Tag: duty

  • Auto component makers ‘invite’ Tesla to make parts locally

    Auto component makers ‘invite’ Tesla to make parts locally

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    India’s $46-billion auto component industry has ‘invited’ Tesla to make parts locally in response to the American carmaker’s request for tax concessions on fully imported electric vehicles ahead of their local launch.Deepak Jain, president of the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), said with the government committing itself to a phased manufacturing plan (PMP) and the…

  • Toyota unveils heavy-duty fuel cell truck plans

    Toyota unveils heavy-duty fuel cell truck plans

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    Auto giant teams up with Hino Motors subsidiary to jointly develop zero emission truck The race may be on to accelerate the roll out of battery powered electric trucks, with challengers such as Tesla and Arrival battling with established brands such as Volvo and Mercedes-Benz, but work is also underway to ensure fuel cell trucks…

  • Hyundai unveiled a semi-truck concept that runs on hydrogen and would compete with the Tesla Semi

    Hyundai unveiled a semi-truck concept that runs on hydrogen and would compete with the Tesla Semi

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    Hyundai Motor Company Hyundai has revealed two concept vehicles in the North American Commercial Vehicle Show: the HDC-6 Neptune Class 8 heavy-duty truck along with the HT Nitro ThermoTech trailer-tractor. Both vehicles are a part of the automaker’s Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle 2030 Vision, which contains the widespread use of hydrogen-powered fuel cell technology in…