The Supreme Court today allowed Chennai-headquartered TVS Motor Co to manufacture

CHENNAI: A Division Bench of the Madras High Court has given TVS Motor Company the go-ahead for manufacturing and marketing the 125-cc Flame, according to a release from the company.

T E Narsimhan & Swaraj Baggonkar / Chennai/mumbai May 19, 2009, 0:45 IST

The Madras High Court today set aside its earlier order restraining country

Sound generators will make electric and hybrid cars safer

Asia has the world's highest concentration of two and three wheelers, both in absolute terms and as a fraction of overall road vehicle population. In many Asian cities, these vehicles account for 50 to 90% of the total vehicle fleet of which a large percentage are powered by two stroke engines. The main pollutants of concern from 2-stroke three wheelers are hydrocarbons and particulate matter.

It will be fitted with soon-to-be-launched Ritz

A US-French joint venture plans to build North America's first lithium-ion battery cell plant as part of a belated drive by the US public and private sectors to close the competitive gap with Asian electric-car technology.

Japan's Nissan Motor Co and France's Renault said on Friday they will supply electric cars to China, the world's largest auto market.

The Franco-Japanese alliance will provide the Chinese government with a comprehensive plan for marketing and for a battery-charging network, with the aim of selling electric vehicles to China in early 2011.