COVID-19 causes dip in electric vehicle sales, but long-term outlook intact: Report

Only 1.9 million electric vehicles to be sold in 2020, outlook worse for cars with internal combustion engines

Learning curve: E-Mobility stories from India’s hilly terrains

Shimla, Agartala, Guwahati are steadily switching to electric buses for public transport

India's roads to remain lethal even in 2030: Lancet

Roads in India ignore motorcyclists and cyclists, prioritise car owners, it says

More vehicles coming into Delhi from other states in 2018 compared to 2009: Report

Standing Committee on Home Affairs calls for formulating policy to regulate the entry of inbound traffic and ensuring smooth exit of outbound traffic

नए जमाने की नई गाड़ी

स्वचालित वाहन की अवधारणा काफी रोमांचक तो है लेकिन परिवहन का यह भावी साधन कई जगह खतरनाक भी साबित हो रहा है। 

इलेक्ट्रिक वाहन: शून्य उत्सर्जन

वैश्विक ऑटोमोबाइल बेड़ा जैविक ईंधन को पीछे छोड़कर आगे बढ़ रहा है। भारत ने भी इस ओर अपनी रुचि दिखाई है लेकिन उसके पास ...

Battery prices falling sharply, says report

Cheaper batteries mean more sectors will get electrified with renewable energy, the analysis notes

वैज्ञानिकों ने बनाई सात गुणा अधिक ऊर्जा स्टोर करने वाली बैटरी: खोज

लिथियम-कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड बैटरी बहुत अच्छी ऊर्जा संचयन (स्टोरेज) प्रणाली हैं जो आमतौर पर उपयोग किए जाने वाले लिथियम-आयन बैटरी से सात गुना अधिक है

विद्युत वाहन: लक्ष्य से कोसों दूर है योजना

जीवाश्म ईंधन से होने वाले प्रदूषण को देखते हुए विद्युत वाहनों को विकल्प के तौर पर देखा जा रहा है। विद्युत वाहनों और इसे ...

वैज्ञानिकों ने खोजा नया उत्प्रेरक, सस्ता हो जाएगा फ्यूल सेल

आईआईटी, मद्रास ने ब्रिटेन व चीन के वैज्ञानिकों के साथ मिलकर ऐसे नैनो पार्टिकल्स विकसित किए हैं, जो फ्यूल सेल में उपयोग होने वाले ...

New lithium battery can add 322 km to electric cars in 10 minutes

New method overcomes main obstacle to extreme fast charging, Lithium plating, which happens at high charge rates and significantly reduces …

Wanted: A unified, comprehensive vehicle scrappage policy

Such a policy will not only provide vehicle owners a seamless hassle-free experience, but also generate employment and give the metal recycling …

Gujarat has put just one e-vehicle on the road in last six months: Govt data

Maharashtra, which set a target of registering five lakh EVs by 2022 — an average of 274 vehicles per day — managed only four per day …

Patna's new home delivery: pollution under control certificates

Bihar transport department moves in as car owners complain of few testing centres amid hefty fines

What commuters want

Rather than a top-bottom framework which assumes what people need, a bottom-up framework involving user perceptions will help in re-designing …

As told to Parliament (July 22, 2019): States asked to form biotechnology coordination panels against GM crops

All that was discussed in the House through the day

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 …

Union Budget 2019-20: Blue sky thinking hits grey sky limit

New budget gives miss to blue-sky mission. Offers only a few sectoral hooks in transport and energy to nudge clean air action

Union Budget 2019-20: Govt makes major push for easy adoption of e-vehicles

The sops include tax deduction of Rs 1.5 lakh on loans taken to buy e-vehicles, more charging station in smart cities, highways 

Economic Survey 2018-19: Increasing access to charging points key to boost electric vehicle sales

Only 0.06 per cent of the total cars in India are electric, while China has two per cent and Norway has 39 per cent

'The Niti Aayog mandate has the potential to make India an e-vehicle hub'

Down to Earth speaks to Manu Sharma, general manager of Hero Electric about the recent Niti Aayog announcement to run all-electric vehicles on …

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 …

Compressed Air Vehicles can be a potential mode of urban transport in India

They are clean, easy to drive, comparatively low cost and do not take a lifetime payoff

How Delhi’s draft e-vehicle policy stands out

Here’s a lowdown on what the policy offers to meet its aim of 25 per cent new vehicle registrations by 2023

Will Costa Rica's ambitious plan to negate climate change work?

The Central American country does not have any law restricting use of fossil fuels, but it has stepped up its ambition to fully …