Electric bikes, or e-bikes, are close substitutes for cars and two-wheelers because they cover longer distances with less effort. Thus, e-bikes will play a key role in shifting passenger and freight trips away from high-polluting private vehicles and generating fewer emissions if used at scale. While vehicle electrification has focused …
The proposed Euro 7 standards, which are to be implemented in 2027, set lower emissions limits than the current regulation, Euro VI, while expanding the driving conditions that are evaluated. This study provides insight into the emissions performance of the latest generation of diesel buses in Europe. The ICCT collaborated …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak Kadri Vs State of Gujarat dated 24/05/2019 regarding purchase of 4000 BS-IV buses for non-essential purposes by Gujarat. Purchase of diesel buses is alleged to be in violation of Supreme Court and NGT orders. Gujarat has been directed to …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sarvodaya Public School & Other Vs The Transport Commissioner & Other dated 10/05/2019 regarding diesel buses of more than 10 years old plying in NCT Delhi. The NGT in its order dated July 27, 2018 had given permission for …
Fully electric buses only account for 9% of urban bus sales in Europe – despite being cost competitive with diesel buses when the costs of air pollution and noise are taken into account. That’s according to a new analysis of urban buses by T&E; focusing on orders received by bus-makers …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mustak M Kadri Vs. State of Gujarat & Others dated 19/05/2017 regarding permission to buy 500 diesel buses by Gujarat State Transport Corporation. NGT permits the State Transport Corporation to buy the diesel buses provided they are BS-IV compliant.
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vinay Shivanand Naik Vs State of Karnataka & Others dated 12/01/2017 regarding purchase of diesel engine buses by BMTC (Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation). Respondents argued that use of diesel of BS IV is equivalent to CNG fuel and from the …
Around 77 schools at Narnaul in Mahendergarh district of Haryana have filed an application in National Green Tribunal (NGT) pleading that it allows old diesel buses to ply again till there are adequate CNG stations in the state. NGT had recently directed that no diesel vehicles more than 10-years-old would …
The BEST on Wednesday announced that it will soon introduce electric buses for the first time on city roads. Around 25 to 30 fully electricrun buses may hit the roads in coming months. "We plan to convert some of our existing buses (CNG Diesel) into electric vehicles and for this …
The Delhi Transport Corporation on Monday moved the National Green Tribunal seeking registration of a bus, which is to ply on Delhi-Kathmandu route, prompting the green panel to seek a response from the State Transport Authority on the matter. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar issued notice …
Electric buses generate 27 percent more revenue and 82 percent more profits than diesel buses per day, according to an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) study evaluating electric vehicles for urban transport. The findings have special significance because primary mass transit in Indian cities is provided by 150,000 diesel buses, …
The charges, expected to be introduced by 2020, are likely to affect diesel vehicles entering parts of London, Birmingham, Leeds, Derby, Nottingham and Southampton. It comes as part of the Government’s bid to reduce levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which official figures claim is responsible for 23,500 deaths …
A green body today said diesel technology and fuels in transport sector need drastic transformation to protect public health, while claiming that CSIR has "misrepresented" the findings of a study which states that CNG buses are more harmful than diesel buses. According to the study conducted by Council of Scientific …
Says it misleads policy action on emissions standards and technology roadmap for CNG and diesel buses in India Without a proper review of the actual findings of the study, misleading conclusions have been projected in the public domain to confuse policymakers and people CSE has obtained the actual findings that …
Says it misleads policy action on emissions standards and technology roadmap for CNG and diesel buses in India Without a proper review of the actual findings of the study, misleading conclusions have been projected in the public domain to confuse policymakers and people CSE has obtained the actual findings that …
Official estimates suggest that over 3,000 deaths each year in London are attributable to air pollution, namely because of man-made toxic airborne particles. London’s pollution levels are also illegal. In April 2015 the Supreme Court ordered the Government to take immediate action to tackle the dangerously high levels of nitrogen …
Diesel-operated vehicles, mainly auto-rickshaws (5,471 registered with city), are the main source of higher level of RSPM (Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter) in the city. This was revealed in the ‘State of Environment Chandigarh-2014’, a report prepared by the Chandigarh Pollution Control Committee. UT Adviser Vijay Kumar Dev released it today. …
It is good that deadly air pollution in Delhi has become national headline. But it is bad that we are failing to deal with it and find answers that are commensurate with the scale of the problem. It is time to understand what we have done and the actions we …
Concerning the announced EU policy initiatives towards cleaner air and a further reduction of CO₂ emissions of heavy duty vehicles (HDVs), the European bus sector welcomes these initiatives and underlines the contribution which buses and public transport in general already make towards these aims. This policy paper demonstrates the contribution …
BYD, a Chinese producer of electric vehicles and solar panels, will contribute to green Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games next year. Rio is determined to hold environment-friendly Olympics, setting an example of sustainability and leaving a green legacy for Brazil. Brazil's major cities have growing concerns about air pollution and …
The National Green Tribunal today directed the Delhi government to submit a report on the proposal to ban all diesel vehicles, which are more than 10 years old, in the national capital. A bench headed NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also directed the city government to submit the exact number …
