Short affidavit on behalf of the Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB) in terms of the National Green Tribunal order dated January 22, 2025. The application was registered suo motu by the NGT on the basis of a news item titled "Toxic kilns pollution Aravallis; wildlife and locals suffer" appearing …
Power distribution company BSES will offer free charging ports for electric vehicles for the duration of the Commonwealth Games. The initiative is aimed at reducing air and noise pollution. The company will provide 28 charge ports free till the Games and also plans to encourage the use of electric scooters.
David Barboza SHANGHAI THE Chinese government, determined to become a world leader in green technology, says it plans to invest billions of dollars over the next few years to develop electric and hybrid vehicles. The government said a group of 16 big state-owned companies had already agreed to form an …
The US is the country most likely to lead the emergence of electric cars as a means of mass transportation, according to research by McKinsey, the global consultancy. A new electric-vehicle index compiled by McKinsey puts the US ahead of France, Germany and other western European countries that have up …
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: Sensing the growing potential of electrically-powered vehicles, New Delhi-based Hero Electric, a wholly-owned electric two-wheeler subsidiary of the Munjals-promoted Hero Group, plans to use the electric platform to roll out three-wheelers and other speciality vehicles. Managing director Naveen Munjal told FE that due to the rising …
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: Following the takeover of Bangalore-based electric car company Reva Electric, utility major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M;) is going to use electric technology to power its two-wheelers and commercial vehicles. Pawan Goenka, president (automotive & farm equipment), M&M;, told FE that the electric vehicles were gaining in …
Hydrogen Fuel Cells Power Hybrid Cars, Homes In A Trial Project In Japan For Yosuke Ito, having a Toyota Prius on the driveway is not green enough. His house, as well as his car, is a hybrid.
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG will cocoon passengers of a battery-powered city car in the same lightweight material used to protect Formula One drivers. Marking the auto industry
Hybrid-electric vehicles (HEVs) have been sold in the United States since the first Honda Insight of 1999. Growth in hybrid sales has been relatively slow, with the current hybrid market at about 2.5 percent of all new-car sales. Plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will soon be …
This paper looks at three clean energy product categories: equipment energy efficiency; low-carbon transport, including high-efficiency vehicles and electric/plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (EV/PHEVs); and solar photovoltaic (PV) power. Each section identifies ways to enhance global co-operation among major economies through case studies and examples, and ends with specific suggestions for …
It is not sheer happenstance that Challenge Bibendum, Michelin Tyre's signature event, was held in Brazil this time. With fossil fuels meeting a small portion of its energy needs, Brazil harnesses renewable energy sources in a significant manner and the country has come to be regarded as a benchmark of …
Amity Shlaes What do screaming protesters at the G-8 and G-20 summits in Canada this week have to do with a battery service start-up that has received $700 million in investment capital from Morgan Stanley and Lazard? And what do they have to do with this month
IS THE COUNTRY READY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES? DR. PAWAN GOENKA PRESIDENT,M&M;,AUTOMOTIVE & FARM EQUIPMENT SECTOR YES:More than a decade ago when Mahindra and Mahindra was still largely a jeep and tractor maker, we had decided to look beyond our immediate focus of the automobile sector. We took on the mantle …
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: Sensing that the real spurt in growth in the electric vehicle segment in India is going to come from two-wheelers, utility major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M;) plans to focus more on developing and producing electric two-wheelers from its Nashik plant in Maharashtra. The company is looking …
BANGALORE: General Motors (India) announced on Friday that it has decided to postpone the launch of its electric car, which was earlier scheduled for December. Karl Slym, Managing Director, said the decision predates the recent takeover of Maini Motors, the largest Indian manufacturer of electric cars by Mahindra and Mahindra.
New Delhi: On Saturday morning, scores of Delhiites would be seen riding bicycles and battery operated vehicles on the streets of the city. Delhi government
Ronojoy Banerjee New Delhi: The electric car segment received a huge boost on Wednesday with utility major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M;) buying out a controlling stake of 55.2% in the electric car maker Reva. The company also promised to make an equity infusion of Rs 45 crore and has renamed …
R. Yegya Narayanan The market for electric vehicles, particularly two-wheelers or e-bikes, is expected to grow with the Governments at the Centre and the States offering fiscal incentives and as awareness about the ecological benefits of using these vehicles spreads, according to Ms Hemalatha Annamalai, Founder and Chief Executive Officer …
Mitsubishi unveils eco city plans Gandhinagar: Time is not far away when Amdavadis will enjoy Mitsubishi-run electric vehicles (EVs), including automobiles, buses and cars to travel in and around the city. The move is part of Government of India
Media report says unfavourable excise structure, large investments are the main reasons TataTata Motors, India's largest auto maker, today confirmed that it had decided to abort the multi-crore, government-backed car development project in Thailand without highlighting any specific reason. The company, along with some leading automobile companies like Honda Motor …
