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  • Honda Cars India To Kill Its Diesel Engines in India From 2023 Owing to RDE Norms

    Honda Cars India To Kill Its Diesel Engines in India From 2023 Owing to RDE Norms

    New Delhi, November 21 : Japanese auto major Honda will discontinue offering diesel engine options in its car models in India from February 2023. This means that none of Honda’s current offerings in India, namely – the City sedan, Amaze compact sedan, Jazz hatchback and the WR-V crossover will be offered with a diesel engine option.

    Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) will axe its 1.5-litre i-DTEC diesel engine that currently powers the diesel counterparts of the Amaze, City (fifth generation) and the WR-V crossover. Honda is working in accordance with the Real Driving Emissions (RDE) norms in India that will come into effect from April 2023, and the Japanese carmaker will be ahead of its implementation. Honda Cars India Report 18% Rise in Wholesales in October 2022.

    Owing to the new RDE norms’ stiff new emission regulations several diesel models across auto brands in India have been discontinued. However, Indian car buyers can still opt to purchase diesel-powered Honda vehicles till March 2023, while Honda plans to clear all its diesel car inventory pan India well prior to the RDE’s implementation in April, that will come to effect precisely three years post the more stringent BSVI emission norm’s coming to effect on 1st April, 2020.

    Honda introduced its i-DTEC 1.5-litre diesel engine back in India back in 2013 with the Amaze compact sedan’s launch. This diesel engine incorporates the company’s ‘Earth Dreams’ technology and is the lightest in its own class owing to its full-aluminium construction and developed for enhanced friction and noise reduction. The Honda 1.5-litre BSVI-compliant diesel engine has a certified fuel efficiency of 24.7kmpl in the Amaze. Honda City e:HEV Hybrid Unveiled in India, To Be Launched Next Month.

    Honda India will also kill the production as well as the exports of its 1.6-litre diesel engine from March 2023. Currently, the Honda 1.6-litre diesel mill is exported from India to Thailand that does the duty under the Honda CR-V in the international markets including in the car markets of Thailand and Philippines.

    As per reports, Honda India’s suppliers have been notified well-ahead about the phased discontinuation of the company’s diesel engines. The Japanese car behemoth will be axing the production of its diesel mills at its world-class production facility in Tapukara, Rajasthan.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Nov 21, 2022 07:01 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • 7-Year-Old Dashna Aditya Nahar Breaks World Record for the Fastest Time to Limbo Skate Under 20 Cars at 13.74 Seconds; Watch Viral Video

    7-Year-Old Dashna Aditya Nahar Breaks World Record for the Fastest Time to Limbo Skate Under 20 Cars at 13.74 Seconds; Watch Viral Video

    Limbo skating at a high speed might seem tough as it is for most of us, but this seven-year-old Indian girl, Deshna Aditya Nahar, managed to do exactly that and broke the world record for the fastest time to limbo skate under 20 cars. She skated under all 20 cars in 13.74 seconds, which beat the previous world record set in 2015 at 14.15 seconds. Limbo skating or roller limbo involves riding on roller skates underneath an obstacle without touching it. You can watch the video of her achievement below. These Record Holders Took to New Heights to Set Their Record!

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  • Disturbing Video: Youths on Bike Come Under Truck Tyre After Man Opens Car’s Door Suddenly, Bengaluru Police Share CCTV Footage With Important Message

    In a shocking incident that took place in Karnataka, a biker met with an accident while trying to avoid a car driver who was seen opening the door during peak hours. In the video, a biker can be seen coming from one end and trying to avoid the car driver who opens the car door in the middle of the road without being aware of oncoming vehicles. As the video moves forward, the biker can be seen crashing into a truck due to the lack of awareness of the car driver. Immediately after the accident, the driver and other onlookers can be seen rushing to the biker’s aide. The video was shared by Kala Krishnaswamy, IPS DCP Traffic East who said, “Please be aware when you are opening the doors of your vehicle and avoid fatal mishaps.”

    Avoid Fatal Mishaps

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  • Greater Noida: Youths Perform Dangerous Stunts on Bike and Cars, Video Goes Viral

    A video of a group of youngsters performing dangerous stunts on cars and a bike in Uttar Pradesh’s Greater Noida is going viral on social media. In the 15-second video clip, the youngsters can be seen performing stunts on their vehicles on the streets of Greater Noida. The video also shows a youth sitting on the bonnet of the car while the others can be seen leaning out from the vehicles. According to reports, the group of youth made the video and then shared it on social media.

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  • Anti-Speeding Technology Now Mandatory for New Cars in European Union: Report

    London: New cars in the European Union (EU) are now required to come fitted with anti-speeding technology called intelligent speed assistance, or ISA, as part of an EU regulation that went into effect last week. Under the regulation, auto manufacturers must implement one of several ISA tech options that will kick into gear when a driver goes over the speed limit, reports CNET. Malaysia’s Vehicle Sales Fell 11.76% in May Due to Chip Shortage: Report.

    The car can alert the driver with a visual warning followed by an acoustic or vibrating warning; the gas pedal can gently push back on the driver’s foot, or the car can automatically reduce speed. The driver can override the latter two functions, the EU said, by pushing slightly harder on the gas pedal, the report said.

    “The objective is to protect Europeans against traffic accidents, poor air quality and climate change, empower them with new mobility solutions that match their changing needs, and defend the competitiveness of European industry,” the European Commission was quoted as saying.

    Some vehicles already include warnings for speeding, but the driver must manually set them up. The EU regulation requires the tech to work automatically. The nonprofit European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), which advocates for road safety measures in the EU, said it welcomes the new regulation but that the minimum standard of a beeping sound is annoying to drivers and inadequate for safety. Also, ETSC said, cars could gather inaccurate speed information if they are equipped with systems that determine speed limits only by using cameras to analyse signage and lack a digital map of speed limits.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Jul 11, 2022 03:53 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Tesla in India: Elon Musk Says ‘No Plant Where Sell of Imported Cars Not Allowed’

    Texas, May 28: Hinting that Tesla will not put a manufacturing plant in India the carmaker’s chief executive officer (CEO) Elon Musk said on Friday tweeted that until the company is first allowed to sell and service imported cars in the South Asian country there will be no setting up of the bases.

    Responding to an individual on Twitter, who questioned Musk vis-a-vis Tesla’s plans to put up a manufacturing plant in India, the billionaire responded, “Tesla will not put a manufacturing plant in any location where we are not allowed first to sell and service cars.” Tesla in India: Manufacturing Cars in the Country Will Also Benefit Elon Musk, Says Nitin Gadkari.

    These comments suggest that the standstill between India and Telsa in regards to setting up the manufacturing plant in the country continues.

    Earlier in April, highlighting the conducive environment for automobile manufacturing in India, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that Elon Musk is welcome to manufacture e-vehicles in India, but in case the Tesla owner desires to build in China and sell here, it cannot be a “good proposition”.

    Gadkari made the remarks while speaking at a private event in Delhi answering a question on Tesla’s concerns on “high duties” in India. “It is a very easy alternative; if Elon Musk is ready to manufacture a Tesla in India, there is no problem. We have got all competencies, the vendors are available. We have got all types of technology and because of that, he can reduce the cost,” Gadkari said.

    Inviting Tesla to start manufacturing in India, the Union Minister highlighted that India is a huge market, and infrastructure like ports are available to enable exports.

    “He is welcome in India. We don’t have any problem, but, suppose, he wants to manufacture in China and sell in India, it cannot be a good proposition for India. Our request to him is, come to India and manufacture here,” Gadkari said.

    Citing the tremendous growth in the e-vehicles sector in India over the last few years, Gadkari further said that “my suggestion to Elon Musk is, in India, he will get a good market and Indian market is very huge. It is a win-win situation for both.”

    He added that India has all the quality vendors and automobile spare parts that are available in China and that “it can be easier for him to make here in India and sell in India. He will get good profits from that, and good economics is there. I will request him to come to India and start manufacturing here.”

    Echoing similar sentiments, the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Krishan Pal Gurjar earlier in February told the Lok Sabha during Question Hour that there cannot be a situation where the market is in India but jobs are created in China.

    In 2020, Musk announced plans to open the production of Tesla electric vehicles in India. A subsidiary of Tesla, India Motors And Energy Private Limited was established in Bengaluru in southwest India. Musk said he was ready to build a Tesla factory in India if the country reduces the cost of importing electric vehicles.

    Elon Musk, an American entrepreneur and the founder of Tesla, said that the electric vehicle company continues to face “a lot of challenges” with the Indian government regarding the setting up of car production in India.

    Earlier in January, a Twitter user posted a tweet asking Musk whether there was any further update on Tesla’s manufacturing launch in India and saying the vehicles “deserve to be in every corner of the world.” “Still working through a lot of challenges with the government, ” Musk answered on Twitter.

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  • Elon Musk Has To Manufacture Here To Sell Tesla Cars in India, Says Nitin Gadkari

    New Delhi, April 26: Elon Musk, who has just bought Twitter for $44 billion, will have to manufacture his Tesla cars in India, and not China, if he wants to come and sell the vehicles in the country, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday.

    Reiterating that Musk will not get any special treatment when it comes to customs duties, Gadkari said during the ‘Raisina Dialogue 2022’ that if Musk wants to manufacture in China and sell Tesla cars here, “it cannot be a good proposition for India”. Tesla in India: Telangana Minister KTR Invites Elon Musk to Set Shop in India, Check Tweet.

    “Our request to him is to come to India and manufacture here. We have no problems. The vendors are available, we offer all kinds of technology and because of that, Musk can reduce the cost.

    “India is a huge market and offers good export opportunities too. Musk can export Tesla cars from India,” he added. In February also, Gadkari had said that Musk has to manufacture in India first in order to roll out Tesla cars on the roads.

    “Now his (Musk’s) interest is to manufacture the Tesla car in China and make it sell in India. So, if you start here, you are welcome, no problem. But manufacturing in China and selling in India is not a digestible concept to all of us,” he noted. Asked about Tesla’s demand to cut customs duties on electric cars, Gadkari said that the country cannot appease one automobile company.

    “India is a huge market. We have all the world’s automobile giants — BMW, Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai — present here. If we give one benefit to one company, we have to give that benefit to other companies also. That is the practical problem,” he elaborated.

    Musk had tweeted that he faced challenges from the government for releasing its products in India. “Tesla isn’t in India yet due to “Challenges with the government”, he posted.

    The government has questioned Tesla’s business practices of seeking tax breaks to use the Indian market to sell its products, but not wanting to set up manufacturing facilities in the country which can generate thousands of jobs.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Apr 26, 2022 06:15 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Samsung Introduces Three New Automotive Chips for High-End Cars

    Seoul: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled three new automotive chips as demand for advanced chips is growing among global carmakers to produce cars with better connectivity and more sophisticated infotainment features. The South Korean tech giant said its latest chip products are designed to enable faster 5G connectivity needed for downloading high-definition video content, immersive in-car infotainment systems and a stable power supply.

    “Smarter and more connected automotive technologies for enriched in-vehicle experiences, including entertainment, safety and comfort, are becoming critical features on the road,” Park Jae-hong, executive vice president of the company’s System LSI Custom SOC Business, said in a statement.

    Among the three, the Exynos Auto V7 in-vehicle infotainment system is installed in Volkswagen’s latest In-Car Application-Server (ICAS) 3.1, developed by LG Electronics’ vehicle component solutions division, the company said.

    The chip comes with a neural processing unit “for convenient services, such as virtual assistance that can process visual and audio data for face, speech and gesture recognition features.”

    Samsung has ramped up efforts to develop advanced chips for cars, a market that has grown significantly in recent years fueled by higher levels of car electrification and a further uptake in electric vehicles, reports Yonhap news agency.

    More cars are now being equipped with advanced features like artificial intelligence and 5G-based telecommunications. London-based research firm IHS Markit forecast the global market for automotive semiconductors to grow 7 percent annually to reach $67.6 billion in 2026.

    (The above story first appeared on Morning Tidings on Dec 01, 2021 08:57 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website morningtidings.com).

  • Mumbai: Traffic Police Constable Dragged on Car’s Bonnet In Andheri, Video Goes Viral

    Mumbai traffic police constable dragged on the car’s bonnet on Thursday, in a bid to stop it. The incident took place near Andheri’s Azad Nagar metro station at JP Road. Police constable signaled the car to stop. Instead of stopping the vehicle, the car tried to flee the spot.

    The traffic police constable sat on the bonnet of the car, and asked the car driver to step out of the vehicle. The video of the incident went viral on social media, Twittarati demand the arrest of the driver.

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  • Illingworth St Mary’s Cricket Club’s Batsman, Asif Ali, Hits Six; Smashes his Car’s Windscreen (Watch Video)

    Illingworth St Mary’s Cricket Club’s Batsman, Asif Ali, Hits Six; Smashes his Car’s Windscreen (Watch Video)

    Sheer bad luck and nothing else! llingworth St Mary’s Cricket Club batsman Asif Ali did all the hard work to hit a six during club’s match. However, unfortunately, his six landed on a windscreen of a car which turned out to be his own.

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    Broken Windscreen!

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