The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI), vide notification dated 15 March 2024, has introduced a ‘scheme to promote India as a manufacturing destination for Electric Vehicles (EVs) and attract investments
Fresh from bagging the coveted Jaguar and Land Rover brands, Tata Motors now has plans to setup a greenfield facility in Thailand to manufacture
German cars not ready for new biofuel - sources GERMANY: April 3, 2008 BERLIN - More than 2 million cars in Germany cannot run on a new biofuel the government wants to introduce, well over a limit the administration has set as a pre-condition for its use, industry sources said on Wednesday. Around 330,000 cars made by German manufacturers, plus more than 2 million imported cars, are unable to run on the new fuel, industry sources familiar with the data said. The environment ministry declined to comment on the figures.
Tesla Motorsplans to begin selling electriccars in Europe next year, taking advantage of the weak dollar. Ze'ev Drori, chief executive of the US start-up, told the Financial Times that Tesla would start selling the roadsters, which will be priced at just under
The aim of the proposed new legislation from the European Commission is to limit the average emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) from new cars sold within the Union to 120 g/km by 2012. But carmakers will only be responsible for an average of 130 g/km, with the last 10 g/km to be made up by other measures for which legislation will be proposed by the Commission later this year. March 2008
It's a major polluter of the air. It is responsible for emissions of fine particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and ozone. It affects large segments of the population in every part of the country. But something may finally be done to ameliorate the problem of vehicular pollution in Israel.
PRAFUL BIDWAI'S column ("Small cars, big problems', February 15) was thoughtfully written and well researched and made an analysis that was very different from the mainstream media hype about Nano. The media in general happily compared the car ownership ratio of the United States and India and welcomed Nano as the poor man's car that would improve the ownership ratio in India. It would be interesting to compare the public transport ratios of the two countries. Rajeev Ahal Maseru, Kingdom of Lesotho THE Tata Group has finally managed to unveil its small car. This would certainly help the middle class to realise its dream of owning a car. Arvind K. Pandey Allahabad
Beijing has not done enough to control cars The Beijing city government is constantly evolving strategies to guarantee cleaner air in Beijing. "We have to take all possible measures
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 automobile numbers could put paid to its plans. Delhi faces the same challenge with the Commonwealth Games slated for
This paper describes the Nano and its development and provides an excellent discussion on the economics of owning and operating a Nano and as well as its impact on motorization in India. It also provides insights on the actual selling price of the Nano when it hits roads.
A positive fallout of the unveiling of the Nano, a low-cost (US$2,500) car by Tata Motors, is that it has re-ignited the debate about urban transport in India.
