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Share of ICE vehicles to fall to 28% by 2031 and 10% by 2040, says Maruti Suzuki’s C V Raman | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Speaking on the theme of Sustainable technologies for the next decade as part of the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT) organised by ARAI in Pune, Raman said, “India needs to have a technology-agnostic approach update ICE, and focus on CNG and alternative fuels including hybridisation.”

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Nitin Gadkari announced to manufacture flex-fuel vehicles & flex-fuel strong hybrid EVs 

Electric Vehicles India

In a series of Tweets he said that in line with Prime Minister’s vision of Aatmanirbhar Bharat and the government’s policy on promoting ethanol as a transport fuel, Flex Fuel Vehicles are capable to run on a combination of 100% Petrol or 100% bio-ethanol and their blends, along with strong Hybrid Electric technology in case of FFV-SHEVs.

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London is fighting air pollution; has the time come to upgrade your fleet?

Greenways Insurance

Unlike the 7am-6pm weekday C-charge, the ULEZ restrictions will be in force all day, every day with no exceptions. . If your vehicle does not meet the standards set by ULEZ, you will be charged a fee. If you fail to pay the charge you will then face a much larger penalty fine. Avoiding the charge.

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Honda to launch electric-two wheelers in India by 2024

Electric Vehicles India

It will debut in India in March 2024 and be based on Honda’s best-selling petrol scooter, the Activa. In terms of infrastructure for charging, The automobile company will install battery-swapping facilities at gas stations, metro stations, and its 6,000+ point of contacts across the nation.

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Super Charge It

Plug In Partners

Here is a big story from the Japanese electronic giant Toshiba: " Toshiba have stunned the world with their announcement of what's pretty much the holy grail in Lithium battery technology – the Super Charge ion Battery , which recharges up to 90% of its energy in just five minutes , and has a lifespan of over 10 years.

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OECD paper presents and analyzes policies and programs to foster market growth of green cars

Green Car Congress

Several factors are slowing the development of the market, especially of the more radical alternatives such as battery electric vehicles (BEVs). Green cars” can be defined as vehicles that use alternative fuels (other than petrol or diesel) and/or alternative types of propulsion (other than the conventional ICE).

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Naysayer Alert – the hydrogen red herring

My Electric Car

So, fuel cell cars have some of the advantages of pure fully electric cars. The hydrogen fuel cell in the FCEV acts to keep the battery charged, but can directly power the electric drive motor, similar to the function of a gasoline-powered range extender.