This paper explores the pivotal role of zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) sales regulations in enhancing the adoption of electric two-wheelers in India, highlighting the gap between current gasoline vehicle dominance and the ambitious electric vehicle targets set by the government. Despite electric two-wheelers emitting 33%–50% less greenhouse gases than their gasoline …
Earlier major Indian automakers Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor Co opposed the NITI proposal Japanese automobile major Honda on Tuesday said the two-wheeler industry in India needs more time to stabilise after BS-VI changeover before moving to full electric vehicles (EVs). Joining its Indian counterparts Hero MotoCorp, Bajaj …
NITI Aayog had asked auto industry body Siam and two-and three-wheeler makers to suggest within two weeks, concrete steps towards transition to electric mobility keeping in mind the 2025 deadline India’s big three two-wheeler makers on Monday hit out at NITI Aayog’s plan to push for 100 per cent electric …
Say 100% transition uncalled for; caution Make in India could be undermined. Makers of two- and three-wheelers, including Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor, on Monday lashed out at the government over the proposed timelines for the rollout of electric vehicles and the near-total ban on internal combustion engines (ICE). They …
Experts in the field of public transport expressed mixed reactions on the Kejriwal government's proposal to make commute for women in public transport buses and Metro trains free, saying there was no direct link between safety and free rides. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced the proposal on Monday, saying that …
The power sector loses more than $16 billion a year to theft - more than any other country in the world Dirty air has finally become an issue in Indian election manifestos, along with perennial subjects such as temple-building and farmers’ incomes. That shouldn’t be a surprise: Even politicians can’t …
The Delhi High Court Monday directed the traffic police to inform it about the steps it proposes to take to remove pressure horns and modified silencers, which make thumping and backfiring sounds, from two-wheelers, especially motorcycles. A bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V K Rao also asked …
Bicycle sharing service, JoBike, kicked off its operation in Dhaka on Saturday on a pilot basis just one year into its introduction in the tourist city of Cox’s Bazar last January. Founder and chief executive of Jobike Mehedi Reza said the country’s first two-wheeler on demand will now be available …
This working paper seeks to provide decision makers at the city level a series of frequently asked questions and responses in order to assess the adoption and implementation of bike sharing. It is not designed to be a comprehensive guide to bike-sharing implementation, nor is it meant to provide prescriptive …
In a major move to fight air pollution, the Delhi government released this draft policy which aims to ensure adoption of 25 per cent e-vehicles among new registrations by 2023. Through this policy the state government plans to create a significant corpus of funds to incentivise every vehicle segment. It …
AHMEDABAD: The daily congestion on city roads and longer commuting hours for the city is thanks to ever-growing vehicular population — increasing by about 10% annually. Can a stronger public transport system be an answer? A report by New Delhi-based Centre for Science and Environment titled ‘The Urban Commute: And …
NEW DELHI: Two-wheelers and four-wheelers driven by women plying in the national capital would be exempted from the odd-even vehicle rotation scheme with the Supreme Court Monday staying the National Green Tribunal's 2017 direction which had made it applicable for all vehicles. Under the scheme, which is currently not in …
NEW DELHI:Nearly 30% of the Delhi-Mumbai and almost half of the Mumbai-Chennai stretches of the Golden Quadrilateral are unsafe for car, bus and truck occupants, says a first-ofits-kind safety study on national highways by agencies that included World Bank and National Highways Authority of India. The study, which looked into …
The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), which counts Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M;), Tata Motors, Hero Group and Ashok Leyland as its members, is strongly advocating the need to impose a micro green cess on the polluting vehicles. The lobby group of electric vehicle manufacturers, which have praised the …
India can save about Rs 1.2 lakh crore of forex outgo towards oil imports every year by adopting a policy regime to promote electric two-wheelers, a report by Niti Aayog has said. India has a lot to gain by converting its internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to EVs at the …
Two wheelers with modified silencers that cause noise pollution will be impounded, Punjab Environment Minister Om Parkash Soni said today. "Impound bikes creating thumping sound due to modification of silencers," Soni told officials in a high-level meeting of the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and Environment Department officers. Modified silencers …
NEW DELHI: Since January this year, there has been an increase in the number of accidents being reported every month compared with last year. According to Delhi Police data, 751 accidents were reported till June 30 this year against 715 accidents in the same period in 2017. The biggest killers …
Says how will you solve murders if you can’t nab errant bikers Rapping the Chandigarh Police for their failure to nab bikers riding away from the law on two-wheelers with modified silencers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday minced no words to say the case reflected complete ineptitude. …
CHANDIGARH: In the past 10 years, Chandigarh has become the only city in the country with highest vehicle density in accordance with its size and geographical area that has, over the period of time, a cumulative effect on its air quality index. This was discussed at the air quality management …
The government will urge enforcement agencies to crackdown on vehicles using spurious, sometimes illegal parts such as modified exhausts in motorcycles and pressure horns, which cause nuisance on the roads by producing a deafening sound and are a contributor to noise pollution. The transport ministry has asked the association of …
Meerut: A team of three engineering students of Moradabad Institute of Technology has innovated a device that keeps owners of two-wheelers informed about vehicular emission through an android app called BRHMAS (Bike and Rider Health Monitoring with Anti-Theft System). The device also gives a warning about increase in harmful vehicular …
