Tag: sustainable transportation
AUTO Maruti Brings India’s First Flex-Fuel Car, Widens Fuel Variants Portfolio

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has launched India’s first flex-fuel passenger car, marking a significant milestone in the country’s transition towards cleaner and more self-reliant mobility solutions. The company has introduced flex-fuel technology in the WagonR, one of its most popular models and a brand that has previously played a pioneering role in alternative fuel mobility […]

CW Bureau · Jun 4, 2026
AUTO Delhi-NCR Fleet Renewal Opens New Growth Avenue For CV Manufacturers

India’s commercial vehicle industry could be headed for a fresh replacement-cycle driven growth phase after the Union Cabinet approved a ₹9,585-crore fleet modernisation scheme aimed at replacing older trucks and buses in the Delhi-NCR region with cleaner BS-VI and electric vehicles. The two-year programme, which targets more than 2 lakh commercial vehicles, combines financial incentives, […]

CW Bureau · Jun 4, 2026
AUTO Pune-Powered And Africa-Focused EV Firm Spiro Bags $215 Mn Funding

Spiro, the Africa-focused electric mobility platform founded by Indian entrepreneur Gagan Gupta, has secured a landmark $215 million investment round backed by major institutional investors including Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane to accelerate the rollout of electric mobility and battery-swapping infrastructure across the continent. The funding will support the expansion of Spiro’s battery-swapping network, manufacturing […]

CW Bureau · Jun 1, 2026
AUTO Amazon India Expands EV Logistics With 1,000 Eicher Electric Trucks

E-commerce major Amazon India is set to deploy around 1,000 electric trucks, developed in collaboration with Eicher Trucks and Buses, a business division of VE Commercial Vehicles, to strengthen the operations of Amazon Now across the country. The deployment is expected to become one of India’s largest dedicated electric truck fleets in the e-commerce and […]

CW Bureau · May 18, 2026