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Hyundai has filed a patent to develop its next generation cars with a front chassis structure that is made from plastic. When we say plastic though, we do not mean the kind of plastic that is used to make your bathroom bucket or a Tupperware container but plastic that is reinforced by carbon fibre. The material, CFRP or Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic will replace steel or aluminium that is usually used to make these structural components, as it is considerably lighter than metal while still giving the same or more structural rigidity. The components could be bonded together using industrial strength glues and plastic welding.

Completing five years in the Indian market, Bharat Benz has launched the country's first ever Euro V compliant trucks in the medium-duty segment targeted at urban transport with the model intended to offer cleaner emissions over the current BS-IV range.

The company boasts of groundbreaking technology and innovations that makes the new Leaf even better than its predecessor. We take a look at the autonomous features that makes the new Nissan Leaf a force to reckon with in the electric vehicle segment.

With Suzuki setting up its own battery manufacturing joint venture in Gujarat, Mahindra says it will be open to the Japanese company being its supplier for batteries in the future.

The Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance have outlined their plans for electric cars in the near future. These new cars will include a new generation of electric batteries and motors which will also have fast charging capabilities and a range of over 600 kilometres. the alliance plans to launch 12 new electric cars by 2022 with shared platforms and many more models with plug in hybrid technology.

Bentley has said that it will be working on an electric sportscar, based on the Bentley EXP 12 Speed e Concept showcased at the 2017 Geneva Motor Show a few months ago.

India's only electric carmaker at present, Mahindra Electric has announced a new milestone as part of its electric mobility revolution, completing 50 million electric km on Indian roads. With the Mahindra e2o and the four-door e2oPlus electric vehicles (EVs), the electric automaker managed about 250,000 kg of carbon dioxide emissions from entering the environment, which the company says is an equivalent of planting 250,000 new trees.

Our auto heads can't help but think of all the good things you can get instead of the new Rs. 1,02,000 worth Apple iPhone X, so we decided to compile a list of things that you can buy instead.