Ten years after Paris launched the wildly popular Velib bicycle-sharing scheme, the grey two-wheelers that have spawned imitators worldwide are getting a makeover. On Wednesday, the City of Paris unveiled two new, colourful models that will replace the existing, 20,000-strong Velib fleet from January, 30 percent of which will be …
Ten years after Paris launched the wildly popular Velib bicycle-sharing scheme, the grey two-wheelers that have spawned imitators worldwide are getting a makeover. On Wednesday, the City of Paris unveiled two new, colourful models that will replace the existing, 20,000-strong Velib fleet from January, 30 percent of which will be …
To reduce vehicular pollution across the country, the Government has taken proactive steps to promote environment friendly vehicles which are innovative, ushering in proactive use of natural resources. Bharat Stage IV Fuel Norms have been applicable since the year 2010 in Delhi and NCR and certain cities. The set norms …
A test stretch of electric road, the first in the country, was inaugurated in Sandviken, Sweden, on June 22. The electric road test stretch, located on the E16, makes Sweden one of the only counties anywhere in the world to be actively testing the use of electric power as an …
In the cities of Asia and Latin America, increasing population density and motorization are leading to a rapid rise in transport and environmental problems. The aim of this paper is to show how Electromobility can help mitigate the challenges, and to derive recommendations for the use of Electromobility in meeting …
In the cities of Asia and Latin America, increasing population density and motorization are leading to a rapid rise in transport and environmental problems. The aim of this paper is to show how Electromobility can help mitigate the challenges, and to derive recommendations for the use of Electromobility in meeting …
Buses that neither belch pollution nor draw on coal power are starting to appear on city streets with the support of Silicon Valley and a company backed by Warren Buffett. Over the next six months, Seattle is rolling out two all-electric buses made by Kleiner Perkins-backed Proterra Inc. The city …
THIMPHU: With abundant supplies of clean electricity from hydropower, this tiny Himalayan kingdom has set itself an ambitious goal: to become a world leader in the use of electric vehicles. Last year, Bhutan’s prime minister introduced the country’s first two electric car models - the Nissan LEAF and Mahindra Reva …
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 …
Tasmania looks to fast-track take-up of electric vehicles to boost its credentials as a green manufacturing hub to replace old industries, and export clean energy to the mainland. Tasmania could end up totally renewable – a Green Apple Isle – in both electricity and transport. Tasmania is looking closely at …
BEIJING - China announced Monday that new energy cars and ships will be exempted from vehicle and vessel tax in a bid to save energy and combat pollution. Cars exempted include pure electric commercial cars, plug-in hybrid vehicles and fuel-cell commercial cars, according to a joint statement by the Ministry …
A recent report predicts sales of electric-drive commercial trucks and buses to expand and strengthen more than 805,000 from 2014 to 2023. According to Navigant Research, the report probes and researches the global market for commercial vehicles that use electric-drive vehicle technology. The report contains world market forecasts for sales …
LAHORE: As the queues for compressed natural gas (CNG) grow longer at the end of every closure, one company has come up with a solution out of the deepening energy crisis for public transport, an electric rickshaw. Rickshaws offer one of the cheaper and convenient means of public transport in …
The European electric vehicle (EV) market is continuing to see strong growth, based on registrations during March — with roughly 18,000 units registered, blowing past the old monthly record (set in December 2013) for the old continent. The old record was 14,197 units registered. As it stands, more than 36,000 …
Average emissions for new cars in the UK fell for the 17th year in a row in 2014, according to recently published data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). The 2.9% fall in average carbon dioxide emissions in the UK is thought to partly be the result …
The United States currently leads the world in the number of plug-in electric vehicles on the road, capturing 41% of the global market. Though the market can be traced back to the early-to-mid 1990s with the release of the Chrysler TEVan and the General Motors EV1, it wasn’t until the …
Norway is reviewing its subsidies for electric vehicles after generous government incentives made the country the biggest user of battery powered cars in the world, hurting state revenues, the finance ministry said. Norway registered its 50,000th electric car on Monday, almost three years earlier than expected thanks to government schemes …
France is leading Europe’s electric vehicle revolution with the nation now accounting for more than a quarter of EV sales across the EU, new figures reveal. Data released by the European Environment Agency shows around 38 000 electric vehicles were registered in 2014, up by 57 % compared to 2013. …
New cars sold in 2014 have hit the carbon emissions target for 2015 two years early, emitting a full 7 grammes of carbon dioxide per kilometre (CO2/km) less than the 130g target. According to provisional data from the European Environment Agency (EEA), new cars sold in 2014 emit on average …
Tokyoites will get a chance to zip around town on Toyota Motor Corp’s three-wheeled electric car-motorbike from Friday, in a trial aimed at crafting a global business model to reduce gridlock and pollution. The world’s top-selling automaker will partner Japanese car-sharing service operator Park24 Co Ltd for a six-month experiment …
(Reuters) - Tokyoites will get a chance to zip around town on Toyota Motor Corp's three-wheeled electric car-motorbike from Friday, in a trial aimed at crafting a global business model to reduce gridlock and pollution. The world's top-selling automaker will partner Japanese car-sharing service operator Park24 Co Ltd for a …
