Last diesel-run double-decker bus of Mumbai drives into history, ET Auto

Decorated with garlands of flowers and balloons, the last diesel-run double-decker rolled out of BEST’s Marol depot on Friday morning and caught the eyeballs throughout the day. As Mumbaikars bid adieu to the last diesel-run double-decker bus of the Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking, commuters and staffers reminisced about their journey in the…

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Aston Martin gets £9million government funding for twin front electric drive unit

Aston Martin’s high-performance electrification strategy has been awarded £9million of government funding through the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK (APC), further supplementing the research and development of Aston Martin’s innovative modular battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform. Awarded following a competitive process, the government grant will support the development of Aston Martin’s luxury BEV platform and enable…

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India will probably be the only region of substantial growth in the next two years: Bosch Chairman, ET Auto

Stefan Hartung, Chairman of Bosch Stuttgart-Feuerbach, (Germany): The economy of the ‘Factory of the World’, China, is slowing down. Europe and the US are grappling with economic uncertainty. Amid such an economic scenario, India is attracting more bets for growth, Including from the EUR 88.2-billion technology and services company Bosch. “I’m pretty optimistic that India…

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