Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs Union of India & Others dated 22/03/2024. The Special Protection Group (SPG) filed the application to direct the Transport Department, NCT of Delhi to allow extension of registration period of specialized armoured vehicles - 3 in number …
All new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered, in what the company called a “historic end” to building models that only have an internal combustion engine. Between 2019 and 2021, the firm will introduce five 100% electric models, and ensure the rest of …
The government has won the latest court challenge over the UK’s air pollution crisis. Environmental lawyers ClientEarth had argued that ministers’ draft proposals to improve air quality – which contributes to tens of thousands of deaths each year – were unlawful. But at the high court in London on Wednesday …
The U.S. government on Wednesday proposed to reduce the volume of biofuel required to be used in gasoline and diesel fuel next year as it signaled the first step toward a potential broader overhaul of its biofuels program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed total volume marked a slight decline …
The German auto industry association VDA hopes a plan under discussion with the government to reduce pollution from older diesel cars will avert planned bans in German cities that are deterring consumer from buying diesel cars. "I believe that when there is a clear political signal and willingness to act …
The Ministry of Energy has initiated steps to investigate the purported release of five million litres of contaminated fuel onto the market by the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). A statement released Wednesday and signed by the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko said the Ministry is in the process …
German carmakers BMW, Audi and truck manufacturer MAN (VOWG_p.DE) have agreed with Bavaria to cut pollution from diesel engines, with manufacturers promising to reduce emissions from older models and the state government planning incentives to spur sales of newer, more efficient cars. With Germany's national elections only three months away, …
The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has explained that the contamination of the about 5 million litres of fuel occurred on January 18, 2017 and that it happened as a result of accidental mixture of petrol and diesel. In a statement issued on Tuesday evening, BOST said this …
Germany will discuss a national plan to cut pollution from diesel engines and set up a new organisation to test vehicles to try to restore consumer confidence after Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal, ministers said on Tuesday. The moves - almost two years after the Volkswagen scandal broke - come as …
Mexico's energy regulator, CRE, gave the go-ahead on Monday to an increase in the ethanol content in gasoline for domestic consumption to as much as 10 percent, from 5.8 percent currently, even as environmental groups warned the action would worsen pollution. With the change, gasoline imported and sold in Mexico …
Germany's Transport Ministry is pushing carmakers to update the engine management software in up to 12 million diesel vehicles in the country, people familiar with the talks told Reuters on Monday. The move shows how German lawmakers are flexing their muscles ahead of national elections on Sept. 24, forcing carmakers …
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has allowed registration of three new diesel vehicles conforming to BS-IV norms to be used for transporting petrol or petroleum products. A vacation bench headed by Justice Jawad Rahim granted the relief to three petrol pumps in Delhi — Car Care Centre, Bhasin Service Station …
Munich, home to carmaker BMW, has become the latest German city to consider banning some diesel vehicles amid "shocking" nitrogen oxide emissions in the Bavarian capital. "As much as I would welcome avoiding such bans, I think it is just as unlikely that we can continue to do without bans …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 12/06/2017 regarding registration of heavy commercial diesel vehicles which is BS-IV compliant for carrying petroleum products. NGT allows the registration of heavy commercial diesel vehicles subject to the condition that they …
Many new vehicle technologies are claiming to be the best in class to reduce the impact on the environment. However what are ‘green’ or ‘clean’ vehicles? How can this be assessed in the appropriate scientific way? The underling assessment compares the environmental aspects of mainly compressed natural gas (CNG) and …
EU ministers agreed on Monday on draft new rules for approving cars for sale in order to prevent a repeat of the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal and giving the European Commission the power to fine cheating manufacturers directly. The rules, which still have to be discussed with the European Parliament …
The European Union has moved towards cracking down on carmakers who cheat emissions tests by giving the EU executive more powers to monitor testing and impose fines. The European council overcame initial objections from Germany and agreed to try to reform the system for approving vehicles in Europe in the …
General Motors Co (GM.N) was accused in a lawsuit on Thursday of rigging hundreds of thousands of diesel trucks with devices similar to those used by Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE), to ensure they pass emissions tests. The proposed class-action lawsuit covers people who own or lease more than 705,000 Chevrolet Silverado …
There are two pictures Thai air pollution expert Supat Wangwongwatana likes to show whenever he talks about Bangkok’s transition, in a little over a decade, from a city blanketed in smog to one boasting clear blue skies. The first, taken in the mid-1990s, shows the skyline of downtown Bangkok. Most …
GURUGRAM: Pollution levels have again shot up in Gurugram in the last four days. While PM2.5 was six times more than the safe level, the level of nitrogen dioxide surged on May 22 before settling down again on Wednesday. The highest level of PM2.5 was above 350 micrograms per cubic …
The U.S. government filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCHA.MI) of illegally using software to bypass emission controls in 104,000 diesel vehicles sold since 2014. The U.S. Justice Department lawsuit, filed in U.S. District court in Detroit, is a procedural step that may ramp up …
