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Honda expanding partnership with SNAM on second-life batteries and battery recycling in Europe

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Honda Motor Europe is expanding its battery recycling partnership with SNAM (Société Nouvelle d’Affinage des Métaux) to advance the sustainable usability of its end-of-life traction batteries. —Tom Gardner, Senior Vice President at Honda Motor Europe.

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Tata Motors urges govt to keep hybrid tax, Toyota lobbies for cut

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Currently, hybrid cars in India that use a petrol engine and an electric motor combined with an electric battery pack are slapped with as high as a 43 per cent tax, while pure petrol cars see a 48 per cent tax. The Japanese automaker has been claiming that hybrid cars reduce carbon emissions compared to petrol ones.

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Ford to reopen Chennai plant for EV exports to spearhead its global comeback

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The move comes as part of the company’s Ford+ plan to drive future growth and profits as the industry shifts to a new digital, electric era. “We We are grateful for the ongoing support from the Tamil Nadu Government as we explored different options for the Chennai plant,” Kay Hart, president of Ford Internation Markets Group, said.

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Yamaha introduces the NEO and E01 electric scooters in India

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As we all know many manufacturers are in a race to develop Two wheels and now Yamaha is also trying to introduce its new brand two-wheeler into the Ev market, Yamaha is well-known for all in petrol 2 wheeler here if we look into the EV space there are few major two-wheeler Ev’s like Bajaj, TVS, Ola and few more.

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Once More: Can Bajaj Auto repeat its CNG success? | Autocar Professional

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Fast expanding CNG retail amplifying demand At a time when OEMs are competing with each other to announce their plans for the EV market, Bajaj Auto’s announcement of a CNG bike certainly stands out. Compared to petrol and diesel, CNG burns cleaner, a crucial factor for a nation grappling with pollution woes. So, why has it done this?

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It’s easy to criticize, hard to create; my motto is never give up, says Henrik Fisker – ET Auto

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He admitted that while the auto industry might be the hardest to succeed, the nascent EV industry is even more difficult. But he is personally “excited about doing great work in this industry and bringing new innovative EVs to the world”. Chinese Dominance In 2023, over 8 million electric cars were sold in China.

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Hybrid used more for “tax breaks” rather than for zero emissions’: PB Balaji of Tata Motors | Autocar Professional

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He further cited a recent report suggesting the realization that most people who drive hybrid vehicles, do it mostly on petrol, negating potential environmental gains. Though there are only a few models available in the market, sales of hybrid vehicles have been gaining momentum.

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