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 …
China is mandating that electric cars make up at least 30 percent of government vehicle purchases by 2016, the latest measure to fight pollution and cut energy use after exempting the autos from a purchase tax. Central government ministries and agencies will take the lead on purchases of new-energy vehicles, …
China will exempt electric cars and other types of "new energy" vehicles from purchase tax, the government said, as it seeks to reduce pollution and conserve resources. The State Council, or cabinet, said that buyers of new energy vehicles – fully electric, hybrid and fuel cell cars –would not have …
BEIJING - The Chinese government announced Wednesday that new energy cars will be exempted from a 10-percent purchase tax starting from September in its bid to save energy and combat pollution. From Sept 1, 2014 to the end of 2017, buyers of qualified pure electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric cars …
Japan will assist Bhutan to establish charging stations for electric vehicles, according to the prime minister. Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay had sought assistance in achieving Bhutan’s goals to turn itself into an electric vehicle hotspot during his recent official visit of the island state. While no details were provided, lyonchhoen told …
A bench of Justice Mirza Hussain Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar pronounced the verdict rejecting seven writ petitions filed by several rickshaws-van associations in Dhaka and Chittagong, seeking directives to allow battery-run rickshaws to ply the city streets. Dhaka Zila Awami Rickshaw and Van Malik Samannoy Parshid general …
Japan will explore ways to support Bhutan’s efforts to turn itself into an electric vehicle hotspot, while Bhutan will support Japan’s bid for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council, according to a Japanese foreign affairs ministry press release. Lyonchhoen Tshering Tobgay met with his Japanese counterpart, Shinzo Abe …
This Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) report describes the completion of a major component of the second phase (years four through seven, 2010–2014) of a two-phase, seven-year EPRI supplemental project. This EPRI-sponsored project investigated an innovative approach to developing large-scale, cost-effective greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions offsets by reducing nitrogen fertilizer …
Toyota Motor Corp. (7203)’s vision of a hydrogen future will begin with a $69,000 car. That’s the price of Toyota’s new fuel-cell vehicle, the world’s largest carmaker said in a statement today. The Camry-sized car will go on sale to Japanese consumers with a sticker price of about 7 million …
With nearly 220,000 electric vehicles on U.S. roads, politicians and clean energy advocates believe it’s time to charge ahead further. Environment America‘s study, Driving Cleaner: More Electric Vehicles Mean Less Pollution, proves the point of its title while showing why things should get even better under the Clean Power Plan …
Global automakers are locked in a showdown evoking the video format wars of the 1980s, as they bet on what eco-friendly vehicles will prevail in the battle for dominance of the burgeoning low-emissions sector. In a contest reminiscent of the scrap for pre-eminence in the home video market, which pitched …
KATHMANDU: If things go as per the government’s plan, commuters will be able to ride on bigger and wider green or environment friendly electric vehicles from this year. The Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport (MoPIT) is doing final preparations to introduce a policy which aims to promote the operation …
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors is opening up its technology patents for others to use in a bid to accelerate the development of zero-emissions vehicles across the globe. In an unprecedented move, the firm's founder and CEO Elon Musk announced that Tesla 'will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in …
Hyundai Motor Co. (005380)’s quick embrace of downsized engines, electric hybrids and other anti-pollution technology helped the company unseat Honda Motor Co. (7267) as the most environmental automaker, a scientific research group said. Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Volkswagen AG rounded out the top 5 in the rankings …
Electric bicycles are China’s answer to the Prius because they’re green, they’re zippy and they’re cheap. They’re also emerging as a safety hazard in a country where road accidents are the biggest killer of young people. As Chinese cities impose car quotas to fend off record pollution, more residents are …
Nissan Motor Co. (7201), maker of the Leaf electric vehicle, said it is targeting to win 20 percent of EV sales in China as the central government steps up efforts to cut auto emissions and reduce air pollution. EV sales in China may rise to 100,000 to 400,000 vehicles a …
Technology is enabling improvements in production and fuel efficiency, but also encouraging us to drive more sustainably and change the way we use and think about the car. Our passion for autonomous mobility has seen global car production rise remorselessly from 38 million in 1997 to more than 65 million …
Toyota said on Monday that it would allow a battery-supply deal with Tesla Motors to expire this year and would focus instead on building cars running on hydrogen fuel cells, a next-generation technology that rivals Tesla’s all-electric systems. Toyota Motor invested $50 million in Tesla to acquire a 3 percent …
China established a non-profit organization on Monday to boost the electric vehicle (EV) industry with more cooperation in research, policy making and business management. Ministers and other senior officials of transportation, technology, science and reform, as well as scholars and entrepreneurs, attended the founding meeting of the China Association for …
This report is the first to evaluate the response to fiscal incentives in 2013 to incentivize the purchase of plug-in electric vehicles in major vehicle markets around the world. It offers a synthesis of wide-ranging sales data, national taxation policy information, and direct electric vehicle purchasing rebates to analyze the …
The product planning decisions of a small number of automotive companies have an immense influence on the environmental health of the United States and the world. This report—the sixth in a continuing series the Union of Concerned Scientists launched 14 years ago—analyzes the bottom-line environmental performance of eight companies that …
