Honda India may introduce hybrid car
Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) is waiting for clarity on policy before it launches its hybrid cars in India.Apnaloan.com Research Bureau
21 Sep 2007
Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) is waiting for
clarity on policy before it launches its hybrid cars in
India.
Media quoted Masahiro Takedagawa, President and
CEO, HSCI saying, "The Company is discussing the issue with the Government
through the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, the automobile
industry."
At the current level of import duties over 100
per cent hybrid cars will be prohibitively expensive. The company has a hybrid
version of its popular Civic sedan, which it hopes to introduce in India once
the policy framework is clear.
(Hybrid engines run on either petrol and electric
power or diesel and electric power; they are more fuel efficient and less
polluting.)