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Tamil Nadu's New EV Policy Seeks Full Road Tax Exemption for Electric Vehicles Until 2022By : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019
Seeking to promote electric vehicles (EVs), the Tamil Nadu government has announced its policy for the sector offering a slew of sops, including investment subsidy and waiver of various taxes and duties. Chief Minister K Palaniswami released the Tamil Nadu Electric Vehicle... Read more.. |
2024 target: Delhi needs 5 lakh new electric vehiclesBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 18, 2019
To meet Delhi’s draft electric vehicle policy target of 25% share for electric vehicles (EVs) in new registrations by 2024, Delhi will need to register approximately five lakh new EVs in the next five years, a new report says. The report titled ‘Accelerating Delhi’s Mobility... Read more.. |
Hybrid cars to be exempted from odd-even scheme in DelhiBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 16, 2019
If you are driving hybrid variant of cars such as Suzuki Ciaz, Honda Accord or Toyota Camry, you do not need to fret over the Delhi government's plan to implement odd-even rule to curb air pollution in the city. As in the previous years, the city government led by Chief... Read more.. |
Delhi CM meets experts to discuss action for combating winter air pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 13, 2019
Environmental experts met Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday and supported the Delhi government's odd-even scheme as an "emergency" measure to bring down air pollution levels in winters, an official statement said. They discussed with the chief minister an action plan... Read more.. |
Charging ahead? India's electric car revolution faces bumpsBy : Sustainability ..., Sep 4, 2019
Paritosh Mitra, who drives a motorised rickshaw in Delhi, knows what he wants next and has saved 100,000 rupees ($1,390) to get it: an electric rickshaw. But he won't buy one until it comes with all the basic features that he needs as a commercial driver. That includes a top... Read more.. |
Greater Noida gets its first electric car charging stationBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019
With an aim to put an end to the constant battle against air pollution and encourage people to ditch petrol-based and use electric vehicles, the Indian Oil in collaboration with National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) has set up an electric vehicle charging station in... Read more.. |
UT submits plan against air pollutionBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019
From promoting battery-operated vehicles and green buffers along the traffic corridors to introducing intelligent traffic management system, the UT administration plans to do everything to control air pollution. Its action plan submitted with the Union government recently... Read more.. |
State govt looks to adopt Japanese tech for converting waste to energyBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 30, 2019
The state Municipal Affairs department will explore Japanese technology for conversion of solid waste to energy, with all the landfill sites across the state overburdened with wastes. "The people in our country and those in Japan have different food habits but I have learnt... Read more.. |
Govt has decided to achieve 100 per cent electrification of railway in 10 years: GoyalBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2019
The government has decided to move towards achieving 100 per cent electrification of railways, as part of efforts to curb carbon footprints, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. The railways minister also said he has a mission that in next 10 years, Indian Railways... Read more.. |
EV sector is a challenge and an opportunity: ARAI directorBy : Sustainability ..., Aug 29, 2019
Rashmi Urdhwareshe, Director of Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) said that when it comes to electric mobility one has to be mindful of the consumer readiness and reliability must be ensured in terms of electric vehicles. If all these (factors) including cost... Read more.. |