Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget proposals for 2011-12 laid special focus on promoting green and clean technology for the fast-growing Indian automobile sector.

He not only announced tax sops to promote environment-friendly vehicles but also proposed the setting up of a

Rs. 200 crore each allocated to Green India Mission and environmental remediation programmes

The cess slapped on coal in last year's budget will help pay for schemes to protect and regenerate forests and clean up polluted sites announced in this year's Budget.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has allocated Rs.

Toyota Motor Corp., maker of the popular Prius hybrid car, is developing a new type of electric motor to cut its dependence on rare earth metals and lower costs, a company spokesman said Monday.

The new technology will help free the world's No.

The Chinese government is said to be looking to prepare at least 10 million car parking spots for electric vehicles by 2020 in a new comprehensive policy due to be announced soon, a top executive at a local automaker said on Thursday.

China relies on foreign oil for more than half of its oil consumption and is looking to promote alternative fuel vehicles in the world's biggest auto market, whos

A MINISTERIAL body will be set up under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to jump start the electric and hybrid car market in the country.

The National Council on Electric Mobility will consider incentives to make green vehicles a viable option for two-wheeler and car buyers.

FED up with traffic jams and lack of parking spaces?

Praveen Bose / December 17, 2010, 0:20 IST

With automotive manufacturers striving to match stricter emission norms set by regulatory authorities, they have begun considering nanotechnology as a necessity.