The City of Shenzhen has China’s, and the world’s, first and largest fully electric bus and taxi fleets. Shenzhen. Electrification of public transport provides an opportunity to achieve multiple objectives of low-carbon urban development, reduction of local air pollution, creation of jobs, and higher acceptance of public transport by residents. …
The City of Shenzhen has China’s, and the world’s, first and largest fully electric bus and taxi fleets. Shenzhen. Electrification of public transport provides an opportunity to achieve multiple objectives of low-carbon urban development, reduction of local air pollution, creation of jobs, and higher acceptance of public transport by residents. …
Since the first EV City Casebook was released in 2012, cities around the world have overseen huge changes in mobility. Electric cars, buses, and taxis have rapidly increased in numbers, moving beyond early pilots and trials. New forms of micromobility and smartphone-based transport systems have grown in popularity. Cities have …
The Hon’ble Supreme Court on 15.7.2019 directed the Amicus to file a reply on the IAs No 150789, 150783, 150785 and 150786/2018 (applications for impleadment, clarification/ modification of orders and to argue in person on behalf of Baljinder Singh). EPCA has examined this matter in compliance with the directions of …
The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has accepted the recommendations of its committee that has proposed a suitable regulatory framework to promote shared mobility, liberalise existing taxi permit systems and encourage new forms of urban mobility to create reliable alternatives to car ownership. These guidelines provide the common …
Manali’s tourist taxi operators invoked ‘Black Carbon Theory,’ global warming and the Indian middle class idea of an annual holiday at the picturesque Himalayan hill station to successfully get the Supreme Court admit their case against the cess imposed on them by the National Green Tribunal. Earlier this month, the …
Mobile health and wellness clinic mobD is trying up with She Taxi, which is claimed to be the country’s first technology-enabled, women-only taxi. All She Taxis operated by the Gender Park under the Social Justice Department will be equipped with basic health facilities required to provide immediate help in the …
Recent advances in information technologies have increased our participation in “sharing economies,” where applications that allow networked, real-time data exchange facilitate the sharing of living spaces, equipment, or vehicles with others. However, the impact of large-scale sharing on sustainability is not clear, and a framework to assess its benefits quantitatively …
New Delhi: Buying big cars across states would be cheaper soon as the Centre is likely to decide uniform “lifetime” road tax for cars, taxis and two wheelers. The state governments have agreed to fix the tax at floor rate of 6% of the sale price before the value added …
Colombo: Private Transport Minister of Sri Lanka C.B. Ratnayake says measures are to be taken to control the charges of private transport modes like three-wheelers, taxis and school vans to prevent the private transport provides from overcharging commuters. Explaining that private transport modes need to be regulated similar to private …
MUMBAI: After autorickshaw drivers, cabbies are now demanding a fare hike after an increase in compressed natural gas (CNG) prices last week. Taxi union leader A L Quadros on Tuesday led a delegation to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Autho- rity (MMRTA) secretary and submitted a memorandum demanding a Rs4 …
CNG prices have increased from Rs 31.47 to 33.10 per kilogram. Mahanagar Gas Limited has also increased commission for dealers from 87 paise to Rs 1.35 paise Mumbaikars may have to bear another pinch of inflation with demands of auto rickshaw and taxi fares hike after the price hike in …
The Delhi government is considering giving residents another option of public transport — motorcabs. These, as per government officials, will charge commuters a fare that will fall between that of auto-rickshaws and taxis. “The price per kilometre for the motorcabs will vary between Rs 7 and 8 per km,” said …
A delegation of All-India Tourist Taxi Association that represents about 10,000 DLY and DLZ taxi operators in Delhi would be meeting Transport Minister Arvinder Singh Lovely on Tuesday to demand immediate rollback of the hike in the pollution-check fee and to press for removal of the private party engaged in …
The smoke-free Mumbai campaign is set to enter its second phase, and the plan this time is to make the city transport smoke-free. In phase I, the drive was aimed at making city hotels and restaurants smoke-free.
Sweta Dutta In a few months, auto-rickshaws too will be just a call away and at no extra cost. The Delhi Transport department is finalising details of its auto-on-demand project and has awarded the contract for supplying the Global Positioning System (GPS) devices to be installed in the autos.By early …
New Delhi/Mumbai: Autorickshaw and taxi fares went up in Delhi on Tuesday while Mumbai restricted itself to an auto fare hike, leaving taxi drivers threatening a strike if fares were not increased in a day or two. According to new rates in effect from Wednesday, auto commuters in Delhi will …
Auto fares hiked in Delhi, Mumbai MUMBAI: Over 80,000 taxis and a lakh autorickshaws in Mumbai on Tuesday went off the roads after a strike by drivers demanding hike in fares. The recent increase in the prices of CNG has prompted auto and taxi drivers to demand hike in fares. …
MUMBAI: There will be no new small taxis in the city anymore. Alarmed by the exponential growth in the number of vehicles, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Transport Authority (MMRTA) headed by transport secretary C S Sangitrao has proposed a complete ban on registration of smaller vehicles
In a city like Delhi, which bears the burden of over 50 lakh vehicles on its roads, using public transport can be a viable option to curb traffic congestion and also a means of reducing expenditure on private vehicles. According to a study conducted by the transport department of Delhi …
