Reply by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order dated January 21, 2024 in the matter of ‘News item titled “Feeling anxious? Toxic air could be to blame” appearing in Times of India dated 10.10.2023’. NGT had directed CPCB to file a …
The high court on Monday directed the government to allow conversion of a two-stroke autorickshaw to battery mode. The private firm doing the switchover would send the three-wheeler to the Automotive Research Association of India to ascertain its feasibility, the court added. The conversion, by Tara International, has to be …
Thiruvananthapuram: A team of four students from the Government College of Engineering at Barton Hill here has developed a turbocharged two-wheeler for enhanced power and performance without compromising on fuel efficiency. The team included Ms S. Swathy, Mr H. K. Nithinkumar, Mr P. S. Unnikrishnan and Mr P. S. Abhiyajith, …
Siam releases data after testing by state agency. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam) had, in a move backed by the government, asked its members to make available their mileage data for verification by the Automobile Research Association of India (ARAI). The latter is a government agency under the …
Good afternoon, Ms Mamata Banerjee." One can only hope that the Trinamool Congress leader would be equally polite, if unrepentant, were Ratan Tata to thus greet her following the launch of the Nano in Mumbai. In an event that made international headlines, the launch of the world's cheapest car evoked …
Hyundai Motor Group, the world's No. 5 automaker, will go ahead with plans to develop environment-friendly cars despite the segment's low profitability and an industry downturn, a senior executive said on Thursday. Yang Woong-chul, president of the group's auto research & development division, also said the group saw almost "no …
Shock absorbers help vehicles recharge from speedbreakers NEXT time your car hits a bump on the road do not curse. Rather, use these shockers to increase the fuel efficiency of your vehicle by 10 per cent. A new shock absorber developed by a team of researchers can generate electricity to …
The first Formula 1 cars to be fitted with a controversial energy recovery system are due to race in this season's opening Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday. But questions over the safety of the system remain unresolved in the run-up to the race.
The debate about the future of the U.S. automobile industry exemplifies the shortcomings of U.S. public discussion about large-scale technological change. The auto industry has been widely vilified in recent months, with public opinion running strongly against government financial support for it. There has been an insistence on
Domestic automobile companies are equipping new car models with the next-generation, Euro-V engines, which will facilitate them to explore newer export markets in Europe and the US. The auto majors have introduced a range of petrol engines for their compact cars, which comply with the Euro-V norms and are meant …
GLOBAL AUTO MAKERS are nishing to challenge the dominance of Toyota Motor Corp.'s Prius hybrid with a slew of eco-friendly vehicles. But Honda Motor Co. is likely to pose the most formidable threat to Toyota when it unveils its new Insight hybrid car Thursday at the Paris Auto Show. Honda …
Why US auto makers are seeing red over a new law on green cars Going green is some- thing US auto makers will have to get used to. As per the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards passed by the House of Representatives in the Congress, every car in the …
Hero Electric is planning to launch high-end models of electric scooters with higher speed and bigger looks, once it receives approvals from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). On obtaining certification by ARAI, the company will launch these vehicles in the same month.
