Munro Vehicles, the Scottish-based electric vehicle startup that makes the MK_1 Truck and MK_1 Pickup, has unveiled a special edition of its first model dedicated to Mountain Rescue and remote fire services. Dubbed simply the MK_1 Truck Mountain Rescue Edition, the zero-emissions utility vehicle maintains all the attributes of the standard model and adds roof-mounted…
The tires being supplied as OE for the Grand Highlander were developed using Yokohama Rubber’s proprietary HAICoLab*, an AI-based development framework. New Delhi: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., announced today that it is supplying its GEOLANDAR X-CV tires as original equipment (OE) for Toyota Motor Corporation’s first-ever Grand Highlander Midsize SUV, which was launched in…
When Greenpeace activists draped Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s baronial country house in black fabric last month to protest his energy policies, public reaction focused on the troubling lapse in security. But on another level, the stunt showed that Mr. Sunak’s brand of hard-edge politics was hitting home in Britain. Greenpeace said it was outraged by…
Toyota on Wednesday announced a “long-term” battery supply agreement with LG Energy Solution, which the automaker claims will secure batteries for U.S. EV production. Under the contract, LG will supply battery modules at an annual capacity of 20 gigawatt-hours starting in 2025, according to a Toyota press release. Comprised of nickel-manganese-cobalt-aluminum (NMCA) pouch-type cells, the…
A concept EV challenges the notion that electric cars need four wheels, or even three. Hertz backs away from its ambitious EV plans. One company pushes ahead with plans for U.S.-made solid-state cells. And Chevrolet Bolt EV owners have a new option to remedy their battery and their wallet. This and more, here at Green…
PIS boards were designed to provide vital bus information, including route numbers and estimated arrival times. The boards have been installed at about 500 of 2,500 bus stands in the city. The Passenger Information System and Namma BMTC app were recently unveiled with fanfare to update commuters real time about bus services in the city….
The ‘Dream Drive’ represents our renewed pledge to further shape the future of the CV Industry to support India’s economic development for years to come”. New Delhi: As part of its 75th anniversary festivities, Ashok Leyland, a prominent commercial vehicle manufacturer, launched the ‘Dream Drive‘ from Bengaluru. The trip, which began Sunday, is a journey…
Currently, approximately 8,500 out of nearly 1 lakh auto-rickshaws in Delhi are equipped with active internet cards utilizing GPS. In a move aimed at curbing complaints of arbitrary fare demands by auto-rickshaw drivers in the national capital, the Delhi transport department has announced the integration of trip meters with GPS technology. As per a ToI…
Bharat Benz in collaboration with Reliance Industries has showcased an intercity luxury concept coach powered by Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology at the 4th Energy Transitions Working Group meeting under India’s G20 Presidency at Taleigao, Goa. It is India’s first Hydrogen Fuel Cell intercity luxury coach. It is based on a customized BharatBenz coach chassis and…
If President Biden wins a second term, his climate policies would take aim at steel and cement plants, factories and oil refineries — heavily polluting industries that have never before had to rein in their heat-trapping greenhouse gases. New controls on industrial facilities, which his advisers have begun to map out and described in recent…
