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From the leading Indian newspaper we got the information that Maruti Suzuki has commenced the testing for its upcoming Swift Dzire's hybrid variant called Swift Range Extender in our country. This vehicle is currently under testing phase hinting towards the near launch. Expected to be powered by a 658 cc engine coupled with an electric motor packed from 5 kwh lithium ion battery to produce power of 75 PS and if the report is to be believed, then it will have the capacity to cover up an impressive distance of 48 km in just 1 litre of fuel consumption.
While interacting with the Hindustan Times, the Senior Government Officer said, “The government has begun the FAME scheme, under which it subsidies the purchase cost for hybrid and e-vehicles. We have asked auto majors to start introducing more such variants than the regular petrol and diesel cars so that consumers get more choices. The scheme cannot be a success alone with one or two such cars available in the market. Companies including Mahindra, Maruti and Tata have assured us of launching some of their vehicles on the hybrid or electronic platform this year itself.”
In pure electric motor, the runabout is likely to go up to 25.5 km by consuming per litre of fuel, which is quite appreciable without any doubt. Notably, its battery could be fully charged via 200 Volt electric socket in only 90 minutes.
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