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 …
The Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) has launched the report "Hidden Price Tags: How ending fossil fuel subsidies would benefit our health" providing the first-ever comparison of fossil fuel subsidies and the costs to health associated with air pollution from fossil fuels. Burning fossil fuels causes deadly air pollution and …
Banning diesel cars in European cities could hamper automakers' ability to invest in zero-emission vehicles, the European Union's commissioner for industry has warned the bloc's transport ministers. In a letter seen by Reuters, Commissioner Elzbieta Bienkowska said there would be no benefit in a collapse of the market for diesel …
Campaign will draw attention to issues - car pooling, affordable and reliable mobility options Uber on Wednesday launched a nationwide campaign called "Decongest India", starting with New Delhi, to curb congestion and pollution. As part of the campaign, the cab aggregator will focus on reducing congestion through shared mobility across …
For daily commuters in Delhi, what has been the experience is now being borne by hard statistics. Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) new assessment of travel time and traffic speed in Delhi shows the city is in a grip of a worsening congestion and pollution crisis. A simple exercise …
All new cars launched by Volvo from 2019 onwards will be partially or completely battery-powered, in what the company called a “historic end” to building models that only have an internal combustion engine. Between 2019 and 2021, the firm will introduce five 100% electric models, and ensure the rest of …
The German auto industry association VDA hopes a plan under discussion with the government to reduce pollution from older diesel cars will avert planned bans in German cities that are deterring consumer from buying diesel cars. "I believe that when there is a clear political signal and willingness to act …
Germany's Transport Ministry is pushing carmakers to update the engine management software in up to 12 million diesel vehicles in the country, people familiar with the talks told Reuters on Monday. The move shows how German lawmakers are flexing their muscles ahead of national elections on Sept. 24, forcing carmakers …
GAIL (India) Limited, in line with their commitment aimed to change the air quality level with collective societal effort, hosted free car pollution check-up camp on the occasion of World Environment Day. This further reinforces the organisation’s commitment towards taking positive action to keep environmental degradation in check. Recent reports …
The number of electric cars on the roads around the world rose to 2 million in 2016, following a year of strong growth in 2015, according to the latest edition of the International Energy Agency’s Global EV Outlook. China remained the largest market in 2016, accounting for more than 40% …
As part of its contribution to World Environment Day, ride-hailing app Uber has released a ‘Green Index’, which showed that with the launch of uberPOOL, it has effectively managed to reduce congestion and pollution in New Delhi. The launch of uberPOOL in the city helped save 936,000 litres of fuel …
EU ministers agreed on Monday on draft new rules for approving cars for sale in order to prevent a repeat of the Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal and giving the European Commission the power to fine cheating manufacturers directly. The rules, which still have to be discussed with the European Parliament …
Murky skies and high ozone levels have led authorities Mexico City to ban thousands of cars from the road AP Authorities in Mexico City have ordered cars off the streets and warned people about exercising outdoors as sprawling metropolis chokes in its worst smog for nearly two decades. Hundreds of …
MUMBAI: The number of commuters who use private cars daily has risen in the past 10 years, which, in turn, has led to a "disturbing" decline in the use of public transport, according to the latest report of Mumbai Vikas Samiti, a forum of transport experts. The report, collated with …
Rising Losses, Poor Strategy Also To Blame American carmaker General Motors on Thursday decided to close its India operations by the end of this year due to mounting losses, near-negligible sales and poor business management.GM India, which has already shut down its Halol plant in Gujarat last month, said production …
This report is part 2 of a study of the potential to achieve a particular target of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicle sales worldwide by 2030. That target is 100 million for 4 wheel road vehicles (cars and LDVs) as a cumulative sales (or roughly a stock) target in that …
PARIS: "Excess" diesel truck and car emissions claimed about 38,000 lives worldwide in 2015, said a study Monday that sought to quantify deaths due to pollution that carmakers sought to hide. Four-fifths of these additional premature deaths due to nitrogen oxide (NOx) pollution occurred in three regions — the European …
The global human health impact of the diesel emissions scandal has been revealed by new research showing a minimum of 38,000 people a year die early due to the failure of diesel vehicles to meet official limits in real driving conditions. Researchers have created the first global inventory of the …
A recent report by the Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA) had described these hand-carted PUC pop-ups as an “extreme form” of “unauthorised PUC certification”. It’s half past six in the evening and trucks hauling large containers are speeding in from the Rajasthan side of the border with Haryana. Fifteen minutes …
A draft plan to tackle air pollution will finally be published within the next week, after No 10 said it would not challenge a court ruling forcing the government to release information before the election. Theresa May’s official spokesman said the government would not appeal against the high court judgment, …
In the context of the Fourth UN Global Road Safety Week, WHO has released Managing speed. The document highlights that excessive and inappropriate speed is among the key risks for road traffic deaths and injuries, contributing to around one third of road traffic fatalities in high-income countries and up to …
