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 …
Fans of Connaught Place are loving its resurgent new avatar, with many swanky new restaurants giving it some of its old mojo back. But the revival of CP and its nightlife has brought with it more visitors - and more cars - than ever before, leading to routine parking snarls …
In the cities of Asia and Latin America, increasing population density and motorization are leading to a rapid rise in transport and environmental problems. The aim of this paper is to show how Electromobility can help mitigate the challenges, and to derive recommendations for the use of Electromobility in meeting …
In the cities of Asia and Latin America, increasing population density and motorization are leading to a rapid rise in transport and environmental problems. The aim of this paper is to show how Electromobility can help mitigate the challenges, and to derive recommendations for the use of Electromobility in meeting …
Slew of measures favoured by the committee include introduction of congestion tax While the Delhi Government has scrapped the controversial BRT, a central panel has recommended that more such corridors should be set up and 6,000 buses procured for public transport in interventions worth Rs 20,000 crore for traffic decongestion …
Even as local BJP leaders continue to extend support to the traders against a no-vehicle zone around the Golden Temple, many city-based NGOs have unanimously favoured the government’s move. A delegation of these NGOs met the heads of the government departments concerned and lobbied for the zone and felt it …
Electric Vehicles (EVs), primarily Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), have the capacity to increase energy efficiency, diversify transport energy carriers, and reduce their carbon intensity, supporting the integration of variable renewable energy in the power generation mix and transferring to the transport sector GHG emissions …
The Delhi government had constituted a six-member panel on April 23 during odd-even phase- II when it came under flak for increased road congestion reported between April 15 and April 30. The AAP government Wednesday said schools in session were the main reason behind a surge in the number of …
On Wednesday Arvind Kejriwal had admitted that the scheme cannot be a long-term “remedy” The odd-even car-rationing scheme, despite preventing air pollution from getting worse, can be only an “emergency” measure, a green body on Thursday said, underlining the need for taking permanent steps to check air pollution in the …
The problem of air pollution cannot be tackled by the odd-even formula alone, but the government should also subsidise electric cars which do not pollute the air, said a senior AIIMS doctor. "By implementing the odd-even strategy, only the number of cars can be brought down to some extent, but …
NEW DELHI: Days before the Supreme Court considers a plea to impose a green cess on the car industry in view of rising pollution levels in Delhi, Maruti Suzuki chairman R C Bhargava has termed the apex court's ban on diesel cars above 2-litre engine capacity as "arbitrary" and said …
The proposed BS VI standards are far-reaching in scope and incorporate substantial changes to existing Bharat Stage III and IV emission standards. Of particular note is the tightening of particulate matter (PM) mass emission limits and the introduction of particle number (PN) limits for light- and heavy-duty vehicles (LDV, HDV) …
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has submitted a report to the Delhi government where it has proposed the implementation of Last Digit Automobile Rationing Scheme (LDARS) to reduce pollution and congestion in the city. In LDARS, if a car’s number plate ends with 1 then it will not be …
Pune: Most cities in India, including Pune, are choking on air pollution caused by the exhaust from aging vehicles, those that run on diesel, construction dust and smoke and particles from the burning of garbage. Every now and then, there is a hue and cry about discouraging the use of …
Imposition of ‘odd-even’ car-rationing scheme in Delhi is a “consequence” of unsustainable urban development practices followed over the years. This was stated by Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu today while asking all stakeholders to draw lessons from it. He said haphazard urban expansion over the years led to distortions like …
A study by IIT Delhi reveals that vehicle speeds had increased 11am onwards during the first phase of the odd-even scheme. The maximum increase recorded was 9%. However, the average speed of vehicles reduced marginally between 6am and 11am at some locations when the road-rationing exercise was undertaken from January …
The study found that average speeds decreased by 5 per cent in arterial road segments, 4 per cent in ring road segments, 3 per cent in commercial roads and by 1 per cent in inter-city roads during the first phase of the scheme between January 1 and 15. Average speeds …
MUMBAI: The number of two-wheelers in Mumbai has more than doubled in the past decade. Transport experts are a worried lot as they feel that these vehicles are not only "extremely unsafe and involved in several mishaps" but also add to the city's noise and air pollution. RTO statistics reveal …
Jaipur: In order to demoralize the older vehicles plying on the roads that add to the pollution of their respective hamlets, villages and cities, chief minister Vasundhara Raje in her Budget for 2016-17 on Tuesday proposed for green tax classification based on the age of the vehicles. However, Raje has …
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday asked the motor vehicles department and police to take action against modifications being made to motorcycles, including loud silencers, affecting the safety and health of road users. Justice V Chitambaresh gave the directive on a petition filed by one Francis M C who …
The Ministry of Road Transport & Highways has amended the Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989 to implement Bharat Stage-IV (BS-IV) mass emission standards for four wheeled vehicles since the year 2010 onwards in select cities in a phase-wise manner. Bharat Stage-IV mass emission standards for two wheeled, three wheeled and …
