India has decided to allow ethanol-based ''flex engines'', which power vehicles using local farm produce and not fossil fuels, and will be rolling out a scheme on the same in the next three months, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highway, Nitin Gadkari said.
Great Wall, which sold 1.1 million cars last year, aims for 80 per cent of its annual sales in 2025 to be new energy vehicles, including battery-electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
The startup, active in the United States and China, plans to install its technology in hundreds of vehicles next year, rising to tens of thousands in 2024-2025.
Data from Germany showed the largest upward leap in retail conditions since German reunification more than three decades ago, stoking expectations European fuel demand will recover.
The BharatBenz buses will get hands-free doors, sanitisers, and temperature sensors, which the company says will help revive the demand for passenger buses.
