A fused scheme

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

Continental hope

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

Wavy rides

October 2004

The catalytic convertor completes 30 years of cleaning vehicle exhaust

Chinese bicycles reach dead end

Beyond Repair?

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 …

E-vehicles are not to scoff at, but to wheel in

Switching to electricity powered vehicles would help India move towards a cleaner future

Forcing cars off the roads

Car manufacturers spurring battery research

The flywheel is one of the options US car makers have in the search for better batteries to run electric cars that will meet future emission …

Clean 'shocks'

CATALYTIC CLEANING

Car-ted off the roads!

Abuse of the used

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

The US pulls up Toyota

Federal government seeks us $60 billion fine for faulty emission control systems

Refuel your car at home

Not a bad fad

The US takes to hybrid vehicles in a big way

Off limits

Paris set to ban SUVs

Just bend it

Pollution under control tests for diesel vehicles are a big farce

Electrifying ride

REVA leads the charge for electric vehicles in India

Battery prices falling sharply, says report

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

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 …

'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 …

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

Electric car makers to hit a massive roadblock: Report

They face shortage of natural resources required for production