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 …
The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp today unveiled India’s first concept hybrid scooter, which is being developed in association with a foreign consultant, at the 11th Auto Expo. “This is a first-ever series hybrid scooter from India. We are showing the rest of the world that we have arrived,” …
The country’s largest two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp today unveiled India’s first concept hybrid scooter, which is being developed in association with a foreign consultant, at the 11th Auto Expo. “This is a first-ever series hybrid scooter from India. We are showing the rest of the world that we have arrived,” …
Music blared and white smoke swirled in the cavernous Tata Motors hall at the Delhi Auto Expo as an excited crowd milled near a stage displaying the company's new hybrid car. Most, though, were craning their necks to catch a glimpse of the carmaker's new gas-guzzling Safari off-roader being launched …
New Delhi: It’s just less than a year since the split of Hero Honda, but the Munjals are moving firmly to develop a technology expertise to make up for the vacuum created after the exit of the Japanese partner. Hero Motocorp, the Munjals-controlled entity formed after Honda moved out, is …
By 2015, it expects more than 50 % of sales to come from Asia Volvo on Thursday launched its new range of buses, comprising city bus and coaches, aimed at inter-State routes and cities. The expanded range of Volvo buses in India now includes three new models that are the …
Toyota Motor Corp. rolled out its latest hybrid model Monday in Japan, looking to regain traction in sales hit by disasters this year in Japan and Thailand. In what looks to be a promising start, the Japanese car maker said it had received orders for 60,000 Aqua hybrid cars ahead …
Toyota Motor Corp on Monday launched the world's most fuel-efficient hybrid car, as the company looks to fight off competition from pure electric vehicles. The compact car, dubbed 'Aqua' in Japan and the 'Prius C' overseas, has a listed fuel efficiency of 35.4 km/litre (83.3 mpg), beating the current top …
Touted as the country’s biggest, a hybrid power generation system which uses solar and wind energy has been inaugurated in western Nepal to help residents facing acute shortage of electricity. Environment minister Hem Raj Tated inaugurated the wind-solar energy centre at Hurhure Danda area of Nawalparasi district which will benefit …
Automakers Toyota and BMW on Thursday struck a partnership to share eco-friendly technologies, including in the joint development of lithium-ion batteries for next-generation electric cars, the companies said. Under the deal, the German automaker will also provide diesel engines for Toyota as the Japanese auto giant looks to boost sales …
Tokyo:Japanese small car major Suzuki Motor Corp is considering plans to launch electric vehicles in India, although it sees infrastructure as a big challenge. With the demand of diesel cars very high in India, the company said it is also lining up more diesel engine cars for the country. "It’s …
The country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India is planning to add more models with environment-friendly CNG option to its existing fleet of five such cars. The company currently offers five models in CNG options — compact cars Alto, WagonR and Estilo, multi-purpose van Eeco, and sedan SX4. “The five models …
The U.S. Transportation Department is sending $112 million to projects across the country to help build energy-efficient transit vehicles and facilities, Secretary Ray LaHood said on Thursday. The money, intended to create environment-friendly transportation options as well as construction jobs, will be shared among 46 projects. The department received 266 …
U.S. auto dealers are working to undo the Obama administration's fuel efficiency agenda, replacing car companies that for years kept such mandates at bay with the help of allies in Congress. The car industry is facing dramatic new standards that would double efficiency targets to 54 miles per gallon by …
The Solar Energy Park at the Garden of Five Senses that has been non-functional since 2007, is now in line for revival. The Delhi Tourism is ready to float tenders for maintenance and operation of the park that has solar powered cars, cycles and buses, which ply in the 20-acre …
Greater Noida: Fans queueing up to catch the Formula One action at the Buddh International Circuit can look forward to being ferried from the parking area to the venue on 'Green Cabs' -- three-wheelers that run on electricity. The cabs, launched today, are the first of their kind in the …
This report provides insights on the potential and key drivers for energy efficiency within the power sector value chain - generation, grids, commercial, residential and industrial use of electricity- including nine business cases and policy recommendations.
BEIJING—Honda Motor Co. plans a new push to make and sell hybrid cars in China as the Japanese auto maker looks for ways to revitalize its brands here and as the overall industry faces tough new fuel-economy requirements. Honda will likely start producing electric-gasoline hybrid cars in China in "two …
Honda Motor Co. plans a new push to make and sell fuel-efficient hybrid cars in China, as the Japanese auto maker looks for ways to revitalize its brands there and as the overall industry faces tough new fuel-economy requirements. Honda will likely start producing electric-gasoline hybrid cars in China in …
For General Motors and the Obama administration, the new Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid represents the automotive future, the culmination of decades of high-tech research financed partly with federal dollars. But as G.M. prepares to start selling them here by the end of this year, the Chinese government is putting heavy …
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering shifting production of key components used to make its fuel-efficient hybrids and other alternative-energy vehicles to China, potentially boosting that nation's green-car technology ambitions. But the maker of the hot-selling Prius hybrid is unlikely to shift production of components it is developing for its next …
