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Study finds CNG conversion policy in Bangladesh did result in more travel; congestion costs still half the health benefits

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2014

Several years ago, the government of Bangladesh took took various policies to convert the petroleum vehicles on road to run on compressed natural gas (CNG), which allows both air quality improvements and energy security benefits. Earlier post.)

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Bangladesh Conversion Transportation 2014

Analysis finds air-quality justification for CNG vehicle conversion in developing cities, despite negative climate impact

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 3, 2013

An analysis by a team in Bangladesh found large air quality and associated health benefits accruing to the residents of Dhaka (the capital of Bangladesh) as a result of the rapid conversion of the motor vehicle fleet to CNG. of the annual GDP of Bangladesh, “ and thus the air quality benefits are clearly large.”.

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Bangladesh Prepares for Electric Vehicles

CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 17, 2023

As China, Western Europe, and the USA charge ahead to become majority passenger electric fleets, we have to remember that this will not be good enough unless the rest of the world joins us. Some of the poorest countries in the world are the ones to bear the brunt of climate change fueled disasters — […]

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787 Dreamliner sets speed and distance records for its weight class; 20% more fuel efficient

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 8, 2011

and set the distance record for its class (440,000-550,000 lbs) with a 10,710 nmi (19,835 km) flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh, with credit for 10,337 nmi (19,144 km). The sixth 787, ZA006, powered by General Electric GEnx engines, departed from Boeing Field in Seattle at 11:02 a.m.

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AQLI: new data reveals little progress globally in reducing air pollution over the last two decades

Green Car Congress

JULY 29, 2020

Nearly a quarter of the global population lives in four countries in South Asia that are among the world’s most polluted: Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan. High pollution across the entirety of Bangladesh makes it the most polluted country in the world.

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Pollution Global Bangladesh Nepal

Study attributes significant amount of kidney disease globally to PM2.5 pollution

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Standardized ABD (attributable burden of disease) in the 10 most populated countries showed Nigeria, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India having high ABDs, exceeding 200 incident cases of CKD per 100,000 population. YLD, YLL, and DALYs of CKD attributable to elevated PM 2.5

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European Parliament calls for fast action to cut non-CO2 climate forcers

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A follow-up technical meeting will be hosted by Bangladesh in October, with further ministerial meetings likely in the future.

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Climate Ozone Bangladesh CO2

Forecast: global 3-wheeler market to grow at CAGR of 13% through 2019

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2014

Underdeveloped countries in Africa like Nigeria, Tanzania, Mozambique and Egypt and their Asian counter parts like Nepal, Bangladesh, etc., Three-wheelers offer an efficient, quick and economical way of transportation even in the areas where buses, trucks, taxis, etc. cannot effectively penetrate.

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8 development banks commit to provide more than $175B to scale up support for sustainable transport

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2012

ADB is already supporting green transportation solutions across Asia, including low-cost electric vehicles in the Philippines, urban metrorail systems in Viet Nam, bus rapid transit systems in Mongolia and Bangladesh, and inland waterway transport in the People’s Republic of China.

Sustainable Transportation

Sustainable Transportation Transportation Bangladesh Mongolia

ADB Transport Forum: shift to greener transport in Asia key to global sustainability; investment of $2.5T needed by 2020

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Its sector loans are around $3 billion a year and growing, including assistance for bus rapid transit systems in Bangladesh and People’s Republic of China (PRC), as well as metro rail lines in Viet Nam.

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Asia Transportation 2020 Global

Valeo & Omega Seiki Mobility signed MoU for electric powertrains

Electric Vehicles India

JULY 2, 2021

Omega Seiki to develop an EV manufacturing facility in Bangladesh. It has made an announcement that it would develop an electric vehicle manufacturing facility near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The company will be registered in Bangladesh as OSM-Bangladesh. The Omega Seiki said that it would invest ?1

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Bangladesh India Electric Electrical

Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

The marketing rights of the joint venture company will extend to all South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries: India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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Engine Sri Lanka Oil Maldives

Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

The average CNG-2S vehicle emitted nearly 3 orders of magnitude (700 times) more PM than the new CNG-4S test vehicle.regulators should also consider following the example of Dhaka, Bangladesh, who banned use of two-stroke vehicles completely.

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Gasoline Emissions Fuel India

Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2010

The rise—which may aggravate monsoon flooding in Bangladesh and India—could have future impacts on both regional and global climate. Sea-level rise is particularly high along the coastlines of the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea, as well as the islands of Sri Lanka, Sumatra and Java, the authors found. The Indo-Pacific warm pool.

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Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 28, 2009

Regional case studies will include Amazonia; Australia; Bangladesh; Brazil; Ethiopia; Finland; Mauritius; Siberia; Vietnam; and the monsoon region. For the UK, topics will include water scarcity, farming and forestry, and adaptation.

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International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2012

The south Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal would see the biggest reductions in premature deaths. Iran, Pakistan and Jordan would experience the most improvement in agricultural production. Southern Asia and the Sahel region of Africa would see the most beneficial changes to precipitation patterns. Drew Shindell, Johan C.

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Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 15, 2009

It is of immediate concern to recharge the aquifers of north India, Nepal and Bangladesh through suitable management of surface water for the sustainable availability of water and the preservation of ecosystems. It could thus well be that one of the most populated areas on Earth will eventually be struggling for water. Tiwari et al.

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A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Looking to make replacement filters more environmentally friendly and affordable, a team of engineering students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology , in Dhaka, designed a carbon-based version with bamboo. The filters can cost thousands of dollars to replace, however, because they’re made with precious metals.

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Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh

Study Finds Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 4, 2010

Menon’s study also found that black carbon affects precipitation and is a major factor in triggering extreme weather in eastern India and Bangladesh, where cyclones, hurricanes and flooding are common. Her study did not include particles that may have originated from China, also known to be a large source of black carbon.

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Carbon India 2000 Bangladesh

HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

Green Car Congress

APRIL 18, 2018

China has made initial progress, beginning to achieve air pollution declines; in contrast, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India have experienced the steepest increases in air pollution levels since 2010. Transportation was a distant 7 th.

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Pollution Coal 2016 India

GSMA study indicates Bangkok could gain US$1B per year in benefits through ITS; reduced travel time, CO2 emissions and accidents

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2015

This report is the second in a series; the first report—Building digital societies in Asia—published in June 2015, analyzes key enablers to realizing the socioeconomic benefits of digitization, focusing on the proposed plans of six key countries: Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan and Thailand.

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Thailand Asia Emissions CO2

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

Green Car Congress

MAY 14, 2018

In turn, the growth of CO 2 emissions embodied in Chinese exports has slowed or reversed, while the emissions embodied in exports, such as textiles, from less-developed regions like Vietnam and Bangladesh have surged. trillion) in 2014.

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ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2011

The overview of the draft report, “Asia 2050: Realizing the Asian Century,” was unveiled at ADB’s 44 th Annual Meeting in Ha Noi, Viet Nam and will be a topic of discussion among participants at the Governors’ Seminar, including the finance ministers of Bangladesh, France, India, and the Republic of Korea; the vice finance minister of the People’s (..)

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Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

To introduce biodiversity teaching materials in Bangladesh's elementary curriculum with the intention to raise public awareness. Supporting local communities, biodiversity conservation, and watershed conservation through reforestation in West Java. Conservation International Japan. Japan Environmental Education Forum.

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Grant Toyota Myanmar 2017

Could CNG conversions be good for our health?

Green Cars News

DECEMBER 4, 2013

There may be significant health benefits to converting our motoring fleet to compressed natural gas (CNG): as an analysis of CNG conversions in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has revealed. There has been a rapid conversion in the Bangladeshi capital following the introduction of a CNG conversion policy in 2010[.]. Latest News Green cars'

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Taiwan Reboots Its Solar-Power Fishponds

Cars That Think

AUGUST 19, 2024

A number of other countries have been experimenting with aquavoltaics, including China , Chile , Bangladesh , and Norway , extending the concept to large solar arrays floating on rivers and bays. This August, they began stocking a cavernous indoor facility, also festooned with photovoltaics, to cultivate white-legged shrimp.

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Taiwan Solar Powered Power

UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Ten countries make up approximately 85% of the entire coal pipeline: China, India, Turkey, Indonesia, Vietnam, Japan, Egypt, Bangladesh, Pakistan and the Republic of Korea. These new plants could lead to additional accumulated emissions of approximately 150 Gt CO 2.

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Bajaj Auto sets sights on global CNG bike market with Freedom 125 launch | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

JULY 5, 2024

“A few stand out: Egypt, Tanzania, Peru, Bangladesh, and Indonesia.” . “Our initial focus will be India, which is a massive market in itself,” said Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director at Bajaj Auto, acknowledging the limited global reach of CNG refuelling networks.

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Egypt Auto Global Tanzania

Omega Seiki Mobility partners Forsee Power for smart EV battery solutions

Electric Vehicles India

JULY 10, 2021

Omega Seiki Mobility had also announced that it would develop an electric vehicle manufacturing facility near Dhaka, Bangladesh. The company will be registered in Bangladesh as OSM-Bangladesh. It would invest ?1 1 billion to develop the facility.

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Bangladesh Powered Power Battery

Pure EV dealerships in India

Electric Vehicles India

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

It will also mark its footsteps in Bangladesh in the coming days. . Apart from the above list, the Pure EV has almost 100 dealerships including Nepal, Bhutan, Rajasthan, Noida, Jharkand, Kerala, MP, Puducherry, Uttarakhand, Bihar, West Bengal, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir and Odisha.

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Maruti Suzuki WagonR completes 25 years in India, over three million units sold

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 17, 2024

million or 32 lakh) of WagonR in the country and also exported it under the Suzuki moniker to several foreign markets like Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, among others. Over the past 25 years, Maruti Suzuki has sold over three million units (3.2 Why is Maruti WagonR popular? But its spacious cabin, reliability and frugal 1.1-litre

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Suzuki India Bhutan Bangladesh

Made-in-India two-wheeler exports finally on the upswing | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MAY 4, 2024

The company has three overseas assembly plants – in Bangladesh (150,000 units per annum) Colombia (80,000 per annum) and Nepal (75,000 units per annum). In addition to its existing portfolio, Hero launched the Xoom scooter and new Hunk 160 bike in Nepal, Bangladesh and LATAM.

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India Nepal Colombia Bangladesh

Bajaj Chetak electrical scooter sees over four-fold gross sales enlargement in FY23

Baua Electric

JULY 4, 2023

Because of political and financial uncertainties in numerous main uploading nations comparable to Nigeria, Egypt, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh; demonetisation in Nigeria; and unavailability of US greenbacks within the palms of importers had been one of the vital primary causes for the let fall in in a foreign country gross sales, Bajaj identified.

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Sri Lanka Nigeria Sale Bangladesh

Joy e-bike maker to develop hydrogen scooter, eyes global expansion | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MARCH 31, 2024

While immediate expansion plans are domestic, the company sees potential in exports to markets such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Africa, as they are transitioning away from fossil fuels.

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Sri Lanka Hydrogen Nepal Global

Nissan aims to ramp up India exports to 1 lakh units annually by FY26 | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

MARCH 25, 2024

Nissan Motor India presently exports the Magnite compact SUV to more than 108 global markets such as Latin America, Africa, Middle-East, as well as to neighbouring countries like Bangladesh.

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India Nissan Bangladesh Global

ASK Auto forms JV with AISIN Group to enter domestic, global car parts aftermarket – ET Auto

Baua Electric

APRIL 24, 2024

With this collaboration, both the companies endeavour to expand their footprints across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh for Independent Aftermarket (IAM) of passenger car products. (AA-T) and AISIN Automotive Haryana Private Limited (AHL), to market and sell the auto components in independent aftermarket for passenger car products.

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Sri Lanka Auto Parts Global

U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Then in Portugal, Turkey, but mainly in Asia: Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh. Alchemie Technology will also open demo centers in the major regions of textile dyeing. The first one in Taiwan (global capital of finishing treatments). Will digital dyeing technology change the world?

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Water Energy Pollution Bangladesh

Maruti Suzuki WagonR turns 25: What makes it a champion in a world of SUVs

Baua Electric

DECEMBER 19, 2024

While WagonR is also manufactured in other countries, Suzuki uses units made in India to send to foreign markets like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Sri Lanka, among others. The company is India’s leading car exporter and WagonR is one the most common models from the company to make way to foreign shores.

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Suzuki SUV Sri Lanka India

Pavna readying new plant in Hosur for TVS Motor, Ola Electric – ET Auto

Baua Electric

APRIL 25, 2024

Pavna also ships out parts for the aftermarkets in Sudan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh which are big markets for the Indian two-wheelers. The company exports components to other suppliers in Italy which, in turn, make them ready for the OEM concerned. These include filters, clutch plates, bearings, wiper blades and brake shoes.

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Auto Sri Lanka Motoring Motors

More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

JANUARY 9, 2024

The establishment of the Dholera Special Investment Region and the Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor is likely to reduce the distance between the state and India’s financial and political capital and boost investments in the state. Currently, the UAE stands as the seventh-largest investor in India in terms of foreign direct investment (FDI).

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Protecting Human Health With Better Lead-Acid Battery Recycling & Better Batteries

CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Stanford researchers combine epidemiology and management to confront a growing threat from lead-acid batteries in electric vehicles.

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Lead Acid Battery Batteries Electric Vehicles

Help! Qatar Airways Denied Us Boarding Because of a Broken Link.

Baua Electric

JUNE 27, 2024

But travel can be complicated — consider, say, when a Dutch banker is on his way to Bangladesh via Cairo or an Australian trapeze artist with a one-way ticket heads to a performance in Kyrgyzstan through Frankfurt.The pandemic only complicated this complicated system.

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Qatar Jordan Los Angeles Bolivia

Once More: Can Bajaj Auto repeat its CNG success? | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

JULY 21, 2024

“A few stand out: Egypt, Tanzania, Peru, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. . “Our initial focus will be India, which is a massive market in itself,” said Rakesh Sharma, Executive Director at Bajaj Auto, acknowledging the limited global reach of CNG refuelling networks.

Auto

Auto India Motorcycles Gas-Electric

Chat with Dr Nishanth, Founder PURE EV : Electric Scooter Service Focus

Plug In India

DECEMBER 28, 2020

One in Bangladesh being added soon. In future, Nishanth does not have any issues in sharing with banks, Pure’s internal audits related to failure rates. On the product front the ePluto 7g remains the best seller. On the dealer front, Pure now has 84 operational outlets, including one in Nepal. NCR is still pending though.

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Study finds CNG conversion policy in Bangladesh did result in more travel; congestion costs still half the health benefits

Analysis finds air-quality justification for CNG vehicle conversion in developing cities, despite negative climate impact

Bangladesh Prepares for Electric Vehicles

787 Dreamliner sets speed and distance records for its weight class; 20% more fuel efficient

AQLI: new data reveals little progress globally in reducing air pollution over the last two decades

Study attributes significant amount of kidney disease globally to PM2.5 pollution

European Parliament calls for fast action to cut non-CO2 climate forcers

Forecast: global 3-wheeler market to grow at CAGR of 13% through 2019

8 development banks commit to provide more than $175B to scale up support for sustainable transport

ADB Transport Forum: shift to greener transport in Asia key to global sustainability; investment of $2.5T needed by 2020

Valeo & Omega Seiki Mobility signed MoU for electric powertrains

Axial Vector and Kirloskar Oil Engines Forming JV for Mass Production of Axial-Type Engines

Study of emissions from CNG- and gasoline-fueled autorickshaws suggests measurements and data, not assumptions, should drive policy

Study Finds Indian Ocean Sea-Level Rise Threatens Coastal Areas; Climate Change Partly Responsible

Hadley Centre: Average 4 C Warming Could Happen Within a Human Lifetime, With Even Greater Warming in Many Regions

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Northern India Rapidly Depleting its Groundwater Due to Excessive Irrigation; Major Water Crisis Looms If Trend Continues

A Bamboo Carbon Filter for Diesels Could Reduce Emissions

Study Finds Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers

HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

GSMA study indicates Bangkok could gain US$1B per year in benefits through ITS; reduced travel time, CO2 emissions and accidents

New phase of globalization could undermine efforts to reduce CO2 emissions

ADB draft report says 3B Asians could become affluent by 2050; significant challenges

Toyota Environmental Activities Grant Program accepting application for 2017 awards

Could CNG conversions be good for our health?

Taiwan Reboots Its Solar-Power Fishponds

UN Environment report says national GHG pledges only bring one-third of reductions needed for Paris Agreement

Bajaj Auto sets sights on global CNG bike market with Freedom 125 launch | Autocar Professional

Omega Seiki Mobility partners Forsee Power for smart EV battery solutions

Pure EV dealerships in India

Maruti Suzuki WagonR completes 25 years in India, over three million units sold

Made-in-India two-wheeler exports finally on the upswing | Autocar Professional

Bajaj Chetak electrical scooter sees over four-fold gross sales enlargement in FY23

Joy e-bike maker to develop hydrogen scooter, eyes global expansion | Autocar Professional

Nissan aims to ramp up India exports to 1 lakh units annually by FY26 | Autocar Professional

ASK Auto forms JV with AISIN Group to enter domestic, global car parts aftermarket – ET Auto

U.K. Startup’s Digital Dyeing Printers Save Energy, Water

Maruti Suzuki WagonR turns 25: What makes it a champion in a world of SUVs

Pavna readying new plant in Hosur for TVS Motor, Ola Electric – ET Auto

More than 50 percent of MoUs signed in Vibrant Gujarat are green | Autocar Professional

Protecting Human Health With Better Lead-Acid Battery Recycling & Better Batteries

Help! Qatar Airways Denied Us Boarding Because of a Broken Link.

Once More: Can Bajaj Auto repeat its CNG success? | Autocar Professional

Chat with Dr Nishanth, Founder PURE EV : Electric Scooter Service Focus

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