Ticket to ride

Zipping ahead!

It may not be the best, but has a big appeal. For those wanting to break the tradition in the small car segment, this Hyundai product offers a …

Fatal Attraction

The thirst for diesel in India is growing. Diesel mania grips the Indian automobile industry and the customers with more and more companies going …

Recycling spree

After paper and plastic, it is the turn of car parts to be recycled

Heavy load

Sustance over style

Licence to kill

One person dies every hour in Delhi due to ambient air choked with particles. Diesel exhaust is a major source of fine particles that are …

The pros and cons of four wheels

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Miles to go...

Despite being placed second for its sharp accent on resource management, Hyundai has to kickstart initiatives to be in the driver's seat

Just passed!

The Indian automobile industry gets a rude shock: its pedestrian performance makes winners look like losers

Winning by default

Automakers score high on compliance. Only because the regulations are too lax

Recycling row

Taking India for a ride

Global automakers have topped the charts but with products that would fail the green test in their own countries

Changing gears

Automakers are realising the advantages of four-stroke engines. But fuel cells and electric vehicles remain the industry's orphans

Testy drive

The multinational ranks third but its performance cannot be a badge of success on its huge corporate shoulders

Starting or stopping

Setting Out

The Indian automobile industry got a rude shock on October 29 when the Centre for Science and Environment released the environment rating of one …

Getting tough

EU decides to crack down on Japanese automakers

Fuels for the future

Despite being clean, alternative fuels fail to become the first choice

Diesel car sales zoom

The sudden spurt in the sales of private passenger cars that run on dirty diesel has grave implications for public health

Exhausting Practices

Prescribed as the antidote for all problems related to vehicular pollution, Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificates have been an obsession …

Revisiting economics of congestion

Toyota's trees

The Japanese carmaker is developing unique trees to absorb car emissions

The role ahead

They may not seem like much today, but only a fool will undermine the potential of fuel cells

Twin Pistons

A clean environment always makes for good economics