Zero Emissions Vehicles

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal regarding plywood factories operating in Yamuna Nagar, Haryana, 27/05/2025

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 …

China Says Volkswagen To Make EV In Shanghai

Volkswagen AG's car venture with SAIC Motor Corp plans to make an electric car, joining Nissan, Daimler and other automakers planning green car projects in the world's biggest auto market. Tantus, which will be produced by Shanghai Volkswagen, is already on a list of approved new vehicles, according to China's …

Mexico's Smoggy Capital Gets First Electric Taxis

Mexico's capital received its first all-electric taxi cabs Wednesday as part of an agreement between the auto maker and the local government to promote the use of environmentally friendly vehicles in one of the world's smoggiest metropolitan areas. The first all-electric taxi cabs were presented in Mexico City this week, …

JLR to set up Rs 2,655 cr plant in UK

This is part of a plan to invest £1.5 billion a year for the next five years. Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover on Monday confirmed fresh investment of £355 million (about Rs 2,655 crore) in a new facility to manufacture advanced technology, low-emission engines in the United Kingdom. The new …

Wind Power More Feasible in Pacific Northwest with Adoption of Electric Vehicles

A new report from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory shows that electric vehicles could aid in expanding renewable energy sources like wind in the Pacific Northwest. This region of the United States is increasingly looking at wind power to satisfy their growing energy demands. The report found …

Honda Plans Push for Hybrids in China

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 Plans Push for Hybrids in China

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 …

Toyota Bets On Hybrid For Camry In Japan

Toyota Motor Corp unveiled a new Camry sedan for Japan on Monday, offering it only as a gasoline-electric model to jump-start sluggish sales of the model in its hybrid-friendly home market. The Camry has been the best-selling car in the United States for the last nine years, but Japan accounts …

Hybrid in a Trade Squeeze

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 Considers Green-Component Shift to China

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 …

Siemens and Volvo Form Electric-Car Venture

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Wednesday it has agreed with Sweden’s Volvo Car Corp. on a strategic cooperation agreement on electric cars. The focus will be on the joint development of electrical-drive technology, power electronics and charging technology as well as the integration of those systems into Volvo C …

Car-Battery Shakeout Ahead, Government Subsidies for Electric-Vehicle Expected to Attract Too Many Players

Companies making batteries for electric vehicles appear headed for a shakeout as government subsidies to foster the emerging industry could result in a glut by the middle of the decade. Industry watchers say some companies will be acquired as the sector consolidates, while others won't generate enough sales to achieve …

China Buys 27 Million Electric Bikes Annually

While I think no piece about electric bikes is really complete without touching on the Optibike electric mountain bike I had the thrill of taking on a week-long test drive two years ago, this piece by energyNOW!'s Josh Zepps about the trajectory of the e-bike industry in a changing world …

Siemens and Volvo Form Electric-Car Venture

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG said Wednesday it has agreed with Sweden's Volvo Car Corp. on a strategic cooperation agreement on electric cars. The focus will be on the joint development of electrical-drive technology, power electronics and charging technology as well as the integration of those systems into Volvo C …

LG, GM to Team on Electric Cars

General Motors Co. and South Korea's LG Corp. will jointly develop a new lineup of battery-powered vehicles in an unusual pairing aimed at slashing the cost and time it takes to create electric cars. The deal is a first-of-its-kind pairing between an auto maker and electronics giant in vehicle design …

Toyota, Ford To Collaborate On Hybrid Trucks

Toyota Motor Corp and Ford Motor Co will work together to develop hybrid trucks and SUVs that will be ready for market by the end of the decade, the two companies said on Monday. Ford and Toyota plan to collaborate on product development for the future rear-wheel drive hybrid vehicles, …

Volkswagen On Road To Carbon-Free Car: Report

Volkswagen will within two weeks unveil one of the first single-seater cars, with the potential for zero emissions, the Financial Times reported on Monday. VW's one-seat concept car will illustrate the carmaker's ambitions to build electric vehicles that generate no carbon dioxide, the FT said, citing the company's head of …

Ford and Toyota to Work Together on Hybrid System for Trucks

Ford Motor Company and Toyota Motor said on Monday that they would jointly develop a gas-electric hybrid fuel system for pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles aimed at keeping larger models affordable as the automakers work to meet stricter fuel-economy standards. The companies said they did not plan to collaborate …

China debates electric car policy

Beijing appears to be rethinking its singular focus on electric vehicles to reduce fuel consumption and improve air quality as it becomes increasingly clear that its targets for mass-producing electric vehicles in China are unrealistic. China had planned to leapfrog a generation of conventional engine technology to develop what Beijing …

VW to unveil single-seat electric car

Volkswagen is poised to unveil a single-seat, ultra-frugal, zero-emission electric car. The German carmaker also plans to offer a “full-service package” for customers of its electric cars by selling them power from renewable sources, Jürgen Leohold, head of research, told the Financial Times. VW’s one-seat concept or experimental car will …

Electric vehicles have long way to go in India: Deloitte study

A study on the prospects of Electric Vehicles conducted by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd has estimated the current potential of the Indian market at 4 per cent of the annual car sales in the country (or about 100,000 vehicles). The study finds that the Indian customer does not want to …

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