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Kia India has unveiled the Syros EV with a segment-leading 526 km ARAI-certified range and opened bookings at ₹25,000, but the number worth paying attention to isn’t the range — it’s the ownership package Kia has bolted onto it. A lifetime battery warranty, an assured buyback programme, and Battery-as-a-Service financing together represent a calculated bet … Read more
The India-UK Free Trade Agreement came into force on July 15, 2026, and while the headlines promise cheaper luxury cars, the reality is far narrower: the immediate benefit flows almost entirely to a small group of expensive, UK-built petrol and diesel cars imported as completely built units — and pointedly excludes electric and hybrid vehicles … Read more
Chery has filed Indian design patents for two more global SUVs — the Lepas L4 electric SUV and an updated Exeed RX plug-in hybrid — bringing its total list of patented-but-unlaunched models in India into double digits, and the real story isn’t any single vehicle. It’s that JSW Motors, the Indian conglomerate’s upcoming new-energy-vehicle brand, … Read more
Battery Aadhaar — officially the Battery Pack Aadhaar Number (BPAN) system — is a government proposal to give every EV battery sold in India a unique, permanent 21-character digital identity, similar to how the citizen Aadhaar system works for people. India’s automakers broadly support the idea, but the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has … Read more
The Kia Sorento Hybrid is expected to enter India during the 2026 festive season, marking Kia’s first strong-hybrid SUV for the market and its most premium three-row product yet — but with pricing estimates from different sources ranging anywhere from roughly Rs 25 lakh to Rs 50 lakh, the honest answer for most buyers right … Read more
The Tata Sierra EV has launched in India at Rs 18.79 lakh to Rs 25.99 lakh (ex-showroom), reviving a nameplate that last sold new cars in 2000, and the most important thing for prospective buyers to understand isn’t its price — it’s exactly where it sits relative to the two other Tata EVs it now … Read more
E20 petrol — India’s 20% ethanol-blended fuel — does reduce mileage, but not by the dramatic margins going viral on social media. Government-backed field trials by the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) and the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) put the real-world efficiency loss at roughly 2-4% for E20-compatible vehicles and up to … Read more
Porsche’s Deliveries Just Fell 16% Worldwide — What It Signals for the Luxury EV Transition (and Porsche India Buyers) Porsche delivered 122,306 vehicles worldwide in the first half of 2026, down 16% from 146,391 units in the same period last year, according to figures the company released on July 9, 2026. On the surface, that … Read more
Nissan Tekton Launched at Rs 10.49 Lakh: Should You Buy It Over the Duster, Creta or Grand Vitara? Nissan’s new Tekton midsize SUV went on sale in India on July 9, 2026, priced from Rs 10.49 lakh to Rs 18.59 lakh (ex-showroom), and it arrives with more baggage — in a good way — than … Read more
China Controls 72% of the World’s EV Batteries — Here’s What That Actually Means for Your Next Car in India Seven Chinese companies now supply nearly three-quarters of every electric vehicle battery installed on the planet. According to SNE Research’s January-May 2026 data, CATL alone holds a 40.2% global share and BYD another 14.4%, with … Read more