BMTC service on a three-month trial run eye-catching: The BMTC electric bus that was launched in the City on Thursday. DH photo The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) on Thursday launched the much-awaited India’s first electric bus — BYD K9 in the City for a trial period of three months.
Solar powered vehicles like scooters, three-wheelers and cars will be exhibited at the Auto Expo-2014 A China-based solar-powered scooter and car maker is eyeing the Indian market by showcasing its products at an auto exhibition here this week, a company official said Tuesday.
It is not just cars and bikes that auto enthusiasts will witness at the Auto Expo to be held next month. The twelfth edition of the expo is planned to be of much bigger scale, in terms of the size of the venue as well as launches. The event will see launches of over 70 vehicles - the highest ever - 15 of them being global launches. In addition, there will be sidelights in line with the global trend.
बिना लाइसेंस और नंबर प्लेट के चल रही ई-रिक्शा के मामले पर दिल्ली सरकार और एमसीडी को हाईकोर्ट ने फटकार लगाई है। मुख्य न्यायाधीश वीएन रामन और न्यायमूर्ति प्रदीप नंदराज योग ने कहा कि यह काफी गंभीर मामला है कि सरकार का तर्क है कि रिक्शा को एमसीडी लाइसेंस देती है और वहीं उन पर नियंत्रण के लिए जिम्मेदार है। वहीं निगम ने कहा कि संचालन का काम सरकार का है। अदालत ने कहा, लोगों का जीवन खतरे में पड़ रहा है और दोनों ही एक दूसरे पर जिम्मेदारी डाल रहे हैं।
To promote green technology and attract passengers to make use of public transport, the Jaipur City Transport Service limited (JCTSL) will soon introduce articulated (double buses) and hybrid (battery operated) buses in the city. According to officials, a total of four buses, including two articulated and two hybrid buses, will be procured in the new fleet of JCTSL. Recently, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) has sanctioned 286 buses for the city.
After a court order in 2004, Delhi government managed a huge swing away from polluting fuels to the much less polluting compressed natural gas (CNG), at least in vehicular public transport. Levels of poisonous
China will slash its new car registration quota by 37.5% starting from next year to further restrict car sales as part of its efforts to curb pollution which has reached dangerous levels. According to an interpretation of a five-year vehicle emission reduction plan (2013-2017) announced by the city government, the number of newly registered cars will be cut from current 2.40 lakh each year to 1.50 lakh by 2017.
The growing number of e-rickshaws is becoming a traffic menace in the city but all cops can do is watch. That’s because these rickshaws are registered as electric vehicles running on 250-watt motors and
New Delhi : Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday appointed a committee to finalise the guidelines for plying of battery-powered rickshaws, which have no guidelines or policies to regulate them. The
Electric cars are capable of leaving race cars in the dust as it can zip from 0 to 60 mph in less than 4 seconds. With its gas saving features and zero emissions, electric cars is fast becoming the next best thing to high end gasoline-powered cars. Electric cars now have the ability to reach blazing speeds that rival the 0-to-60 performance of a typical Porsche or BMW, and compete on some racecourses with the world's best gasoline-powered cars.
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