Urban Mobility
MUMBAI (NewsRise) — Car sales in India grew 9.62% in July, its fastest growth in seven months, as hatchbacks from Suzuki Motor’s local unit and Hyundai Motor spurred demand. According to data from industry group Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, or SIAM, car sales last month rose to 177,604 units from 162,022 units a year earlier. Deliveries of utility vehicles
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Electric Vehicles were introduced in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1975 when the Chinese Government set up the trolley bus system along the 13-km route between Tripureswor and Surya-Binayak. After that, the Electric Vehicles movement took off in 1989, when a fuel crisis resulting from the India imposed trade embargo prompted a group of engineers to find an alternative arrangement for transportation.
Read moreIran Khodro Co., an automaker based in Tehran, is reportedly in discussions with LG Chem to provide battery cells for its upcoming plug-in electrified vehicles (PEVs). Iran Khodro’s CEO Hashem Yekke-Zare, says that “negotiations are underway” and that a deal may be struck as soon as this fall. Iran Khodro plans to produce 60,000 PEVs by 2023, and LG Chem
Read moreIndia’s top environmental court is taking aggressive action to curb air pollution in the country’s capital city. New Delhi authorities were ordered by the courts on Monday to cancel the registrations of diesel cars produced 10 or more years ago. The order from the New Green Tribunal (NGT) takes effect immediately. The sudden decision to ban older diesel cars from
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