Why carmakers are betting on flexible platforms | Deep Drive Podcast Ep. 103 | Autocar India

Опубликовано 14 марта 2026, 5:30

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.

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Chapters -
0:00 - Introduction
1:10 - Sales split by fuel type
4:55 - Case for multi-fuel platforms
10:15 - Mahindra and Tata's approach
16:04 - Hybrids
19:20 - Renault RGMP
24:20 - Layers to a platform
27:38 - The future of born-electric platforms
32:00 - Hyundai, Suzuki and Toyota's play
35:00 - Future fuel mix
36:30 - EV-only carmakers

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