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Bajaj Auto invests $8 million in e-bicycle sharing platform YuluBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 27, 2019
Bajaj Auto Ltd, India’s second largest motorcycle manufacturer, will invest in Bengaluru-based cycle sharing platform Yulu, which offers electric cycles and bicycles on hire for last-mile commute. This comes in the... Read more.. Subject Tags: Bajaj Auto , e mobility , electric bike , electric vehicle , electric vehicle investment , FAME , GST , pollution control |
Focus on afforestation, renewable power as Gujarat special economic zones go greenBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 25, 2019
In a bid to lower carbon footprint, special economic zones (SEZs) across Gujarat will be made more environment friendly. Special initiatives including afforestation, shifting to renewable energy for power requirements and usage of electric vehicles and bicycles for internal... Read more.. |
Delhi pollution: Supreme Court proposes hydrogen fuel vehicles; industry disposesBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 14, 2019
The Supreme Court's suggestion to look at hydrogen fuel vehicles as panacea to the problem of air pollution in India has met with a sceptical response from industry as well as civil society. Globally, unlike electric vehicles, hydrogen fuel vehicles are still being tested on... Read more.. |
Diesel-run auto-rickshaws to go off Patna roads from March 31, 2021By : Sustainability ..., Nov 7, 2019
Thousands of auto-rickshaws running on diesel will go off the roads of Patna from the midnight of March 31, 2021, the Bihar government announced on November 6, 2019. Instead, the owners of the auto-rickshaws will be encouraged to switch over to CNG or battery-operated systems... Read more.. |
Road transport ministry seeks progress report on steps initiated to promote electric vehicles in ChandigarhBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
The ministry of road transport and highways has asked Chandigarh administration to submit progress report on the steps taken to promote electric vehicles in city. Earlier in August the ministry had asked the Union territory (UT) administration to initiate steps but now the... Read more.. |
In Delhi, odd-even starts todayBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
Private cars with licence plates ending with 0,2,4,6,8 will be allowed to ply on the capital’s roads Monday, when the odd-even scheme will be implemented in the city for the third time since 2016. Advertising Earlier, even electric and hybrid vehicles were kept under the... Read more.. |
From sustainable packaging to deliveries through EV, how Amazon India is mitigating climate changeBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
Meticulous packaging to ensure a safe delivery with no damage to the product is one of the primary goals of an e-commerce company. To achieve this, huge amounts of plastic in the form of tapes and bubble wraps have been used for hardcore packaging. However, since plastic is... Read more.. Subject Tags: Amazon India , e-commerce , electric vehicle , sewage treatment plant , solar energy , sustainable packaging , water recycling |
Electrically powered car trend raising aluminium demand -NovelisBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
Moves to reduce plastic packaging to protect the environment are starting to increase demand for aluminium packaging, the European head of Novelis, the world's largest producer of rolled aluminium products, said. Aluminium demand will also be underpinned by a trend towards... Read more.. |
Will enter BS-VI era with only petrol vehicles; EVs, hybrids on anvil: Audi IndiaBy : Sustainability ..., Nov 4, 2019
German luxury carmaker Audi will transition into the BS-VI emission norms with petrol vehicles and alternate fuel technologies, although it has ruled out exiting diesel engines totally, according to a top company official. Audi India, which had recently launched its 8th... Read more.. Subject Tags: Audi , electric vehicle |
Indigenisation of EV Manufacturing Could be Worth $2.7 bn for India: CEEWBy : Sustainability ..., Oct 24, 2019
Indigenisation of electric powertrain components and battery pack assembly could produce a 5.7 percent higher output value addition worth USD 2.7 billion for the auto industry in India, in case of an electric vehicles (EV) transition, according to an independent study... Read more.. |