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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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Lessons From Norway’s Journey To Becoming The Global Leader In EV Adoption

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So how did this largely rural Scandinavian country become the global leader in EV adoption? This approach of virtually redesigning the tax structure within the auto industry also stands out amongst other countries, which mainly rely on direct subsidies to incentivize EV purchases over internal combustion engine cars.

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Nissan: we will comply with 2035 Aussie ICE ban

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Globally, Nissan has committed billions to EV development , but here its sales volume is driven by diesel utes and petrol SUVs. It is embracing hybrid tech with its new e-Power drivetrain rolling out in Australia soon. That’s reflected in the position of the over-arching auto industry lobby group, the FCAI.

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CPT presenting two papers at SAE World Congress on SpeedStart and TIGERS for 48V mild hybrid systems

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Controlled Power Technologies (CPT) will deliver two technical papers at SAE World Congress in April on its SpeedStart torque assist and kinetic energy recovery system ( earlier post ) and TIGERS turbine integrated gas energy recovery system ( earlier post ) for 48V mild hybrid vehicles. 48V Fuel Efficiency Hybrids Vehicle Systems'

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China’s JAC plans Aussie push with EV ute benchmarked against Rivian R1T

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An all-new battery electric and plug-in hybrid ute benchmarked against the Rivian R1T will be one of the headline acts when China’s JAC Motors unleashes a comprehensive attack on the Australian market around mid-decade. The future of JAC is EV,” declared Jason Pecotic, the managing director of BLK Auto. litre turbo-petrol engine.

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EVs dominated the UK car market in December

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plugin hybrids (PHEVs). This comes against a background of overall auto sales down by 2.0% For petrol-only vehicles, 2022 saw 42.3% Expect petrol’s rate of decline to accelerate in the coming years, once diesel sales have effectively ended. December’s combined plugin share of 39.4% comprised 32.9% plugins, 25.5%

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Hatchbacks not giving up territorial rights so easily | Autocar Professional

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A significant price increase of 50-60% in cars over the past five years has made new vehicles less accessible, said Gaurav Vangaal, Associate Director at S&P Global Mobility. According to Srivatsa, the increase in the used-cars market is a great growth indicator for the industry. Affordable hybrids could be an alternative.

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