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Tata Motors advocates for incentives on EVs, opposes hybrid tax cuts in India: Report | Autocar Professional

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Tata Motors, India’s leading electric car manufacturer, is actively lobbying against potential tax cuts on hybrid vehicles in India, asserting that hybrids are more environmentally harmful than pure electric vehicles (EVs).

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Hybrids vs EVs: where should government put its money

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By: Srinjoy Bal | Updated on: 21 Jan 2024, 12:05 PM In a recent letter to the government, Tata Motors has opposed the further tax cuts on hybrids. Meanwhile, Toyota and Maruti Suzuki are of the view for more tax cuts on hybrids. --> In a recent letter to the government, Tata Motors has opposed the further tax cuts on hybrids.

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The Budget 2009 - working towards sustainable transport

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Increasing company car benefit in kind tax in the future for all but the lowest carbon cars. From April 2010 anyone buying a new car will pay a different rate of vehicles tax in the first year of registration. Company Car Tax. Confirming and extending the overhaul of Vehicle Excise Duty Rates. Emissions g/km. P11d value**.

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Must Read 40+ Electric Vehicle Interview Questions & Answers

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By integrating EVs with renewable energy generation, such as solar or wind power, it becomes possible to reduce reliance on non-renewable energy sources and create a more sustainable transportation ecosystem. These can include tax credits, rebates, grants, and preferential parking or access to certain areas.

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Eco-Friendly Commuting: Discover the Best Indian Electric Scooters of 2024

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With rising fuel prices, electric scooters provide a cost-saving solution as they require less maintenance and no petrol or diesel. With increasing concerns about air pollution and a shift towards sustainable transportation, more and more people are turning to electric scooters as their preferred mode of commuting.

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Drive Electric Submission on the Emissions Reduction Plan Discussion Document

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Our submission and inputs relate specifically to accelerating the uptake of e-mobility, but we recognise that decarbonising transport is much wider than that. E-mobility is an important component to a zero emissions transport system, but is still just a component. . The ETS price impacts the price of petrol, which is an ownership cost.