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Karnataka Plans Tax Waivers for Hybrid Cars, Incentives for EVs
Karnataka plans to cut levies and offer financial incentives to companies in the clean mobility sector, including a steep tax cut for hybrid cars. The move could make the state, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, the second after northern Uttar Pradesh to provide tax breaks to hybrid cars, for which Toyota has lobbied New Delhi.
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Watch: Railway Minister Shares Video Of India's 1st Bullet Train Station In Ahmedabad
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday shared a spectacular video of India's first bullet train terminal built at Sabarmati Multimodal transport hub in Ahmedabad.
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Hong Kong Shuts Schools, Cancels Flights As Typhoon Koinu Nears
Hong Kong issued its second-highest storm warning signal on Sunday, prompting the closure of some transport services and schools, as Typhoon Koinu skirted the financial hub, bringing rains and powerful gusts.
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EV Taxi Startup BluSmart Bets on All-Electric Fleet to Take on Uber, Ola in India
Indian ride-hailing startup BluSmart is seeking to challenge Uber and Ola for market share in the country with bets on an all-electric taxi fleet and an aggressive bid to lure disgruntled passengers and drivers from the incumbents.
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Uber Overhauls App Design, Brings New Homescreen, Increased Personalisation Features
Cab aggregator app Uber has announced a comprehensive overhaul of its app globally, adding a host of new features and services to help riders go anywhere effortlessly. The new app also features a 'Services' tab as a one-stop shop to find all product offerings available to riders in their city - from a nearby Moto to Auto, Intercity, Rentals, Reserv...
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India Will Now Become A Major Hub: PM Modi On Launch Of 22,000 Crores Plane Project
India will now become a major producer of transport aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday after laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for C-295 medium transport plane for the Indian Air Force.
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Hero Electric Begins Work to Set Up Second Manufacturing Plant in India for Electric Two-Wheelers
Hero Electric on Thursday said it has commenced work on the second manufacturing plant in the country in Ludhiana, Punjab. The upcoming plant is adjacent to the company's existing facility and is targeted at ramping up the production capacity. The greenfield plant would come up in 10 acres of land with an annual production capacity of 2 lakh vehicl...
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Auto Chip Shortage: How China Turned Into Ground Zero for Shortage Amid the Pandemic, More
The global auto chip shortage has affected China, the world’s biggest manufacturer of cars and leader in electric vehicles (EVs), as supply strains have been compounded by a zero-COVID lockdown in auto hub Shanghai that ended last month. The shortage is more acute than elsewhere and threatens to curb the nation's EV momentum. Here’s how China b...
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Chhattisgarh Government Approves Electric Vehicle Policy, Aims to Generate Employment
The Chhattisgarh government on Friday approved the Chhattisgarh Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, as part of the state government’s target to make the state an EV manufacturing hub and generate employment. Companies manufacturing EVs, components of EV and EV batteries, and charging infrastructure will also be incentivised with capital subsidy, a...
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S.Korea Truckers End Strike; Govt Agrees To Extend Pay Guarantee
The latest round of talks were held at a major industrial transport hub near the capital, where Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong earlier warned the government may step in and force truckers to return to work or face jail.
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Ola Electric Said to Be in Talks With Global Suppliers to Begin Battery Cell Manufacturing Unit in India
Ola Electric is reportedly in talks with multiple global suppliers to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in India. Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has initiated talks with global suppliers from Germany, Korea, Japan and other hubs to fuel its battery manufacturing ambitions, suggests source.
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US Launches $3.5 Billion Programme to Capture and Store CO2 From Air in an Effort to Minimise Climate Change
The US Energy Department has launched a programme on Thursday to fund four large-scale projects across the country that can remove carbon dioxide from the air. The federal department invested $3.5 billion in the technology. The programme would create four regional direct air capture hubs to spur the widespread deployment of the technology and carbo...
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Toyota Said to Make EV Parts in India for Domestic, Export Markets
Toyota Motor is said to be planning to make India a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle parts to meet demand there as well as for export to Japan and some ASEAN countries, as per a senior company executive.
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Britain Says Russia Continues To Hit Non-Military Targets In Ukraine
Russia continues to hit non-military targets in Ukraine such as residential properties and transport hubs in a bid to weaken the country's resolve, Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
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Dancing Elon Musk Hands Drivers First Teslas From New German Gigafactory
Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla's first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant, marking the start of the US automaker's inaugural European hub just two years after it was first announced.
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Karnataka Plans Tax Waivers for Hybrid Cars, Incentives for EVs
Karnataka plans to cut levies and offer financial incentives to companies in the clean mobility sector, including a steep tax cut for hybrid cars. The move could make the state, home to the tech hub of Bengaluru, the second after northern Uttar Pradesh to provide tax breaks to hybrid cars, for which Toyota has lobbied New Delhi.
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Watch: Railway Minister Shares Video Of India's 1st Bullet Train Station In Ahmedabad
Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday shared a spectacular video of India's first bullet train terminal built at Sabarmati Multimodal transport hub in Ahmedabad.
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Hong Kong Shuts Schools, Cancels Flights As Typhoon Koinu Nears
Hong Kong issued its second-highest storm warning signal on Sunday, prompting the closure of some transport services and schools, as Typhoon Koinu skirted the financial hub, bringing rains and powerful gusts.
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EV Taxi Startup BluSmart Bets on All-Electric Fleet to Take on Uber, Ola in India
Indian ride-hailing startup BluSmart is seeking to challenge Uber and Ola for market share in the country with bets on an all-electric taxi fleet and an aggressive bid to lure disgruntled passengers and drivers from the incumbents.
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Uber Overhauls App Design, Brings New Homescreen, Increased Personalisation Features
Cab aggregator app Uber has announced a comprehensive overhaul of its app globally, adding a host of new features and services to help riders go anywhere effortlessly. The new app also features a 'Services' tab as a one-stop shop to find all product offerings available to riders in their city - from a nearby Moto to Auto, Intercity, Rentals, Reserv...
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India Will Now Become A Major Hub: PM Modi On Launch Of 22,000 Crores Plane Project
India will now become a major producer of transport aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday after laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for C-295 medium transport plane for the Indian Air Force.
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Hero Electric Begins Work to Set Up Second Manufacturing Plant in India for Electric Two-Wheelers
Hero Electric on Thursday said it has commenced work on the second manufacturing plant in the country in Ludhiana, Punjab. The upcoming plant is adjacent to the company's existing facility and is targeted at ramping up the production capacity. The greenfield plant would come up in 10 acres of land with an annual production capacity of 2 lakh vehicl...
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Auto Chip Shortage: How China Turned Into Ground Zero for Shortage Amid the Pandemic, More
The global auto chip shortage has affected China, the world’s biggest manufacturer of cars and leader in electric vehicles (EVs), as supply strains have been compounded by a zero-COVID lockdown in auto hub Shanghai that ended last month. The shortage is more acute than elsewhere and threatens to curb the nation's EV momentum. Here’s how China b...
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Chhattisgarh Government Approves Electric Vehicle Policy, Aims to Generate Employment
The Chhattisgarh government on Friday approved the Chhattisgarh Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2022, as part of the state government’s target to make the state an EV manufacturing hub and generate employment. Companies manufacturing EVs, components of EV and EV batteries, and charging infrastructure will also be incentivised with capital subsidy, a...
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S.Korea Truckers End Strike; Govt Agrees To Extend Pay Guarantee
The latest round of talks were held at a major industrial transport hub near the capital, where Transport Minister Won Hee-ryong earlier warned the government may step in and force truckers to return to work or face jail.
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Ola Electric Said to Be in Talks With Global Suppliers to Begin Battery Cell Manufacturing Unit in India
Ola Electric is reportedly in talks with multiple global suppliers to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in India. Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal has initiated talks with global suppliers from Germany, Korea, Japan and other hubs to fuel its battery manufacturing ambitions, suggests source.
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US Launches $3.5 Billion Programme to Capture and Store CO2 From Air in an Effort to Minimise Climate Change
The US Energy Department has launched a programme on Thursday to fund four large-scale projects across the country that can remove carbon dioxide from the air. The federal department invested $3.5 billion in the technology. The programme would create four regional direct air capture hubs to spur the widespread deployment of the technology and carbo...
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Toyota Said to Make EV Parts in India for Domestic, Export Markets
Toyota Motor is said to be planning to make India a manufacturing hub for electric vehicle parts to meet demand there as well as for export to Japan and some ASEAN countries, as per a senior company executive.
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Britain Says Russia Continues To Hit Non-Military Targets In Ukraine
Russia continues to hit non-military targets in Ukraine such as residential properties and transport hubs in a bid to weaken the country's resolve, Britain's defence ministry said on Wednesday.
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Dancing Elon Musk Hands Drivers First Teslas From New German Gigafactory
Elon Musk was cheered as he oversaw the handover of Tesla's first German-made cars at its Gruenheide plant, marking the start of the US automaker's inaugural European hub just two years after it was first announced.
