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Pollution fight slows as air quality regulator relaxes clean fuel rule for delivery, cab fleets

NEW DELHI, Dec. 31 -- : India's apex air quality regulator for the National Capital Region (NCR) has deferred a key clean mobility mandate for fleet operators, allowing cab aggregators and delivery p... Read More


Top electric bus and truck makers want another relief for rare earth magnets as China plays hardball

New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- India's leading electric bus and truck makers are planning to ask for a one-year extension on exemptions to import rare earth magnet motors - that are critical for electric vehic... Read More


CESL finds lower-than-estimated prices in 10,900 e-bus tender

NEW DELHI, Dec. 24 -- The Union government's demand aggregation agency, Convergence Energy Services Ltd (CESL), has discovered prices lower than earlier estimates for the massive 10,900 electric bus t... Read More


India explores higher petrol blends than E20 as ethanol overcapacity mounts

New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- The Centre has opened discussions on whether India should move to higher ethanol blends in petrol from the current E20 (20% ethanol, 80% petrol), two people aware of the matter s... Read More


India's largest e-bus tender deferred a third time as stringent terms stay

New Delhi, Nov. 5 -- The government has deferred the deadline to submit tenders under the electric bus incentive scheme for the third time as companies sought an extension, citing the festive season, ... Read More


Tata Motors, JBM among half a dozen firms eyeing India's largest electric bus tender

New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- At least half a dozen Indian electric bus makers, including Tata Motors Ltd, JBM Auto Ltd, and PMI Electro Mobility Solutions Ltd, are eyeing the country's largest e-bus tender se... Read More


Are India's EV chargers safe? How Chinese components could pose cyber risks

NEW DELHI, Oct. 16 -- A recent cyberattack on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which forced the automaker to suspend operations at three of its UK facilities for nearly a month, has reignited conversations on... Read More


Braking face-off: Industry suggests advanced combined braking system (CBS) over costly ABS for mass-market two-wheelers

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- The country's automobile industry has proposed an advanced combined braking system (CBS) with front disc brakes for two-wheelers as an alternative to the government's mandate on i... Read More