Compliance affidavit by Tahasildar, Jaleswar, District Balasore dated April 22, 2025 in the matter of news item titled "Odisha erection of sand walls in Subarnarekha worries villagers in Jaleswar" which appeared in the New Indian Express dated May 16, 2024. The matter related to erecting of walls in the Subarnarekha …
Pending U.S. rules would make quiet cars louder, but new research shows that the hum of engines and tires can ruin the avian dining experience. Nobody likes traffic—including birds. Even moderate road noise drives many from their habitat, and new evidence suggests bad health effects for those that stick around. …
Take Bhutan, the tiny Himalayan Kingdom that many years ago adopted a Gross National Happiness index, as an alternative approach to measuring the country's prosperity. The index is built on the idea that wellbeing, and the physical, spiritual and environmental health of the nation is a better measure of wealth …
A French start-up claims to have developed the world's first Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) for road freight vehicles. Popularised in Formula 1, a KERS system recovers the kinetic energy usually lost under braking, and uses it to power a small electric motor. French firm Adgero, working with German company …
More than 71% of those recently surveyed in Southern California about electric vehicles (EVs) are “highly interested” in switching to an EV, according to a recent press release. The recent survey — conducted by NRG EVgo — saw hundreds of people, in 5 different locations, queried about their opinions concerning …
Various organisations in Manali today threatened to launch an agitation from August 22 if the state government fails to get the ban lifted on tourist vehicles going to the Rohtang Pass. In compliance with orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the district administration today imposed a complete ban on …
A new £2.5 million fund will give Scottish businesses access to an interest-free loan of up to £100,000 for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Electric Vehicle Loan, which also offers up to £50,000 for individual motorists, is open to anyone looking to buy a new electric or plug-in hybrid …
Ultra low emission vehicles (ULEV) are increasingly being used like 'normal' cars, a new Government study has found. In households which own ULEVs, 82% use the low emission car as their main vehicle, while 20% of people who own electric vehicles use it as their only vehicle. The new figures …
A long-simmering dispute between automakers and U.S. regulators over policies to promote electric vehicles spilled into the open on Tuesday, in the high stakes struggle over the future of automotive technology. The heads of two major lobby groups told hundreds of attendees at an industry conference in Traverse City, Michigan, …
China’s policymakers are working on a new initiative for spurring the usage of green vehicles, taking their cue from measures previously launched in the state of California. 2016-byd-tang-plug-in-hybrid-2According to Xu Heyi, chairman of Beijing Automotive Group, two schemes are currently being drafted that will seek to incentivize the development or …
The world’s fastest charging electric bus is now operating in the eastern Chinese port city of Ningbo. According to local transportation authorities, the public bus — which was manufactured in Ningbo and runs along a 24-stop, 11 kilometre route — takes as little as 10 seconds to charge up and …
Go-Ahead London has contracted BYD Company + Alexander Dennis Limited to provide 51 emissions-free, all-electric buses as part of a £19 million deal between the groups, according to a recent press release. The 51-strong electric bus fleet will, once delivered, represent the largest such fleet in the whole of Europe, …
A joint working paper from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) illuminates crucial synergies that can help to ensure a sustainable global energy future. The interplay between energy efficiency improvements and the deployment of renewable energy technologies is complex. If the respective …
Three offshore islands are outstripping the mainland in their drive to become carbon neutral by 2020. A pilot project involving use of electric cars and building upgrades indicates that fossil fuel dependence on the Aran islands could be cut by 84 per cent, community leaders told Minister for Energy Alex …
Electric cars have much going for them - including superior acceleration and lower fuel and maintenance costs than petrol-powered rivals - but restricted model choice and incoherent government policies are limiting their take-up by Australians, a new study has found. Just three in every 10,000 passenger cars sold locally each …
Developments in new technologies, concerns over long term fossil fuel security and the need to reduce greenhouse emissions from the transport sector have all contributed to discussion about the potential role of electric vehicles (EVs) and natural gas vehicles (NGVs) in Australia. The Energy Supply Association of Australia (esaa) commissioned …
This briefing paper is a technical summary for policy makers of the status of hybrid vehicle development in the United States. Both sales of hybrid vehicles and the number of hybrid models have risen steadily in the U.S. since their introduction, with that growth trend accelerating sharply starting in 2003. …
CHINESE automakers produced more than 25,000 new-energy vehicles in June, four times as many as they did in the same month of last year, as the government promotes use of less polluting vehicles, new data showed yesterday. Breaking down last month’s figures, they produced 10,500 electric cars, up 200 percent …
Self-driving electric taxis could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from conventional car travel in the US by 94% in 2030, according to a study by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. These future “robocabs” would be battery-powered and driven without human intervention, picking up and dropping off passengers using automated technologies. Greenhouse gas …
The first fully electric London doubledecker bus will enter service in October, as transport authorities try to reduce the capital’s air pollution levels. Transport for London said the Chinese-built bus would be the the world’s first purpose-built electric doubledecker. Until now the battery technology has rendered electric doubledeckers too heavy …
Cars powered by solar energy will feature in the UK’s first ever 100% electric motor car race this weekend. Organisers predict that 60,000 people will watch the tenth and final race in the first Formula E championship in London’s Battersea Park. Alejandro Agag, FIA Formula E’s chief executive, believes the …
