Bajaj CNG bike: Bajaj Auto Freedom 125: CNG fuel costs Rs 1/km, petrol 2.25/km, Gadkari lauds the R&D effort

Bajaj CNG bike: Bajaj Auto Freedom 125: CNG fuel costs Rs 1/km, petrol 2.25/km, Gadkari lauds the R&D effort

Lauding the quality and research put behind Bajaj Auto’s CNG-run Freedom 125, Roads Minister Nitin Gadkari said that the variant would become the preferred 2-wheeler choice abroad given the cost-savings it offers. The CNG bike will start at Rs 95,000 and will go up to Rs 1.10 lakh. The CNG motorcycle will offer a range … Read more

Bajaj ‘Steps on The Gas’, Rolls Out World’s First CNG Bike, Gadkari Calls It ‘Eco-friendly’, ‘Sustainable’

Bajaj ‘Steps on The Gas’, Rolls Out World’s First CNG Bike, Gadkari Calls It ‘Eco-friendly’, ‘Sustainable’

The bike is available in five colours – Caribbean Blue, Ebony Black, Cyber White, Racing Red, and Pewter Grey. Image/Bajaj Auto Freedom, launched with the tag Ride the Change, according to Bajaj Auto, promises to halve daily riding expenses and has the segment’s most spacious seat, designed for superior comfort and additional room Union minister … Read more

Expect Indian PV market to touch 60 lakh units by 2030, targeting 18-20 pc share: Tata Motors

Expect Indian PV market to touch 60 lakh units by 2030, targeting 18-20 pc share: Tata Motors

Mumbai: Tata Motors expects the Indian passenger vehicles market to touch 60 lakh units annually by 2030 and the company is targeting to increase its share to 18-20 per cent by FY30 as it is gearing up to launch new models both in conventional engine and electric vehicles segment, a top company official said on … Read more

Carmakers take the multiple powertrain ride

Carmakers take the multiple powertrain ride

Mumbai: Car buyers in India are spoilt for choice when it comes to powertrains. Carmakers from industry leader Maruti Suzuki to Tata Motors, Toyota Motor, Honda and Citroen, a relatively newcomer in the Indian market, offer diverse options in powertrains, from petrol, diesel and CNG to flexible fuel, electric and hybrid. Diversification of the engine, … Read more

Siam seeks GST reduction on two-wheelers

Siam seeks GST reduction on two-wheelers

Mumbai: Auto industry body, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) has written to the government requesting for a reduction in the GST on two-wheelers. It has suggested that the government adopts three range slabs of reducing the rate-from the current 28% to 18% for internal combustion engine powered two wheelers, to 5% from the current … Read more

Tinubu mandates govt MDAs to buy only gas-powered vehicles

Tinubu mandates govt MDAs to buy only gas-powered vehicles

In line with his commitment to ensure energy security, drive utility, and cut high fuel costs, President Bola Tinubu has directed the mandatory procurement of compressed-natural-gas-powered vehicles by all government ministries, departments, and agencies. The president’s directive is also in furtherance of Nigeria’s effort to transition to cleaner energy as CNG-enabled vehicles have been adjudged … Read more

Bajaj to launch first CNG-powered motorcycle on June 18, reveals MD Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj to launch first CNG-powered motorcycle on June 18, reveals MD Rajiv Bajaj

Bajaj Auto will launch India’s first ever CNG-powered motorcycle on June 18, 2024. Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto, announced the launch date earlier today during the launch event of Pulsar NS400Z. With The two-wheeler maker plans to disrupt the entry-level motorcycle market with the CNG bike. The bi-fuel motorcycles, priced at a premium, … Read more

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Launches The All-New URBAN CRUISER TAISOR

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Launches The All-New URBAN CRUISER TAISOR

Home Car And Bike Toyota Kirloskar Motor Launches The All-New URBAN CRUISER TAISOR Exteriors draw inspiration from Toyota’s rich SUV heritage offering a sense of prestige, a unique front design created by Toyota designers. Mumbai: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), on Wednesday launched the All-New Toyota URBAN CRUISER TAISOR, a dynamic addition to its robust and … Read more

In the green race, auto companies hop on powertrains

In the green race, auto companies hop on powertrains

Mumbai: Carmakers in India are increasingly navigating a mix of powertrain technologies from petrol to hybrids to electric, driven by policy initiatives, tougher emission norms and changing customer preferences, among others. Automakers said alternative fuel technologies such as electric, hybrids, compressed natural gas (CNG), biogas and flex fuel need to coexist with traditional fuel options … Read more

Chinese video gaming firms continue to look overseas for growth, shrugging off geopolitical tensions, survey finds

Chinese video gaming firms continue to look overseas for growth, shrugging off geopolitical tensions, survey finds

China’s video gaming studios are largely unconcerned by geopolitical tensions when it comes to generating revenue from overseas markets, according to a survey of 33 gaming companies in the country with an overseas presence. Only three of the companies surveyed, or 9.1 per cent, said that “global political and economic turbulence” had a “relatively big” … Read more