Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
Mahindra Reva, a part of the Mahindra Group, today said that it will launch its new generation electric vehicle, e2o, in the middle of this month. While the price of the electric car is yet to be announced, the company said e2o will use the next generation Lithium Ion batteries …
Estonia's reputation as one of the most wired-up countries in Europe has been boosted further with the opening of what is being billed as the world's first nationwide electric car charging network. The sparsely populated Baltic state with a population of just 1.3 million hopes the 165 "fast chargers" will …
Shanghai is to introduce 200 new-energy buses in a bid to cut emissions and reduce noise, Xinhua News Agency reported on Feb 20. A new-energy bus, using electricity rather than petrol, could run for nearly 10 hours, or 150 kilometers, even if it is fully loaded with the air-conditioner working, …
German proposals to protect its output of big, luxury cars threaten EU plans to limit carbon emissions by 2020 and could jeopardize future ambitions, a document from the bloc's executive said. Proposals from the German government and German Christian Democrat politician Thomas Ulmer undermine attempts to enforce a 95 grams …
China will step up efforts to develop energy-saving internal combustion engines and promote their use in coming years to reduce emissions, according to a guideline issued by the State Council. Energy-saving internal combustion engines will account for 60 percent of the total engines in use by 2015, the guideline issued …
Coal-dependent power generation sees India bottom of a ranking for emissions from electric cars, with Paraguay top Paraguay is the greenest place on earth to make and drive an electric car, according to analysis by independent research group, Shrink That Footprint, which has assessed the impact of grid-powered electric vehicles …
Energy-saving technologies and a doubling in renewables led to the reduction in climate pollution, new figures show America's carbon dioxide emissions last year fell to their lowest levels since 1994, according to a new report. Carbon dioxide emissions fell by 13% in the past five years, because of new energy-saving …
The U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday eased off President Barack Obama's stated goal of putting 1 million electric cars on the road by 2015, and laid out what experts called a more realistic strategy of promoting advanced-drive vehicles and lowering their cost over the next nine years. Since Obama …
The European Union needs a leap in the number of electric and hybrid cars on the road over the next decade to succeed in cutting auto carbon emissions significantly by 2025, a British consulting firm found. The study by Ricardo-AEA will stoke already difficult debate over how to implement a …
The Obama administration is likely to rely mostly on existing rules and on flexing executive power to execute its second-term environmental agenda, sidestepping Congress as it sets about radically reducing greenhouse gases generated by major polluters. Just a day after President Barack Obama said in his inaugural address that for …
European Union politicians are sharply divided between those keen for ambitious green car standards they say are needed to keep up with U.S. goals and those trying to limit the impact on makers of big luxury cars, draft reports show. The European Parliament next week debates Commission plans to enforce …
Policy makers and practitioners are being encouraged to share advice on electric transport around the world, through the launch of a new web portal. Created by the Clean Energy Ministerial's Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI), the World EV Cities and Ecosystems web portal aims to help city leaders and planners access …
Chinese metropolis Guangzhou is now handing out 10,000 yuan in cash to car owners who purchase vehicles powered by new, alternative energy sources. Out of 17,880 new licence plates approved by the government in the populated southern city, over 1,200 are earmarked for "green cars", the People's Daily reported. However, …
With immediate effect; ban will be lifted after formulating policy for e-rickshaws. Worried about the rising number of electric rickshaws or e-rickshaws on city roads, the Delhi transport department on Tuesday has banned further sale of 250 volt rickshaws. With e-rickshaws not covered by any Act or policy, the transport …
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Monday underlined the need for formulating a feasible regulatory framework for e-rickshaws, given their rapidly increasing numbers in the city. Diskhit said the Transport department needs to work out a regulatory policy. At present, e-rickshaws are not covered under the Motor Vehicle Act. The Chief …
German car manufacturers are seeking to widen a loophole in EU regulations that would allow them to produce more cars with carbon emissions above a 2020 EU target. EU car manufacturers are divided over how a 2020 EU target to cut carbon emissions to an average of 95 grams per …
General Motors Co aims by 2017 to buld up to 500,000 vehicles a year that include some form of electric power in the engine, including cars like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, a top executive said on Wednesday. GM has made rolling out cars with electrical technology -- including its …
Britain needs a more ambitious programme to encourage the uptake of low-carbon vehicles, as sales of the cars have disappointed, a committee made up of UK Members of Parliament said on Thursday. As part of its aim to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, …
The government will promote the use of hybrid public buses in all the country's cities, extending their promotion beyond the current 25 cities, the Ministry of Finance announced Monday. The central government hopes to bring 3,000 to 5,000 buses to the cities by subsidizing purchases of the vehicles, a statement …
A new US fuel efficiency standard finalised by the Obama administration last month will jolt America's nascent electric car industry to life, but could leave European auto manufacturers racing to catch up, analysts and industry sources say. From 2025, American cars and light trucks will have to achieve a standard …
