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The state government is targeting major cities such as Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and Aurangabad to achieve 25 per cent electrification of intra-city public transport as well as last-mile delivery vehicles by 2025.

The update has also added 10 km more to the Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV's electric drive range which now is in excess of 50 km according to the WLTP drive cycle.

Images of a new test mule of the Wagon R hatchback have surfaced online, and no, this is not the electric version that has been in the making for a while now. Rather, the car in the photos is a Toyota badged Wagon R (will get a different name).

Mahindra has earmarked a capital expenditure (CAPEX) of Rs. 9,000 crore for its business from which Rs. 3000 crore have been allocated for EVs.

Mahindra is planning to launch seven SUVs and two EVs by 2026 and has allocated Rs. 6,000 crores for new ICE SUVs and Rs. 3,000 crore for EVs.

Mahindra and Mahindra announced its financial results today and along with it, also gave us an insight into its future plans, particularly the automotive business. The company announced that it plans to launch eight new cars in India by the end of 2026.

The growth in the auto business is primarily attributed to a strong quarterly performance where the sales of SUVs went up by 18 per cent at 1,06,333 units as compared to 90,481 units sold in the same quarter last year.

The new-generation Skoda Octavia is one of the highly anticipated launches for this year, and the car is likely to go on sale in India on June 10, 2021. While there is no official confirmation on the date, an image of a dealer communication sent to a customer has surfaced online, which states the launch date.