Toyota City (Japan), June 7: The world economy may still be in deep crisis, and the global auto sector in the doldrums, but Toyota Motor

New York: Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that Tata Motors would roll out an electric car in September this year.

China will give 43,000 yuan ($6,300) in subsidies to buyers of hybrid car buyers in the southwestern city of Chongqing, the first state initiative for private cars, the Shanghai Securities News said on Friday.

The subsidy, from the local government, will be given for the Jiexun brand hybrid sedan made by Chongqing Changan Automobile Co, the newspaper said.

Most motorcyclists are happy enough to go green, except when it comes to the bikes they ride.

Pollution-free electric scooters and bicycles have been available for a while but nothing on the market so far has come close to providing what bikers would regard as a ride with the style and performance they crave.

With a series of compromises on the stickiest issues behind them, the House Energy and Commerce Committee is poised to approve far-reaching legislation on energy and global warming by the end of next week. Where it goes from there remains highly uncertain.

HONDA'S Insight, billed as the cheapest gas-electric hybrid on the market, ranked as the topselling vehicle in Japan for April

Norway opened a 560 kilometre (350 mile) "hydrogen highway" on Monday with more than a dozen hydrogen-powered cars rallying along a scenic route between its capital city Oslo and North Sea oil hub Stavanger.

Honda Motor Co said on Monday its new Insight model became the first hybrid to be crowned Japan's best-selling car last month.

The Insight went on sale in Japan in early February as Honda's first real attempt to challenge Toyota Motor Corp's dominance in the gasoline-electric hybrid segment.

Concept car Kizashi may also see India debut.

Maruti Suzuki, the country

Getting a staggering mileage of over 3,800 kilometres per litre plus seems unlikely, but this is the standard of fuel economy the teams competing in the Shell Eco-marathon project will be trying to achieve.

The three-day event begins at the Euro Speedway Lausitz