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

Electric Vehicles India

Nitin Gadkari announced to manufacture flex-fuel vehicles & flex-fuel strong hybrid EVs . Shri Nitin Gadkari calls for the manufacturing of Flex Fuel Vehicles (FFV) and Flex Fuel Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles (FFV-SHEV) complying with BS-6 Norms in a time-bound manner within a period of six months.

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Green NCAP LCA study shows detrimental climate and energy impact of increasing vehicle weight, including EVs

Green Car Congress

Consumers and manufacturers share the burden for this trend given their steady interest in larger cars—in particular SUVs—as their vehicle of choice, commented Green NCAP. According to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA), in 2022, 9.3 tonnes of additional greenhouse gas emissions and 5.7

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Diesel market share in Europe drops below 50%; offset by increased gasoline engine sales; implications for climate targets

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of new car registrations in the first half of 2017, according to the European Association of Automobile Manufacturers (ACEA). Alternative powertrains will undoubtedly play an increasing role in the transport mix, and all European manufacturers are investing heavily in them. Diesel’s market share in the EU-15 fell from 50.2%

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Mahindra Thar 5-door spotted in Manali ahead of launch

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This is quite usual for automobile manufacturers as they test their vehicles in all kinds of weather conditions to ensure that the consumers do not face any issues after buying the vehicle. litre turbo petrol engine and the 2.2-litre There is a possibility that Mahindra is doing high-altitude testing of the Thar 5-door.

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Mahindra 5-door Thar spotted doing high-altitude testing. Check details

Baua Electric

Automobile manufacturers often test their vehicles in all kinds of environments. Sometimes, the vehicles do face issues once the vehicle is out in the market and the manufacturers have to fix them using an ECU upgrade or by making small mechanical changes. litre turbo petrol engine and the 2.2-litre litre diesel engine.

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Tube Investments to launch electric 3 wheeler passenger vehicles in India

Electric Vehicles India

The company plans to manufacture and sell electric three-wheelers. The electric three-wheelers are growing rapidly in India and many big automobile manufacturers and startups have launched their electric vehicle s and some are still in a queue to launch. It is working on launching its electric three-wheelers this fiscal.

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Volvo makes its last diesel car and puts it in a museum

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Petrol-burning engines are soon to see the same fate. In a new milestone last year , the number of new electric car registrations has exceeded those of diesel-powered vehicles in Europe for the first time, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.

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