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Apple Google Tesla and the race to electric selfdriving cars

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIt39s official After months of secretive pilot projects Apple on Monday became the latest tech company to declare its ambitions in the notoriously lowtech transportation sectorp

pFollowing recent revelations that the consumer electronics giant conferred this summer...

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Now Tuesdays are carfree days in Gurgaon

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pCome September 22 the Millennium City will observe carfree day every Tuesday from 7 am to 7 pm to encourage people to use alternative modes of transportp

pThough the whole city will celebrate the initiative four major corridors DLF Cyber City Cyber Park area Golf...

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Solar rickshaws to beat Howrah traffic blues

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe Howrah Municipal Corporation is planning to launch a solar powered erickshaw designed by IIEST Shibpur It will have twin benefits the rickshaws will ensure a safe ride for passengers and secondly the new mode of transport is expected to generate employmentbr
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EV market in India expected to grow faster from festive season onwards

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIt is not only the conventional vehicle markers that will have a reason to cheer Electric vehicle EV makers are also set to see some good times starting this month Ambuj Sharma additional secretary Department of Heavy Industry Ministry of Heavy Industries amp Public...

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Trials of batteryrun Starbus soon Nagpur

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pAfter getting the country39s first ecofriendly bus and autorickshaw pilot projects the city is set to hold trial run of a batterypowered Starbus quotWe will see an electric Starbus plying in the city in a couple of monthsquot confirmed a senior officer from NMC39s transport...

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Luxury car owners to pay more motor vehicle tax in Odisha

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIf you are planning to buy a luxury car then get ready to pay more tax to the state exchequer as the cabinet approved an amendment to the Odisha Motor Vehicle Taxation Act 1975 on Wednesdayp

pThe cabinet decided to have different tax slabs for vehicles depending upon...

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Indian Railways may introduce 500 solar panel fitted trains

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pIndian Railways may introduce 500 trains with solar panel fitted coaches LiveMint quoting an unnamed government official reports that the ministry of new and renewable energy could subsidize the project costp

pThe national transporter had run a pilot project with a...

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Why are your buses so noisy NGT asks manufacturers

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 23, 2015

pThe National Green Tribunal on Tuesday asked Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland which supply buses to Delhi Transport Corporation why these vehicles caused noise pollution on roads and directed them to submit details including their designsp

pquotAll these buses which you...

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Subject Tags: policy , Transportation

Smart Cities Market in India- A $45- $50 Billion Opportunity outlined by the SCOAM model

By : Sustainability ..., May 28, 2015

Sustainability Outlook has developed a Smart Cities Opportunity Assessment Model (SCOAM) which pegs the opportunity for smart cities in India over the next 5 years at $45-$50 billion. The Opportunity Assessment model builds on Sustainability...

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