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JSW MG Motor India has unveiled its new ADAPT platform which can support BEVs and hybrids. Among the first products to come will be a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle or PHEV. Later this year, BYD will be launch the Seal U PHEV in India. What's driving the interest in PHEVs and are plug-in hybrids an ideal solution for India? Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss in this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

The Delhi EV Policy 2026 has come into effect with a view to dramatically increase EV adoption. However, one of its contentious provisions is that only new electric two-wheelers (e2Ws) will be eligible for registration in Delhi from April 1, 2028. Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - and Rishaad Mody - Editor (Bikes), Autocar India - discuss the development and what it means for the buyers and the industry. 

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We've just completed a mega 19,000km drive from Pune to Prague in a Skoda Kylaq. It's a time as good as any to talk about the joys (and challenges) of inter-country and inter-continental drives. On this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Rahul Kakar - Manager, Special Projects, Autocar India - discuss all that goes in to making such drives possible, and how you can do it too.  

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4x4s make up just a minuscule portion of overall sales in India but have an outsized impact on product appeal. On this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime,  Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India - discuss how 4x4 go beyond adding capability and help share brand identities.

On this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime, Hormazd Sorabjee - Editor, Autocar India - and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - discuss China's influence on the cars we buy and how Chinese trends resonate with Indian buyers.