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 …
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 …
Car makers in South Korea are preparing to roll out electric vehicles in Asia's fourth-biggest economy as the government will have set up the necessary support infrastructure, including charging stations, by the end of 2015, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said Wednesday. Renault Samsung Motors Corp., the South Korean unit …
New leadership from outside Detroit was a deciding factor in the Big Three automakers’ acceptance of strict new fuel-economy standards, the chief executive of Chrysler said Wednesday. In past battles over gas-mileage requirements, the Detroit car companies argued that big increases in fuel-efficiency would be too expensive and cost jobs. …
Automakers have agreed to produce by the quarter-century mark the most fuel- efficient cars and trucks ever that will leverage new designs and technology, but still rely heavily on gasoline engines. A blueprint announced on Friday by President Barack Obama would boost fuel economy requirements 53 percent by 2025. This …
President Obama announced new automobile fuel-efficiency standards on Friday that require an average 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025. But even if the auto industry manages to meet the new standards, it is unlikely car buyers will see many fuel-economy stickers with such high mileage. Instead, the average new vehicle …
Nissan Motor said Tuesday that it was raising the price of the Leaf electric car by several thousand dollars as it prepared to offer the vehicle with additional features in 21 new states by the end of the year. In the first half of the year, Nissan sold 3,875 of …
The Obama administration and the auto industry are locked in negotiations over new vehicle mileage and emissions standards that will have a profound effect on the cars Americans drive and the health of the auto industry over the next decade and beyond. Depending on the stringency of the standard, the …
The fuel efficiency of European cars advanced last year, with exhaust carbon emissions falling 3.7 percent, provisional European Union data showed on Wednesday. The EU, home to 500 million people, has set a target for cutting average emissions from new cars to 130 grams of CO2 per kilometer by 2015. …
A pioneering electric taxi project in China's southern economic powerhouse of Shenzhen seems a success by most accounts. Riders are enthusiastic, there have been no accidents and drivers are termed "gracious," not a term usually applied to mainland drivers. The pilot project, which could be replicated in other cities, underpins …
Germany and China are planning a big expansion of joint research and investment in green technologies, including production of electric cars in China and development of carbon-capture systems. A series of business and inter-governmental agreements were signed between the world
While Haryana and the Chandigarh Administration are still taking baby steps where the eco-cab project is concerned, Punjab is going strong. At Fazilka, Amritsar and Patiala, the lightweight, eco-friendly rickshaws are gaining in popularity, with Ludhiana and Sangrur all set to join the bandwagon. Taking suo moto cognizance of a …
Importers of battery-run electric rickshaws now mull a legal battle challenging a government ban recently slapped on these vehicles across the country. The government in an inter-ministerial meeting on May 5 banned import and assembly of the vehicles and decided to send off-road those already plying, primarily on the ground …
The federal government unveiled new fuel economy window stickers on Wednesday, for vehicles starting with the 2013 model year, that for the first time include estimated annual fuel costs and the vehicle
Google, a pioneer of self-driving cars, is quietly lobbying for legislation that would make Nevada the first state where they could be legally operated on public roads. The cars, hybrids, have a laser range finder on the roof, as well as radar and camera sensors and more equipment in the …
The government on Thursday decided to ban import of battery-run auto-rickshaws and slap restrictions on its local production against the backdrop of widespread plying of these vehicles not considered as technically sound. An inter-ministry meeting with the communication minister, Syed Abul Hossain, at the secretariat also directed the authorities concerned …
The lumbering, polluting trucks that have collected garbage from French streets for years will soon become a noisy memory once a new generation of super quiet, all-electric vehicles starts making the rounds next week. The zero-emission, made-in France trucks are still large and bulky, but they promise to pack as …
Vehicle sales rose 18 percent in April, automakers said Tuesday, as consumers flocked to smaller cars in response to higher fuel prices and improved models from surging American companies. General Motors led the Detroit automakers last month with a 27 percent gain in American sales, led by strong demand for …
