor India cuts prices of its Comet EV, Hector, Gloster and Astor models

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MG Motor India on Friday announced new prices for its 2024 range of car models as part of its centenary year celebrations. lakh for the petrol version and ₹ 17.50 The company was one of the first to introduce ADAS or Advanced driver assistance systems in India and underlines its credentials as a tech-driven automotive brand.

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2026 Ineos Fusilier showcases rugged 4WD tech with full electric drivetrain – and it’s designed to get seriously dirty

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READ MORE: Why electric cars will be more capable off-road The Fusilier will also have the option of a range-extender hybrid system that uses electric motors to drive the wheels and a small petrol engine as an onboard generator. It’ll no doubt offer better performance than the BMW-sourced six-cylinder engines in the Grenadier.

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Automatic gearbox on CNG car? Tata Tiago, Tigor to become first with tech

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litre petrol engine. Tata Motors recently released a few teasers of its upcoming iCNG AMT cars. Tata Tiago, Tigor to become first with tech appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. By: Paarth Khatri | Updated on: 24 Jan 2024, 15:25 PM Tata has added AMT gearbox to AMT variants of the Tiago and CNG.

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Mini Cooper Electric’s retro heaven cabin: Game-changing tech appears in new electric vehicle

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Funky tech to complement the retro touches The new Mini’s dashboard is coated in an eco-looking fabric, and features built-in LED light elements. While petrol Minis will continue to be made in the brand’s Oxford plant in the UK, the next generation EVs are to be built in China. 2024 Mini Cooper EV interior with 9.4-inch

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Tata Motors rolls out 3 lakh units of Tata Punch SUV | Autocar Professional

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Tata Motors today rolled out its 300,000th Punch compact SUV from its Pune plant. The rapid pace of production is a result of accelerated demand for the youngest model in Tata Motors’ ‘New Forever’ range. The Punch CNG is the fourth model (after the Tigor, Tiago and Altroz) in Tata Motors’ line-up to get a factory-fitted CNG kit.

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