Order of the High Court of Rajasthan in the matter of Deepak Acharya Vs Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited dated 05/03/2025. The Rajasthan High Court has admitted a petition challenging installation of a Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) petrol pump near a crematorium and high-tension line. The NOCs to establish the …
The environmental activists are up in arms at the fuel consumption of the new Golf, claiming it isn't good enough. Protesters gatecrashed the Golf launch as part of a continuing campaign against the German maker. Last year, they produced their own Star Wars advertisement that claimed that VW had gone …
Automotive technology: Driverless cars promise to reduce road accidents, ease congestion and revolutionise transport IN AN average month 108,000 people are killed in traffic accidents around the world, and the death toll is increasing. On current trends it will exceed 150,000 people a month by 2020, according to the World …
The Obama administration issued on Tuesday the final version of new rules that require automakers to nearly double the average fuel economy of new cars and trucks by 2025. The standards — which mandate an average fuel economy of 54.5 miles per gallon for the 2025 model year — will …
Demand for diesel vehicles pushed up sales of the country’s leading auto makers in July amid concerns that the sagging economic growth and high fuel prices and interest rates will continue to pose challenges to auto sales in Asia’s third largest economy. Nine of the industry’s 19 leading automobile manufacturers …
With customers looking for cheaper mobility options, demand for two-wheelers is likely to go up. The runaway petrol price, which has singed many, has found an unexpected beneficiary in the Indian auto market: motorcycles and scooters. With customers looking for cheaper mobility options over pricier cars following the steepest-ever jump …
The much-maligned diesel has a new moniker that is more impressive than its dirty fuel tag. In the Indian automobile market, diesel is king, and it is now the cheapest automobile fuel, edging out the green fuel CNG. These days, diesel works out cheaper than CNG. For instance, if you …
General Motors today launched the Bharat Stage IV emission norms compliant variant of its multi utility vehicle (MUV) Tavera, priced between Rs 7.51 lakh and Rs 10.34 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). "With the help of this new Tavera we'll be able to now sell the vehicle in 13 cities where BS-IV …
NEW DELHI: Auto sector lashed out at the government for trying to impose higher tax on diesel cars, while preparing to cut duties on those imported from Europe. "What we expect from the upcoming Budget is that there should not be diesel tax. It is not the right time for …
Governments, carmakers and drivers must push for progress in green vehicle technology to help the environment, and global economic woes make it even more important to up the pressure, politician, actor and green car advocate Arnold Schwarzenegger said. Carmakers are rushing to get electric cars and hybrids on the roads …
Toyota Motor Corp on Monday launched the world's most fuel-efficient hybrid car, as the company looks to fight off competition from pure electric vehicles. The compact car, dubbed 'Aqua' in Japan and the 'Prius C' overseas, has a listed fuel efficiency of 35.4 km/litre (83.3 mpg), beating the current top …
The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a White House energy priority that has come under scrutiny in Congress. The plan grew out of an uneasy agreement between the administration, automakers and environmental groups to reduce U.S. dependence on oil …
U.S. auto dealers are working to undo the Obama administration's fuel efficiency agenda, replacing car companies that for years kept such mandates at bay with the help of allies in Congress. The car industry is facing dramatic new standards that would double efficiency targets to 54 miles per gallon by …
General Motors Co confirmed it will make its first all-electric vehicle, a version of the Chevrolet Spark minicar that will debut in 2013 and take aim at Nissan Motor Co Ltd's Leaf. "Chevrolet will produce an all-electric version of the Spark minicar for selected U.S. and global markets, including California," …
General Motors Co. said Wednesday that it will start selling an all-electric Chevrolet small car for the U.S. market in 2013. GM's Chevrolet Spark minicar will go up against Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf, the only all-battery-powered car currently available in the U.S. from a major auto maker. It will be …
Tesla Motors showed off the first production version of the sedan it hopes will make it the first pure mass-market electric car company and said that more than 6,000 advanced orders had already accounted for its capacity next year. The model S sedan was rolled out over the weekend at …
The Obama administration will push back the release of the most ambitious proposal ever for automakers to improve fuel efficiency of their passenger cars, sport utility vehicles and pickups. The U.S. Transportation Department and the Environmental Protection Agency intended to put out the draft plan for model years 2017-25 for …
For General Motors and the Obama administration, the new Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid represents the automotive future, the culmination of decades of high-tech research financed partly with federal dollars. But as G.M. prepares to start selling them here by the end of this year, the Chinese government is putting heavy …
Ahmedabad PSA Peugeot Citroën, France’s largest carmaker and Europe’s second largest, will invest R4,000 crore to build a factory at Sanand near Ahmedabad for 1,65,000 cars yearly and creating 5,000 direct jobs. The integrated manufacturing plant, which will come up in 600 acre, will roll out its first Peugeot car …
General Motors Co. and South Korea's LG Corp. will jointly develop a new lineup of battery-powered vehicles in an unusual pairing aimed at slashing the cost and time it takes to create electric cars. The deal is a first-of-its-kind pairing between an auto maker and electronics giant in vehicle design …
Car makers in South Korea are preparing to roll out electric vehicles in Asia's fourth-biggest economy as the government will have set up the necessary support infrastructure, including charging stations, by the end of 2015, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Wednesday. Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit …
