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Renault and Nissan investing $600M in new models for India, including two EVs

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Renault and Nissan announced a new long-term vision for India, increasing production and R&D activities, introducing electric vehicles, and transitioning to carbon-neutral manufacturing. Complementing the additional production will be an increase in R&D and associated activities at the Renault Nissan Technology & Business Center India.

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Aemetis completes expansion of India biodiesel plant one year ahead of schedule; 60M gallon annual capacity

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The Aemetis Five Year Plan describes an increase from 50 million gallons per year (MGY) to 100 MGY of biodiesel production capacity at the India plant to be completed by year 2025. The market for biodiesel in India continues to expand as OMCs increase the number of blending locations and the percentage of biofuel blended into diesel.

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Ola Cabs to exit international markets this month – ET Auto

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Ride-hailing major Ola Cabs is set to exit all of its existing international markets, namely the UK, Australia and New Zealand by the end of this month. The future of mobility is electric – not just in personal mobility, but also for the ride-hailing business and there is immense opportunity for expansion in India.

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Citroen India turns three, sells over 17,000 cars and SUVs since market entry | Autocar Professional

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Since its entry in India three years ago, Citroen has introduced four models in the market, beginning with the premium C5 Aircross SUV. PCA Motors is a joint venture between the the then-PSA Group (now merged into Stellantis) and India’s CK Birla Group. This is likely due to the C5 Aircross’ high price (Rs 36.91 lakh to Rs 43.57

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Tesla India teams reassigned to other Asia-Pacific markets

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The Tesla India team was reassigned to Asia-Pacific (APAC) and other markets. The team in India includes Sami Jain, who previously worked for Porsche on the legacy automaker’s electrification effort. It also included David Feinstein, who has been with Tesla for years and works with global and international businesses.

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Leclanché and Medha partner on high-energy battery packs for railroad and commercial vehicle markets

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Medha Group, a supplier of vehicle traction systems and related electronics based in Hyderabad, India, and Leclanché SA, a provider of energy storage solutions, have agreed to market their technologies jointly in the railroad and commercial truck markets. The collaboration covers the European, Middle Eastern and African markets.

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Geological Survey of India finds lithium and gold deposits

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The Geological Survey of India has for the first time established Lithium inferred resources (G3) of 5.9 million tonnes in Salal-Haimana area of Reasi District of Jammu & Kashmir (UT) in northern India. If realized with a higher degree of confidence, resources of that level would rank among the world’s largest.

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