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 …
After four decades carrying millions of New Yorkers, 44 of the city's subway cars are now home to millions of fish. The worn-out cars were dumped on Friday into the Atlantic Ocean, 21 miles off the Maryland coast, to create an artificial reef, designed to attract fish for the state's …
Cars have overtaken two wheelers in the State. The growth rate of cars registered in the State in 2007-2008 over the previous year was 11.33 per cent against the growth rate of 10.08 per cent recorded by two wheelers. Until 2006-2007, the growth rate of two wheelers was higher than …
Traffic and Transportation Policies and Strategies in Urban Areas in India was conducted in 1994 to establish the urban transport scenario and forecast the anticipated issues that would most likely crop up in the future. Further to this, a National Urban Transport Policy was approved in 2006 to help in …
After 1.11 Lakh Trucks, Around 5 Lakh Old Passenger Cars May Go Off Capital's Roads Soon AFTER cancelling the registration of 1.11 lakh trucks older than 15 years last month, the Delhi government is planning a similar move for passenger cars. Of the 16 lakh private vehicles registered in Delhi, …
Tesla Motors Sues Designer On Competing Green Car US: April 16, 2008 LOS ANGELES - Electric car maker Tesla Motors has sued a well-known automotive designer it hired to style the body and interior of its electric-hybrid four-door sedan, after the man announced plans for a competing vehicle. The lawsuit, …
China, India Urged To Avoid Obsession With Cars CHINA: April 14, 2008 BOAO - China and other big developing countries such as India need to take steps to avoid being over-reliant on private cars, the head of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning UN climate panel said. Rajendra Pachauri, head of the …
Toyotais set to invest $340m in a second plant on the outskirts of Bangalore that will produce its planned low-cost car. The move will improve the Japanese carmaker's position as it jockeys for business in one of the global industry's fastest-growing and most strategically important markets. India, with its large …
The German government has been forced into an embarrassing climbdown over its plans to lead a worldwide biofuels revolution on the roads after the discovery that too many cars would be unable to run on the proposed ethanol-petrol mix. The environment minister, Sigmar Gabriel, had planned to introduce the new …
California has told car makers to start producing hybrid vehicles that can be plugged into the electricity mains. Last week the state's Air Resources Board ruled that makers must produce at least 58,000 "plug-in" hybrid vehicles for sale in California between 2012 and 2014.
If the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) has its way, you will soon have to pay as much as you do at multi-level parking lots to keep your car along the street. With about 25 new multi-level parking lots being constructed in the Capital before the Commonwealth Games 2010 to …
German cars not ready for new biofuel - sources GERMANY: April 3, 2008 BERLIN - More than 2 million cars in Germany cannot run on a new biofuel the government wants to introduce, well over a limit the administration has set as a pre-condition for its use, industry sources said …
Tesla Motorsplans to begin selling electriccars in Europe next year, taking advantage of the weak dollar. Ze'ev Drori, chief executive of the US start-up, told the Financial Times that Tesla would start selling the roadsters, which will be priced at just under
The aim of the proposed new legislation from the European Commission is to limit the average emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from new cars sold within the Union to 120 g/km by 2012. But carmakers will only be responsible for an average of 130 g/km, with the last 10 g/km …
It's a major polluter of the air. It is responsible for emissions of fine particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and ozone. It affects large segments of the population in every part of the country. But something may finally be done to ameliorate the problem of vehicular pollution in …
PRAFUL BIDWAI'S column ("Small cars, big problems', February 15) was thoughtfully written and well researched and made an analysis that was very different from the mainstream media hype about Nano. The media in general happily compared the car ownership ratio of the United States and India and welcomed Nano as …
With the Olympic Games breathing down Beijing's neck, the city is racing against the clock to ensure it meets one of the commitments it made when it won the bid for the games in 2001: blue skies. As one alights on the Jingshun highway that connects the airport to Beijing, …
Beijing has not done enough to control cars The Beijing city government is constantly evolving strategies to guarantee cleaner air in Beijing. "We have to take all possible measures
