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 …
Enhanced Metro connectivity, lack of parking space and congested roads attributed to lesser demand for four-wheelers BENGALURU: Transport experts in the city who have been shouting from rooftops asking Bengalureans to shift to public transport should be a happy lot. Car sales figures in Bengaluru for the month of April …
Hundreds of vehicles caught for several minutes in every signal and traffic bottleneck pollute the air by spewing smoke. Better traffic management and redesigning of road may reduce this air pollution in the city, said experts. If a seamless traffic is ensured, effectively reducing the time taken by a vehicle …
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday directed the Chandigarh Administration to place before the Bench the details of offenders challaned multiple times for riding away from law in bikes with modified silencers. As the matter came up for resumed hearing, the Division Bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Mittal …
‘Use of bicycles will reduce vehicular pollution considerably’ As part of the Smart City initiatives, the Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) is contemplating to promote the use of bicycles by citizens introducing the concept of Public Bike Sharing (PBS) in Warangal city soon. Municipal Commissioner Mr. VP Gautham told The …
CHANDIGARH: Most traffic violators in Chandigarh are from Punjab and Haryana, police here informed the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday, during the resumed hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking stricter implementation of a rule banning modified motorcycles producing high-decibel noise. Following the submission, the court impleaded …
NEW DELHI: There is a vehicle for every second person in Delhi now, with the vehicular count going beyond the one-crore mark in the capital. In 2016-17, the city saw a growth of nearly 7% in vehicles compared to 2015-16, states Economic Survey of Delhi. The survey reveals that Delhiites’ …
Lambasting the Chandigarh Police for turning a deaf ear to the noise pollution caused by bikers riding away from the rules on two-wheelers with modified silencers, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today said they could hear the din in their homes, but not the cops in police stations. The …
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Wednesday informed the Supreme Court that cleaner Euro-VI petrol and diesel would be dispensed at all retail outlets in the national capital from April 1. On February 5, SC had asked the secretary of the petroleum ministry to file an affidavit clarifying whether Euro-VI or …
Delhi and NCR saw a substantial drop in pollution levels on Tuesday as air quality in six out of 15 regions in the national Capital improved to “very poor” level from “severe” for the first time in the past week. Incidentally the improvement has been witnessed soon after farmers in …
Delhi air pollution: NGT raps Arvind Kejriwal-led government, says no review petition has yet been filed on the Odd-Even rule. Asks government if it was just a media stunt Delhi continued to reel under smoggy conditions on Monday as a thick haze reduced visibility and air quality remained at “hazardous” …
Chandigarh: To find solutions for improving public transport and address the problem of ever-increasing traffic in Chandigarh, the ministry of housing and urban affairs is getting a survey conducted. The ministry, which is implementing World Bank-funded efficient and sustainable city bus services (ESCBS) project in Chandigarh and three other cities, …
Vietnam's capital, Hanoi, approved a plan on Tuesday to ban the motorcycles that swarm its streets by 2030 in an attempt to reduce traffic jams and pollution, the city's People Committee said on its website. Authorities first considered banning the notorious hordes of bikes in the capital last year over …
Some dealers had then moved the High Court saying the department was not considering the documents for registration and claimed that they made the sale before the deadline. Providing relief to dealers who had sold BS-III two-wheelers before March 31, the Delhi High Court has told the city’s transport department …
The Delhi High Court has told the Transport Department here that while verifying the date of sale of BS-III two-wheelers before registration, it should take into account the dates of online payment of insurance premium or issuance of insurance certificate. The order comes as relief for dealers who had sold …
Regional Transport Officer Babasaheb Ajri speaks to The Indian Express on a range of issues, including school transport, rising vehicular pollution, congestion on roads and licence system, at an Idea Exchange. Sunanda Mehta: School transport has always remained a grey area. Why are autorickshaws allowed to overcram the students? I’ve …
The two-wheeler industry is estimated to have incurred a loss of Rs 600 crore due to the three-day discount offered to customers after the Supreme Court ordered a ban on sale of BS-III vehicles, a report said. The major chunk of the loss is expected to be borne by the …
Tractor and construction equipment vehicle makers’ business has had a near-freeze across the country since April 1. Regional transport offices (RTOs) in most states have refused to register these vehicles after the Supreme Court order of last month, which stopped sales of two-wheelers, three-wheelers, passenger and commercial vehicles meeting only …
Environmental activists and researchers hailed the Supreme Court's order, directing the automobile industry to stop the sale of BS-III vehicles from April 1. In its order, an SC bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta said that even though the BSIII inventory is smaller than the total stock …
The Supreme Court has ordered a ban on the registration of new Bharat Stage III vehicles from April 1, 2017 when BS IV emission norms would come in force. The Supreme Court on Wednesday imposed a ban on sale of BS-III vehicles from April 1, 2017 when the Bharat Stage …
China is one of the top markets in the world for two- and three-wheelers. On October 28, 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Industry, Information and Technology released, for public comment, proposed fuel-consumption standards for two- and three-wheeled vehicles (motorcycles and mopeds). Upon approval, the new standards will come into effect …
