Why carmakers are betting on flexible platforms | Deep Drive Podcast | Autocar India

About this episode

The episode discusses how carmakers are preparing for a multi-fuel future amidst the rise of battery electric vehicles and the ongoing relevance of ICE vehicles.

Battery electric vehicles might be growing in popularity but there's also a long road ahead for ICE vehicles. How are carmakers preparing for this multi-fuel future? Sergius Barretto - Managing Editor, Autocar India and Ketan Thakkar - Editor, Autocar Professional - discuss on this episode of the Autocar Deep Drive Podcast powered by Kotak Mahindra Prime.

People in this episode

Host: Sergius Barretto

Guest: Ketan Thakkar

Topics covered

• battery electric vehicles
• ICE vehicles
• multi-fuel future
• carmakers
• automotive industry

Keywords

• battery electric vehicles
• ICE vehicles
• carmakers
• flexible platforms
• automotive industry

Sponsors

Kotak Mahindra Prime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Autocar India, Autocar Professional

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