1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (514+ words) The proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will allow European automakers to import up to 1 lakh completely built-up (CBU) internal-combustion engine (ICE) and non-plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles into India at concessional duties in the first year, according to the draft…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (502+ words) New Delhi: Ola Electric Mobility Ltd has spent at least ₹229 crore on developing electric three-wheelers, as delays push back the launch of a vehicle meant to help the company diversify beyond scooters. The Bengaluru-based company disclosed the spending for the…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (448+ words) As India moves towards higher ethanol blending in petrol, Zuno General Insurance has launched an add-on cover to protect vehicle owners against accidental engine and fuel-system damage due to the use of approved blended fuels, the insurer said in a…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (402+ words) For the first time, the sale of alternative fuel vehicles has outpaced petrol cars in India’s passenger vehicle market. According to the monthly retail registration data of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), in August out of the 24,23,201 units…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1692+ words) NEW DELHI: One Sunday late in 2024, Saurabh Patwardhan was at home in Pune with electric buses on his mind. He was planning to pitch the electric vehicles to his father (and boss) Prasanna Patwardhan, chairman of the 40-year-old Prasanna Group,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (445+ words) India’s passenger vehicle market is seeing a significant shift as consumers are rapidly moving towards cleaner-fuel options. A report by Equirus Securities pointed out that CNG, hybrid and electric vehicles accounted for 42 per cent of passenger vehicle retail sales in…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (686+ words) US defence major GE Aerospace said on Thursday that it delivered three F404-IN20 engines to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in August for India’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas programme. The latest shipment comes as HAL continues to receive F404 engines for the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (350+ words) New Delhi: State-run oil marketing companies on Tuesday raised prices of commercial LPG cylinders by around ₹10 per cylinder across key metro cities. Jet fuel prices for domestic airlines have also been increased by over 5%. In Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai, commercial…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (554+ words) The central government has increased the windfall tax on petrol and diesel exports while making a marginal reduction in the levy on aviation turbine fuel (ATF), with the revised rates coming into effect from September 1. The Finance Ministry announced the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (337+ words) The government on Tuesday raised the windfall tax on exports of petrol and diesel by ₹1.5 and ₹1 respectively, and reduced it by 50 paise per litre on jet fuel exports for the next fortnight. Often called a windfall tax, the special additional…...