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VECV to invest around INR 1000 cr on multiple alternative fuel technologies for new-age CVs – ET Auto

Baua Electric

VECV is working on new propulsion/fuel technologies such as BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle), Hydrogen ICE (Internal Combustion Engine), fuel cell technology along with alternative fuels. Harmonisation of standards will help, and the current era of technology transitions could make a stringer case for it.

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New Open Fuel Standard Act would set minimum requirement for non-petroleum fuel capability in new automobiles

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Congressman Eliot Engel (D-NY-16) and Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL-27) introduced the Open Fuel Standard Act ( H.R. 2493 ) which would require 30% of new automobiles in 2016, 50% in 2017, and 50% in each subsequent year, to operate on non-petroleum fuels in addition to or instead of petroleum based fuels.

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IPHE meeting in New Delhi focuses on advancing green hydrogen technologies – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Ajay Yadav, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, underscored the significance of green hydrogen as a future alternative fuel and outlined the government’s efforts to promote it under the National Green Hydrogen Mission.

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CEO’s Take On 2024: Tech-driven auto industry targets to be smarter, greener, says Prashanth Doreswamy – ET Auto

Baua Electric

After two consecutive years of swift growth in the auto industry’s performance, what is your outlook for 2024? Government will have a huge role to play here.Globally, governments and auto manufacturers are investing heavily in EV charging infrastructure, and hopefully this will be the same in India.

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Tesla NACS might be required in Washington state

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Washington state is considering mandating Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS), following in Texas’ footsteps. I’m actually really happy about NACS and how finally automakers are gearing towards one standard. We want to provide access to as many makes and models as possible. “It

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MIT study: higher octane standard fuel in US could lower fleet fuel consumption & GHG an extra 4.5-6% by 2040

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Offering a higher-octane gasoline to the consumer market in the US as the standard grade could deliver an incremental 4.5% to 6% reduction in fleet fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, on top of a projected 26.8% to 6% reduction in fleet fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, on top of a projected 26.8%

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Tesla’s NACS connector is being made mandatory for state funding

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General Motors joins Ford in adopting Tesla Supercharger Network and Connector While the NACS is not yet a standard like the Combined Charging System (CCS), automakers are intent on using Tesla’s charging network because of its number of locations, which has swelled well past 45,000 chargers globally earlier this year.