California's newly adopted low-carbon fuel standard may mark the beginning of the end of ethanol's coveted status as the sole US alternative motor fuel.

The US state with the most cars late on Thursday approved the world's first-ever regulations to slash emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide from vehicle fuels.

Battery-run three-wheelers have been plying the Dhaka city roads for about a year without approval of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority and Dhaka City Corporation.

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The UT administration has decided to seal its borders for petrol/diesel-run auto-rickshaws coming from Mohali and Panchkula from tomorrow.

The administration has also notified that these auto-rickshaws would be impounded from tomorrow onwards if they ply in Chandigarh.

By KEITH BRADSHER
Published: April 1, 2009 (New York Times New Service)

TIANJIN, China

R. Rajaram

TIRUCHI: Physically challenged rail travellers would soon be able to move easily from the entrance of Tiruchi Junction to passenger coaches and vice versa, thanks to a battery operated car that will be put to service at the station shortly.

Battery driven cars may now have faster pick-up LITHIUM ion batteries are popular in consumer electronics. With maximum energy capacity and slow loss of charge when not in use, they figure in battery driven cars too. But there is a drawback. When in use, lithium (Li) ions take a long time to move through the electrolyte between the cathode and the anode. This generates electric current

PPCB for ban on burning of diesel, coal
Varinder Walia
Tribune News Service

Amritsar, January 28
The government is contemplating a ban on use of fuel other than LPG by goldsmiths, hotels and dhabas in the walled city here to reduce pollution affecting the Golden Temple, following a report of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB).

Electric-Car doubters often say that a vehicle like the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, intended to drive most of its miles on batteries charged from the power grid, is effectively powered by coal. While that is a vast oversimplification, it contains a germ of truth

Though the Delhi Government has been relentless in mouthing anti-pollution slogans in recent times, it seems that when push comes to shove, it is prone to developing cold feet. For a move to use the environment friendly battery operated car for official purposes has recently been turned down by officials of Delhi Government.