Mahindra & Mahindra, one of India’s chief automakers, presented a line of three cars ready for production in 2012, including one Reva NXR, an all-electric city compact hatchback. The EV will be available later this year. The company has high hopes, despite car sales in India hitting a record slump ...

In India, cars driven for 15-20 years until they can no longer be cajoled into life often land at scrap dealers, to be dismantled and their innards reused with little regard for the environment. An experiment is in the works just outside Chennai to tweak this picture.As India’s annual car ...

With Budget concessions in place to propel the Indian automobile industry on a green drive, manufacturers are planning electric and hybrid variants of cars and two-wheelers. However, stakeholders say, infrastructural bottlenecks, lack of affordable technology and high operating costs could make the commercial introduction of eco-friendly vehicles unviable in the ...

TVS Motors on Friday said it was planning to re-enter the electric scooters market in the next financial year. The company has already developed an electric variant of Scooty Teenz, along with another new product for the domestic market.H S Goindi, president (marketing), TVS Motors said, “We are testing 50 ...

Stung by environment minister Jairam Ramesh's criticism of the use of SUVs, the auto industry is seeking quicker implementation of a scrappage-incentive scheme to get rid of old and polluting vehicles.All the major automotive companies and their apex body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) had made a presentation to ...

India’s first ever international cycling event, BSA Hercules India Cyclothon and Being Human Tour De Mumbai , held at Bandra Reclamatio on Sunday, February 21, received tremendous response, with enthusiasts from all walks of life such as international cyclists, national cyclists, amateur cyclists, ...

Electrotherm India Ltd (EIL), the makers of the popular electric scooters Yobykes, will come up with a network of battery charging stations across the country this year which can, in turn, boost the sales of the e-bikes."We plan to start with a number of stations in Ahmedabad first, but, finer ...

The automobile is synonymous with the personal freedom and high standard of living of the consumer lifestyle. Greening the motor industry is about proving that that lifestyle is compatible with the fight against climate change.But is that really possible?Certainly the industry is falling over itself to try and prove its ...

Tata's Nano car will be out for sale in India in 2009. However, it has been criticised by automobile experts that it would cause more pollution. But, its patron, Ratan Tata has assured that it would not pollute more than two-wheelers. Tata Motors had already rebutted allegations that its Rs ...

Even as Tata Motors is gearing up for the much-awaited Nano launch, India?s top vehicle maker is working with a Norway-based company to produce an electric car.The new car is expected to hit the Indian roads this financial year, said chairman Ratan Tata at the company?s AGM here on Thursday. ...