Portable car

Why are e-scooters in India catching fire?

One of the biggest benefits of Li-ion batteries, namely its high energy density, can also be a potential reason behind the battery’s undoing.…

What car is this anyway?

Can a pumpset metamorphose into a motor vehicle? Somewhere out there in Haryana,they call this smoke-belching, spit-and-gum contraption a Maruta

Safe disposal, material recovery keywords for new scrappage policy: CSE

Delhi-based non-profit offers set of recommendations for effective policy as country awaits one

High-security number plates mandatory in Delhi: Why are they important

High-security registration plates add security features that make vehicles theft- and tamper-proof; used to standardise size and font on number …

SC allows registration of BS-IV vehicles sold before March 25

The court had banned the registration of any such vehicle till it decided on the issue

US tightens emissions norms for vehicle manufacturers. How the move can inspire India’s EV transition

Local parts key to eligibility for subsidies  

A lot of smoke

While some commend the Delhi government's proposal to ban the sale of new two-wheelers fitted with two-stroke engines from January 2000, …

DTE Call for Action: Is rapid expansion of electric buses critical for India’s low-carbon strategy

Presently, around 370 million commuters use approximately 1.7 million buses daily. Even a small fragment of 10 to 20 per cent electrification can …

Swift charge

A battery developed for electric cars can be recharged in minutes

Electric motion

Electric cars and scooters may soon be a reality on Indian roads

Beyond Repair?

October 2004

The catalytic convertor completes 30 years of cleaning vehicle exhaust

Carmageddon round the corner

Continental hope

A new combustion technique will make two-stroke engines -Asia's bane - cleaner

Wavy rides

Chinese bicycles reach dead end

Sulphuric acid: The next resource crisis that could stifle green tech and threaten food security

Rapid growth in the green economy and intensive agriculture could see demand rise to over 400 million tonnes by 2040

Electric vehicles are becoming more popular, but which countries are buying them?

A new report by the International Council of Clean Transportation has come out with a new briefing paper on the electric vehicles market. This …

Why Kashmir University should prefer footfalls over whizzing cars in its campus

The university recently declared a war on black carbon through a decision to ban fuel-burning vehicles in the campus. The decision has gone down …

To wake you up

Good news for somnolent drivers: a new system that wakes them up if they are feeling drowsy on the wheels is all set to enter the market

A fused scheme

A short circuit in consumer acceptance and a punctured technology compels California to backtrackfiom launching electric cars in the state

CATALYTIC CLEANING

Car-ted off the roads!

Abuse of the used

Nigerian environmentalists protest against the import of second-hand vehicles from Europe