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Ford investing $72M to increase production capacity at Chennai Engine Plant

Green Car Congress

Diesel engines have also been exported to South Africa since 2008 and Ford plans to export India-built petrol and diesel powertrains to more markets in the near future. Since June 2010, more than 4,000 India-built 1.4L gasoline engines have been exported to Thailand every month.

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Mahindra XUV 3XO SUV launched in South Africa with these changes

Baua Electric

By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 23 Sep 2024, 09:57 AM Mahindra has launched the XUV 3XO in South Africa at price starting from R254,999, roughly converted to ₹ 12.16 South Africa has become the first country outside of India to get the Mahindra XUV 3XO SUV. litre TGDi petrol engine or the 1.5-litre

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India bound 2025 Renault Duster RHD unveiled in South Africa. Check details

Baua Electric

Read more Renault Duster is available with a fully hybrid powertrain in the global market, The 2025 Renault Duster has been unveiled in the right hand drive form in South Africa. The 2025 Duster is expected to be launched in South Africa in March 2025 and it is expected that the SUV will be launched in India at the same time.

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Study shows gasoline pre-blending in ethanol production could cut energy requirements of separation by 17-40%

Green Car Congress

Researchers at the University of Witwatersrand and the University of South Africa are proposing replacing the final purification steps of conventional bio-ethanol production with a simple gasoline-blending step. The most prevalent use of bioethanol is not as a fuel in its pure form but rather as an additive to petrol.

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India-bound third-gen Renault Duster launched in this country. What it offers?

Baua Electric

The third-generation Renault Duster launched in South Africa gives a preview of what the India-spec model would get. The third-generation Renault Duster launched in South Africa gives a preview of what the India-spec model would get. Also, it has three different powertrain options in the South African market.

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Shell, Gordon Murray and Osamu Goto to develop new ultra-compact ICE city car

Green Car Congress

Shell and Professor Gordon Murray go back way further; Shell sponsored the first car and engine Professor Gordon Murray ever built, in South Africa, when he was just 19. Why a petrol car? 25 project incorporated specially formulated, low viscosity engine oil, designed by the Shell Lubricants Technology Team.

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Volkswagen Amarok PHEV coming as soon as 2025

EV Central

If you can’t wait for the 2027 Volkswagen Amarok battery electric ute then maybe the petrol-electric version potentially due as soon as 2025 will do. The second-generation Amarok arrives in Australia from April with orthodox Ford turbo-diesel and turbo-petrol powertrains. For the petrol guys – for me – it’s enough.”.

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