The Government has extended the full exemption of import and excise duty for hybrid and electric cars of below 2,000cc for two more years under Budget 2012 to promote the assembly of such vehicles in the country.

What's all the hype about electric cars and what are they really?

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation will be showing a total of 16 cars at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in October. Among cars on display at the Mitsubishi Motor stand include two concept cars developed to a "The EV(electric vehicle and plug-in hybrid vehicle): Its dawn and future" theme: the Mitsubishi Concept PX-MiEV and the i-MiEV CARGO, the i-MiEV new-generation electric vehicle for which the company is currently accepting pre-orders for the start of sales to individual customers in April 2010; and 10 current production vehicles that qualify for eco-car tax incentives in Japan.