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 …
This is the second paper in a series describing the development of tools and methods to perform route-level analysis of electric bus operations. The broad goal is to support transitions to zero-emission bus fleets and identify the least-cost approaches for widespread procurement and deployment of these technologies. This is important …
Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of M. C. Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/08/2019 regarding improvement in bus numbers and services in Delhi. Affidavit filed by the Deputy Commissioner at Transport Department, Delhi states that tenders have been floated for 1000 low …
The Delhi Cabinet gave its in-principle approval for the engagement of 1,000 low-floor environment-friendly electric buses in the Capital, a move which came days after the Supreme Court questioned the Kejriwal government over its proposal to procure e-buses and about the time required to set up charging stations for the …
The Delhi government's plan to add 2,000 new buses to its crippled stage carrier fleet in the national Capital is set to be delayed indefinitely, said government sources. The matter which has been held up because of a petition in the Delhi High Court now requires the Aam Aadmi Party …
The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city The Delhi government has been given a deadline of December, 2018, to increase the number of buses in the Capital's fleet to 10,000. The measure is expected to cut down pollution in the city. The programme, for which the …
In South Africa, the City of Tshwane says it’s the first in sub-Saharan Africa to operate city buses that run on compressed natural gas (CNG) as it looks toward a more efficient, user-friendly public transport system. The announcement came during this week’s dedication of a new bus terminal at Belle …
The NGT order was passed following a PIL filed urging them to ask the Gujarat government to purchase only CNG vehicles for public transport bodies as diesel ones caused high level of air pollution. Ahmedabad Municipal Transport Services (AMTS) has challenged the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Gujarat High Court …
Expressing concern over heightened tourist inflow in Lahaul-Spiti district once the Rohtang Pass tunnel opens for public, the National Green Tribunal has asked Himachal Pradesh government to spell out the measures it plans to take to protect the eco-sensitive zone. The NGT also directed the state government to submit "precautionary …
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 city now has 100 more cluster buses, taking the fleet to 1,590. Transport minister Satyendar Jain, who flagged off the buses on Sunday, also announced eight new cluster routes, catering primarily to east, north and west Delhi. In the next phase, the government will introduce 800 buses, of which …
As part of the pilot project, a fleet of CNG buses would be introduced in Kochi and later it would be expanded to cities like Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode. In a bid to reduce the environmental and air pollution, Kerala government has drawn up a programme to convert the state-run buses …
The study says that during the odd-even phase, DTC needed to provide its most efficient services because people had to leave their cars at home during the two weeks of road rationing. The study summarises how the Delhi Transport Corporation’s (DTC’s) operations during the first phase of the two-week long …
To introduce buses powered by electricity and CNG to bring down pollution levels The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has plans to introduce 650 new buses across the State, including battery-operated electric buses and compressed natural gas-powered buses, as part of its efforts to help the city be pollution-free, …
To reduce pollution being caused by the ever-increasing number of vehicles, the Administration is contemplating starting electric buses in the city. A company made a presentation on electric buses before senior officers of the Administration on Friday. Parimal Rai, Adviser to the Administrator, KK Jindal, Secretary (Transport), and Amit Talwar, …
The joint committee of the organisations of motor vehicle owners has decided to exploit all legal remedies for the reversal of the National Green Tribunal’s (NGT) order to take off all diesel vehicles aged more than 10 years from the roads in six corporations in Kerala. Addressing a press conference …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Court on its own Motion Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh & Others dated 09/05/2016 regarding degradation of environment and receding of the glaciers at Rohtang Pass. Tribunal directs the State of Himachal Pradesh to commence CNG Bus Stations in the …
In the late 1990s, a similar directive by the apex court led to the conversion of all non-CNG public transport vehicles to CNG. The Supreme Court order passed on Saturday banning all non-CNG cabs from the NCR is not Delhi’s first brush with such a mass conversion of diesel and …
Gurgaon: A group of doctors will take to the streets to spread awareness about the harm caused by pollution on Monday. They will also launch a CNG bus "Clean Air Express," on the occasion. The bus will travel through major junctions and traffic signals in the city on Monday and …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of K. Manoharan Vs. Union of India & Ors. dated 29/01/2016 regarding growing air pollution in NCT of Delhi caused by vehicles. NGT directs the CPCB, DPCC and Department of Transport of NCT of Delhi to conduct surveys in Delhi on …
Charging battery-operated vehicles to be a tedious task, experts say efficacy less in colder climes The Himachal government will run both the CNG as well as battery-operated electric vehicles on the 51-km stretch between Manali and Rohtang. But the setting up of the mother and daughter CNG filling stations in …
