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Democratising safety

autherAutocar Professional Bureau     calendar15 May 2018

The combined effect of new regulation and test results of ‘Safer Cars for India’ is raising levels of occupant protection. We are starting to see new models including airbags as standard and some manufacturers are achieving three- and ‘four...

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Will autonomous cars affect the price of pizza?

By James Attwood, Autocar UK calendar13 Apr 2018

Ford's self-driving car test programme has created some American Hot topics of discussion - including the cost of food...

Why the Mercedes-Benz C300de could be the saviour of diesel

By Andrew Frankel, Autocar UK calendar12 Mar 2018

A diesel-electric plug-in hybrid powertrain enables zero-emissions running in town and low CO2 on motorway jaunts.

Why won't some car firms call an SUV an SUV?

By James Attwood, Autocar UK calendar19 Feb 2018

SUVs are hugely popular with buyers, yet some car makers seem afraid to use this label.

Overcoming challenges to usher in a green automobile era

By Ravi Pandit calendar16 Feb 2018

India going all-electric by 2030 would require about 40,000 tonnes of lithium to manufacture batteries for electric ve...

Electric vehicles plugging into the Indian automotive grid for the long-term

By Kaushik Madhavan, Director, Mobility (Automotive & calendar14 Feb 2018

The Auto Expo 2018 reiterates the focus on electric vehicles is here to stay, with participation from existing as well...

Budget 2018-19 has only derived benefits for auto

By Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, CARE Ratings calendar01 Feb 2018

With a lot of focus on infrastructure where roads and urban development continue to be the main drivers besides railwa...

Volvo must capitalise on its electric advantage now

By Rachel Burgess, Autocar UK calendar29 Jan 2018

It may seem like Volvo is ahead of the game, but others may soon catch up if it doesn't act fast.

Why Mercedes-AMG needs the V8 in an electric future

By Andrew Frankel, Autocar UK calendar17 Jan 2018

A switch to zero-emissions propulsion is inevitable, even for a brand like AMG. But it needn't spell the end of the be...

'The government should consider a gradual adoption of EVs, thereby promoting electrification of powertrains, rather than an abrupt shift to only pure EVs.'

By Vinnie Mehta, Director General, ACMA calendar16 Jan 2018

It would be logical to take one step at a time — we should encourage hybrid technologies also to coexist with pure-ele...