Reply on behalf of the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) in response to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order September 12, 2024. The matter related to the news item titled "People are breathing in cancer-causing chemicals in their cars study find" appearing in NDTV.com dated May 8, 2024. ARAI …
New Delhi, May 23: The raised petrol prices and the untouched diesel reflect a disturbing trend that is pushing consumers towards private diesel vehicles and hurting the country’s environment, health and economy, analysts have said. The increase announced today will mainly jack up the fuel bills of owners of small …
New Delhi: The Delhi government finally seems to be waking up to the threat of environment pollution from the expanding private vehicle pool in the city. Based on an EPCA (environment pollution control authority) recommendation, the transport department is putting together a proposal for mandatory fitness checks of all private …
New Delhi: Continuing uncertainty over the fate of numerous parking projects has become a cause of concern for not only vehicle users but also the city’s planners. While there are plans to raise parking fees in the city, only one of the 41 multi-level parking projects conceived by the erstwhile …
New Delhi: Built to promote public transport, specifically bus travel, the bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand doesn’t seem to have had any such impact. An interim report by the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI) to the Delhi high court states that there is little difference …
The central government has allocated 6 billion yuan ($949 million) to subsidise consumer purchases of fuel-saving cars, Xinhua News Agency reported late on Wednesday, putting a cumulative figure for the first time on the handouts as it moves to cut emissions in the world's biggest auto market. Beijing started offering …
The teeming millions on foot and pedal are powering mobility in Indian cities. Their numbers exceed those who use cars. Yet they are victims of policy neglect. The result is high number of road accidents. Improving public transport systems and road design will encourage more people to walk and cycle. …
The move has been proposed in order to discourage consumption of subsidised diesel by personal vehicle owners The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is demanding an increase in excise duty on diesel cars with a view to discouraging consumption of subsidised fuel by personal vehicle owners. "A proposal was …
The unit can be expanded to accommodate more vehicles In a city that has a burgeoning vehicle population and shortage of parking space, the need for multi-level parking facilities is felt more now than ever. VEA Parking Solutions, a venture of Coimbatore-based Visual Education Aids, has come out with multi-level …
Growing environmental consciousness and the adverse effects of climate change, are propelling governments to support initiatives towards the development of eco-friendly mobility solutions including electric vehicles. Efforts have to be made to orient the use of electric vehicles to niche situations and markets where their limitations can be leveraged by …
MUMBAI: Buying new cars is set to become even more expensive, with the Maharashtra Motor Vehicle Tax or road tax being raised for both petrol and diesel vehicles from May 1. Moreover, owners will also have to shell out more for petrol and diesel, the prices of which are likely …
An International Energy Agency (IEA) supported publication, titled "EV City Casebook: A Look at the Global Electric Vehicle Movement," addresses best practices for electric vehicle usage. The publication provides an overview of the status and outlook for electric vehicles (EV) and assesses existing programmes to enhance the understanding of policy …
The mobility projections in this Transport Outlook indicate that global passenger transport volumes in 2050 could be up to 2.5 times as large as in 2010, and freight volumes could grow by a factor of four. Emissions of CO2 grow more slowly because of increasing energy efficiency, but may nevertheless …
‘Only commuters can comprehend the hassle that Guwahatians have to go through engaging the service of an auto...’ Necessity, so the saying goes, is the mother of invention. Well, one of the latest inventions to have gestated out of necessity is the flying car, set to hit the roads as …
New Delhi: A new multi-level automated parking lot might reduce parking woes in Connaught Place considerably. It will have a parking space for 2,000-2,500 vehicles and will come up at Baba Kharak Singh (BKS) Marg. It will be right under Coffee Home, facing NDMC’s soon-to-be started multi-level parking, which will …
They will come up at the rear of shopping complexes The multi-level parking lots the Coimbatore Corporation has planned across the city will form part of shopping complexes. At least that is what the civic body is thinking of. Commissioner T.K. Ponnusamy told The Hindu that the Corporation had asked …
Honda Motor will provide its core hybrid car technologies to a number of Chinese automakers, eyeing to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a report said Sunday. As Honda's sales in China have long been sluggish, it aims to achieve a turnaround by aggressively pushing its hybrid vehicle …
New Delhi: After more than four years of wrangling, the government has cleared fuel mileage standards and labeling for new cars. The norms will force automobile manufacturers to put government certified fuel efficiency labels on each car they sell and improve efficiency of the cars they sell every year. While …
Soaring fuel costs and its expected scarce availability in the future has led utility vehicle market leader Mahindra & Mahindra to explore opportunities in the unconventional space powering new vehicles, such as sports utility vehicles (SUV) and mini cars. The Mumbai-based company is simultaneously working on concepts such as full …
Power cut-induced surge in demand during the second half of 2011-12 in both retail and bulk consumer segments pushed up diesel sales in the country by eight per cent over the previous fiscal. For the state-owned oil marketing companies, however, there was little to cheer as the growth only added …
However, volatile fuel prices & interest rates could play spoilsport: SIAM Car sales are expected to accelerate to double-digit growth this fiscal year after increasing just 2.19% in 2011-12, the slowest in three years. The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers expects car sales to grow 10%-12% in 2012-13, buoyed by …
