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2024 Hyundai Creta facelift gets 70 safety features, including 19 ADAS features

Baua Electric

Available in both petrol and diesel engine options along with a wide range of transmission choices, the facelifted version of Creta has received ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) for the first time. The Level 2 ADAS is available in the SX Tech and SX(O) variants of the new Creta.

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SUVs to contribute 65% of Hyundai Motor India’s volumes in CY24 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The updated Creta has received 25,000 bookings with 55 percent of the bookings for petrol, and 45 percent for diesel. litre petrol with MT and CVT; 1.5-litre litre, 160hp turbo-petrol engine paired with a 7-speed DCT. While petrol contributed 60 percent to the Creta’s sales in CY23, diesel was pegged at 40 percent.

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University College Dublin Study finds Prius IV hybrids drive >60% of the time in zero-emissions mode under Irish conditions

Green Car Congress

No restrictions or driving guidelines were given to the drivers. However, our self-charging petrol electric hybrids have no such limitations. The routes reflect typical Irish commuting conditions. The researchers measured the time the cars spent in zero emissions mode versus internal combustion mode.

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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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Mercedes-AMG 2L, turbo four-cylinder pushes out up to 421 hp, 500 Nm

Green Car Congress

The four-cylinder is available in two output versions: with 310 kW (421 hp) as the S-model and with 285 kW (387 hp) in the basic version. The peak torque of 500 N·m (480 N·m for the basic version) is available in a range of 5000-5250 rpm (4750-5000 rpm in the basic version). The new engine is entirely assembled by hand.

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Electric Scooter Fires : OLA Electric, PURE EV | Industry & Media Responsibility

Plug In India

In this case, there was decent amount of time available before you can see explosions. Verbal shots are fired by the pollution vehicle media and petrol head sheeps can't seem to hide their glee whenever EV's catch fire. We are also trying to get some battery care guidelines from companies. I have seen how they burn or explode.

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EV myths busted: The most common electric vehicle misconceptions

Drive Electric

Currently, available electric vehicles have an average battery range of 480km, but technology is advancing so rapidly that new models can drive for almost 550km on a single charge. Unlike petrol cars where filling up requires a trip to the petrol station, you can recharge at home or anywhere with access to electricity.