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Kiira Motors Unveils Solar-Powered Electric Bus In Uganda

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 8, 2016

The Ugandan company Kiira Motors recently showed off what it claims to be the first solar-powered bus in Africa — the Kayoola prototype solar-electric bus — in the capital city of Kampala,...

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Goldman Sachs: Four reasons electric vehicle sales will surge

By : sustainabilityo..., Feb 4, 2016

Electric vehicles – currently languishing at just 3 per cent of the global auto market – have been named alongside solar PV, onshore wind and LEDs as one of four current “winning” low-carbon...

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Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport

AAP govt floats elevated BRT corridors

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 27, 2016

Week after starting the dismantling process of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Corridor from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that the city will...

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After Delhi’s odd-even rule, Indore’s green bid with rent-a-cycle scheme

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 14, 2016

In a bid to revive the rent-a-cycle scheme, Atal Indore City Transport Company Ltd (AICTSL) is trying to attract city residents with pedal assist bicycles, being implemented for the first time...

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From Green Bonds to Green Boom: What China’s New Green Bond Rules Mean for Sustainable Investment

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 12, 2016

China has become the first country in the world to issue official rules on issuing “green bonds” — bonds that are dedicated to financing sustainable solutions. The new rules are aimed at kickstarting a booming green bond market in China to raise much-needed capital from the...

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BS VI fuel norms will reduce vehicular emission by 51%: Study

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2016

Vehicular emission may come down by up to 51 per cent with the introduction of BS VI fuel norms, electric and hybrid vehicles and retro-fitment in diesel exhausts, an IIT Kanpur study has said...

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Nissan plans to bring electric, hybrid technologies to India

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 11, 2016

Nissan Motor Co. Ltd, maker of the electric car Leaf, on Friday said it plans to bring its electric and hybrid automobile technologies to India.

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Subject Tags: Sustainable Transport

Electric vehicles will not be taxed in Maharashtra

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 7, 2016

The Government of Maharashtra is likely to waive value added tax (VAT), road tax and registration charges on electric vehicles in the state. The objective of this step is to increase the sales...

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Electric mobility mission faces infrastructure, finance hurdles

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2016

The government’s ambitious National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP), which intends to put seven million electric and hybrid vehicles on the road by 2020, may face hurdles from the lack of...

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Panasonic Provides Smart City Technologies to Denver

By : sustainabilityo..., Jan 6, 2016

Panasonic has formed a smart city partnership with Denver, Colorado, and a number of local private entities that aims to improve energy efficiency, water management and other public services....

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