What Car?
At the 10th edition of Delhis auto expo, major brands attempt a green image. But what do consumers desire?
Making of a toy
On skype with Barry Matthew Kudrowitz, an instructor on toy design at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Beginning with his favourite, …
Top Gear’s toilet humour
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Germany makes display of emissions certificate on cars mandatory
Bolivian lithium: why you should not expect any ‘white gold rush’ in the wake of Morales overthrow
Demand for lithium depends on a several factors not under the Latin American country's control
Why Delhi needs more e-rickshaws
These vehicles play a significant role in enhancing last-mile connectivity and improving the city’s air quality. However, several …
Diesel cars: Market shuns the Devil’s engines
Public health concern finally bends the sales curve of diesel cars. India aligns with the global trend
The small car driver
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In my city, without my car
From an object of desire, cars will turn into an asset of shared mobility
100% Indians exposed to PM 2.5 pollutants beyond limits
Long-term exposure to the pollutant has been associated with lung cancer
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World EV Day: Busting the myths surrounding electric vehicles
Ahead of World EV Day, Centre for Science and Environment tries to answer some questions on electric vehicles
Vehicular fumes escalate deaths and illness: New global study
Diesel vehicles responsible for nearly half the world's premature deaths. Delhi ranks sixth
Decarbonisation in a fraught geopolitical landscape
The production of the technologies necessary to decarbonise and digitalise the global economy has unfortunately been drawn into the battlefield …
No buyers for e-cars in govt departments, Centre extends deadline
So far, only 652 vehicles have been deployed when the target was 10,000, said Union Minister of State for Power and Renewable Energy RK …
Lax global laws let the rich junk polluting vehicles in low-income nations
Rich nations are dumping their old, used and close-to-being-scrapped vehicles in low-income vehicle importing countries of Africa and South Asia …
In an unprecedented move, four major capital cities to ban diesel vehicles by 2025
Paris, Mexico City, Madrid and Athens will incentivise use of alternative vehicle and promote walking and cycling
SC allows diesel SUVs back into the capital
Following a plea by car manufacturer to pay one per cent environment protection charge, the court allows big diesel cars in the NCR
‘Countries should keep sustainability in mind while extracting minerals & metals’
Every year, the world mines 150 billion tonnes of rock to source 65 billion tonnes of minerals
Huge phosphate discovery in Norway could fully charge the electric vehicle industry
Phosphate is one of the key materials used in one type of lithium-ion battery, known as LFP
How realistic are India’s 2030 fleet electrification targets?
Focus should be on converting the existing fleet to electric vehicles and not just adding more EVs to the roads
EPCA calls for ban on entry of trucks into Delhi from November 8-10
The body has also suggested that private diesel cars should not be driven during the period in view of the forecast for worsening air pollution