Indian Autos blog

In an effort to promote hybrid cars in the Indian markets, the government will set up two high-level bodies this week. These 2 bodies are: • National Council for Electric Mobility (NCEM) • National Board for Electric Mobility (NBEM) The NCEM will be the apex body that will be headed by Heavy Industries Minister Praful Patel and the NBEM will act a junior body at grassroots levels. Cabinet approval for  [ Read More ]

The hybrid car has not yet caught the fancy of the Indian market. Partly because of the half hearted attempts from manufacturers and partly because the government itself offers no incentive on hybrid cars. More importantly, the cost of the hybrid car itself keeps customers at bay. There were attempts made by 2 manufacturers to launch the hybrid car in India. But both of them failed quite miserably. Honda tried  [ Read More ]

Japanese automobile giant Toyota Motors Corp has decided to launch its hybrid sedan, Toyota Prius in India as a remedy for soaring fuel prices and concerns over emission issues. Mr Vikram Kirloskar told in a interview that they have decided to bring in the Toyota prius but they haven’t set any time limit as of now. He further added that they are currently working on service support and spare parts  [ Read More ]