New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Honda Cars India is preparing to launch hybrid and electric cars in the coming years as emission norms are set to get stricter with the upcoming stage-3 of the Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) regulations, a top company official said.

Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency norms, which were first introduced in 2017-18, are aimed at improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles, leading to reduced fossil fuel consumption and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The second stage of CAFE has been in effect since 2022-23, with the third stage set to come into force in 2027. CAFE norms apply to the average fuel consumption of all the vehicles sold by an automaker in a given financial year.

The company is looking ahead to 2027,...