Govt proposes â¹13 crore subsidy for hybrid cars in India 
The Department of Heavy Industry has proposed a subsidy of â¹13 crore to promote hybrid cars in the country. The move follows lobbying by automobile manufacturers including Toyota, Maruti Suzuki and Honda. The incentives have been sought by the department for potential buyers of 10,000 hybrid cars fitted with lithium-ion batteries of 0.5-2 kilowatt-hour (kWh).