Low-sulphur diesel from IOC
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has acheived a major breakthrough in improving the quality of petrol and diesel by adopting new refining techniques. The public sector oil major's Gujarat refinery has produced high-quality premium grade petrol which is almost lead free (0.003) per cent and benzene content of less than one …
Green scooters roll into sputtering market
In an effort to get the wheels spinning in a slumping motor-scooter market, the top three Japanese motorcycle makers (Honda, Yamaha & Suzuki) are introducing scooters with improved fuel-efficiency and emission controls.
Call to promote alternative fuels
A recent conference on automobile and fuel technologies has suggested tighter monitoring norms and promotion of alternative fuels such as LNG and CNG that are considered much cleaner than traditional fuels such as petrol and diesel. The conference organised by the Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI), said emphasis only on …
U.S. car buyers won't pay for environment - Daimler
American car buyers like environmentally friendly vehicles - as long as they don't have to pay extra for them, DaimlerChrysler AG executives said. "A lot of people are asking for environmentally friendly cars, but nobody is willing to pay money for this, so it's a challenge for the engineers," Werner …
Lubrizol and Caterpillar to develop cleaner fuel
Lubrizol Corp. and Caterpillar Inc. are developing a low-emission fuel for diesel engines under the name PuriNOx, the companies said late last week. According to tests, the product, PuriNOx, a combination of additives, water and commercial diesel fuel, reduces nitrogen oxides (NOx) by 5 to 30 percent, and particulates by …
Ministers cycle their way to work on 'car-free day'
Grass miraculously sprouted in a central Paris square on Wednesday and politicians cycled to work, as more than 160 cities and towns in France, Italy and Switzerland staged a "car-free day"aimed at fending off an auto invasion of urban centres. Environment Minister Dominique Voynet, a Green, led a series of …
Honda set to sell gas, electric car in U.S.
Honda Motor Co. said it will sell a super efficient car powered by gasoline and electricity in the U.S. late next year, becoming the first company to announce plans for such early U.S. sale of a hybrid. Honda plans to distribute the car throughout the U.S., breaking with the tradition …
Delhi for ban on two-stroke two-wheelers
After banning registeration of all non-Euro-I compiant cars in the National Capital Region (NCR), the Delhi Government is actively considering a similar move on two-stroke two-wheelers. Sources point out that a Cabinet note banning two-stroke two wheelers in the NCR by January 2000, while allowing four-stroke two wheelers, has already …
Escorts move on bike emission norms
Escorts Yamaha Motor Ltd (EYML) has geared itself to make all its motorcycle models April 2000 emission norms compliant before the deadline by using catalytic converters or modifying engines. The company is looking for one-time solution for meeting the stringent emission standards so that its buyers could be free from …
'Efforts on to run CNG buses successfully'
The Delhi Chief Minister, Ms. Shiela Dixit, has said though the CNG buses supplied by Ashok Leyland and Telco have not been up to the mark, efforts are on to make them successful. "The Telco bus which is slightly better than Ashok Leyland's will continue on trial run for a …
EU agrees to cut vehicle pollution
European Union environment ministers agreed to halve pollution from diesel and gas powered buses and trucks by 2005. The law, which needs the approval of the European Parliament before it can take effect sets increasingly strict restrictions on emissions of carbon monoxide and other gases.
Lead content in Delhi air has come down by 61 per cent
Minister of state for environment and forest Babu Lal Marandi told the Lok Sabha on Monday a 61 per cent reduction of lead content in Delhi air has been noticed since October 1 when unlead petrol was made the rule in the Capital.
Car-free day to display Europe's auto angst
The continent that invented the car will turn its back on its creation on Wednesday, with the stging of a "car-free day" in more than 150 European towns and cities, many of them grappling with major problems of pollution and congestion. Towns across France and Italy, as well as in …
IIP devises CNG-run three-wheeler
With the aim of considerably reducing hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions from the large number of three-wheelers running in the country, the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) has devised a three-wheeler which can run efficiently on compressed natural gas (CNG).
No Delhi proposal for CNG buses
Centre: The Union ministry of surface transport today clarified that the Delhi government's contention of having sent any proposal to the centre for implemeting the policy of converting DTC buses from diesel based fuel to CNG is wrong.
Simple way to cut exhaust emissions
The name De-Nox may not ring a bell yet but could well become a household name among motorists and fleet owners in Malaysia. The smoke emission control system reduces a car emissions to the latest European standards--Euro II and III and has been tested by Sirim, Road Transport Department (JPJ) …
In automobile-indulgent Germany, one city discovers car-sharing
For nine years the city of Bermen, Germany has been encouraging its 550,000 inhabitants to abandon car ownership by supplementing an ulramodern public-transport system with a car-sharing scheme that allows citizens to rent a vehicle quickly at relatively low cost. Cities elsewhere in Germany and Europe are considering similar experiments. …
Diesel prices need to be rationalised
The Public Interest Litigation before the Supreme Court on the issue of whether diesel cars should run in the National Capital Region of Delhi concerns the whole country. The populist policies for the prices of petrol, diesel and kerosene have created great distortions and rampant adulteration.
Have an old vehicle? Don't lose heart
Old automobiles which may end up in scrap yards under a Supreme Court order have been promised a fresh lease by a new device that prevents emission of unburnt fuels and significantly brings down pollution. Calcutta-based technopreneur S M Ghosh claims his "complete combustion" or "hot air injection device" not …
Escorts mobikes to meet emission norms by April
The leading two-wheeler manufacturer, Escorts Yamaha Motor Ltd (EYML), has geared itself to make all its motrocycle models April 2000, emission norms compliant before the deadline by using catalytic converters or modifying engines.
