What you need to know for your next hybrid or electric vehicle purchase
Here’s a guide to understanding hybrid and electric vehicles and deciding which is most suitable for your lifestyle
15 lessons for India
As odd-even traffic restrictions in Delhi draw to a close, we highlight the takeaways from this massive community initiative to curb air …
NGT bans diesel vehicles older than 10 years in Delhi
The ban is now applicable to private as well as commercial vehicles, both heavy and light
Planet of the humans: Is green energy enough to save the day?
The film is a depiction of what can go wrong if we do not address the energy question. What it does not address is the monstrous scale …
Change the mindset from ‘last mile’ to ‘first mile’
Alaknanda and Chittaranjan Park in South Delhi epitomise everything that is wrong with urban mobility in India—a deluge of private cars …
Switching to public transport could cut 40% of vehicular emissions by 2050
Moving away from cars will bring significant environmental, financial, health and social benefits, says a report
On two legs and a prayer
Walkers outnumber people using vehicles in every Indian city. But city plans have no space for pedestrians, nor do urban roads. Will town …
Asia-Pacific’s automobile companies discussed EVs 28% more in 2022 than last year, data shows
Indian companies held the most discussions on electric vehicles, according to analytics company GlobalData
Petrol price hike's hidden dangers
Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution control unit of Delhi non-profit Centre for Science and Environment, explains the health, budgetary …
No public transport?
Cars are swamping roads at an unprecedented rate, outstripping the increase in road space. The results are congestion, reduced mobility and …
Private vehicles eating into scare public land
Private vehicles are clogging city streets, as they grow at a frightening pace. Hidden subsidies help park them on scarce public land and …
Fuel inefficient India heading towards energy crisis
Energy insecurity is India's latest tryst with her post-liberalised destiny. It began in July 2006. Crude oil prices rose to all time peak, at US $…
Olympics 2008, Beijing - raising the bar
Beijing is implementing strict measures to improve air quality, a commitment it took on as host of the 2008 Olympic Games. But a boom in …
Fuel economy standards: a non-starter
Proposed fuel economy standards for cars are so lax that some carmakers can get away by not doing anything for the first few years. This can …
EU’s anti-subsidy investigation into electric vehicles is a risky strategy that may backfire
The commission will now undertake the investigation and probably propose new “anti-subsidy” duties on Chinese imports
Why vehicle subscriptions are a win-win approach
Flexible ownership can bridge the gap between consumer demand and sustainability
Look back at the decade: Clean vehicles
Electric and hybrid vehicles trylu 'arrived' in the second decade of the millenium.
Ghana wants fewer polluting old cars on the road. But it’s going about it the wrong way
Africa has long been considered a destination for used vehicles
Secure?
Oh! the hypocrisy of it all...
Graphic Editor Sorit Gupto's take on Delhi's pollution problem
Pete Seeger the new middle class icon?
Two-leg safari
Air pollution from brake dust may be as harmful as diesel exhaust on immune cells: New study
China shuns green vehicle
Himachal sets target to be a clean and green energy state by March 31, 2026
State government has completely banned purchase of petrol and diesel vehicles in government offices