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 …
Automobility enervates, because more cars mean more congestion, less mobility IN NOVEMBER 2004, the journal Nature published a research paper tracing how endurance running was linked to the evolution of our species. Two scientists had analyzed hominid fossils, and found endurance running unique to humans among primates as well as …
The European Commission is ready to support the car industry and help it achieve EU targets to curb CO2 emissions despite the economic crisis, EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Wednesday. "We are open to the possibility of providing support for the development of low emission cars, high …
Local automobile traders are reluctant to import fuel-efficient hybrid cars, as they are unable to provide spare parts and after-sales services to the customers due to lack of expertise in dealing with such vehicles, industry insiders said. Their experience of selling hybrid cars in Bangladesh is not good enough to …
luxury diesel cars may become dearer and bulk diesel consumers may no longer get fuel at subsidized rates. The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas plans to impose 25 per cent cess on big diesel cars and charge industrial consumers the market price of Rs 57 per litre, Rs 22 …
European car makers are probably using their call for 40 billion euros (US$55 billion) of loans from the European Union to develop green vehicles as a lever to enter talks with the regulator regarding CO2 legislation, analysts say. The loan, which has been widely dismissed as unlikely to be granted, …
European Union auto makers called on Monday for 40 billion euros (US$54.4 billion) of loans to help develop greener cars in the fight against climate change, but were instantly rebuffed by the EU executive. Auto industry group ACEA said the economic crisis and sliding consumer confidence made it increasingly difficult …
US researchers have found a way to make efficient silicon-based solar cells that are flexible enough to be rolled around a pencil and transparent enough to be used to tint windows on buildings or cars. The finding, reported on Sunday in the journal Nature Materials, offers a new way to …
Renault sees demand for as many as 50,000 electric vehicles in 2011, the year the carmaker will begin selling such zero emission cars in Denmark, Israel and Portugal, engineering and quality head Jean-Louis Ricaud said on Thursday in an interview with Reuters. Ricaud confirmed the electric car will be based …
According to recent statistics, U.S. motorists have responded to record-high prices at the pump by driving less. Any hope that this cutback will significantly restrain global oil prices is misplaced, however: fundamental factors of supply and demand in the world economy will keep oil costly for years to come. The …
The green and civic rights activists on Monday urged the government to adopt a national transport policy, which would facilitate the expansion and use of public transports instead of private cars to reduce the traffic jam in the capital. They were speaking at a discussion styled
Speakers at a meeting yesterday called on the government to impose restrictions on private car use during the rush hour in the cities in order to ease traffic congestion. Terming the car an inefficient mode of transport, they said private cars are mainly responsible for the traffic jam in the …
The existing parking crisis of the city takes a seriously turn in Ramadan with Eid shopping getting momentum and shopping zones becoming crammed with vehicles. Shoppers and police blame insufficient parking space in most of the shopping malls for the situation, which is common before every Eid. Streets adjacent to …
The Ministry of Finance has announced that the ministry has no proposal to increase car tax. The finance secretary, in an interview with Bhutan Observer, said,
The government must promote and improve urban bus services to discourage the use of cars in cities, as it will help resolve traffic problems currently faced by commuters, according to speakers at a seminar on
The city is expanding at a rapid pace and if an efficient and inexpensive public transport system is not put in place now, it will collapse in the next few years, said former mayor of Bogota Enrique Penalosa Londono at a seminar on Tuesday. The politician-turned-international development adviser from Colombia …
Fuel economy: turf war or guerrilla ambush It can get as bad as not having any money left to buy oil. Increased oil demand from rapidly growing cars can make it worse. Yet there is no sign of official agreement on who must take the lead to draft fuel economy …
Proposed fiscal reforms for automotive fuels Petrol Increase selling price before state taxes and duties by Rs 2.50 per litre each month to align with full cost price Total increase of Rs 10.90 per litre in selling prices before taxes Temporary reduction in excise duty to Rs 10 per litre …
