Karnataka government ignores protests, notifies lifetime tax on EVs, spares two-wheelersKarnataka has introduced a new lifetime road tax for electric cars, jeeps, and buses, excluding two-wheelers. This move aims to generate an...
10 Apr, 2026, 11.15 PM IST
Stoves to cars: India expands ethanol use amid West Asia warIndia has a massive surplus of ethanol, pushing policymakers and industry to find new uses. Ethanol-powered cooking stoves are being tested...
08 Apr, 2026, 12.10 PM IST
Karnataka: Pralhad Joshi fears taxes on EVs will derail India’s emission targetsUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi criticized Karnataka's decision to withdraw road tax exemptions for electric vehicles, warning it could increa...
03 Apr, 2026, 10.46 PM IST
Karnataka withdraws exemption, to slap lifetime tax on EVs, except two-wheelersKarnataka has withdrawn lifetime road tax exemptions for electric cars, jeeps, buses, and private vehicles, except for two-wheelers. The mo...
02 Apr, 2026, 07.26 PM IST
Karnataka flags safety issues with e-mobility scheme, calls for stringent contract termsKarnataka's Transport Minister has raised serious concerns about electric buses operated by private firms in Bengaluru. Frequent breakdowns...
27 Oct, 2025, 07.52 PM IST
Bellad seeks electric buses under PM's e-Drive scheme to North Karnataka citiesArvind Bellad, a BJP leader, has requested Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy to extend the PM's e-Drive scheme to North Karnataka cities, inclu...
04 Jul, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
PM E-Drive halfway down the road for 2 & 3-wheelers: HD KumaraswamyThe PM E-Drive scheme, initiated in September 2024 to boost electric vehicle adoption, has achieved significant progress, particularly in l...
02 Jun, 2025, 12.16 AM IST
Bengaluru, Delhi & Hyderabad get lion’s share of e-buses; Kumaraswamy to meet with OEMs soonUnder the PM's e-Drive Scheme, Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, and Surat will receive 10,900 new electric buses in the next two yea...
22 May, 2025, 07.24 PM IST
PM’s e-Drive: Bengaluru’s gets lion’s share of e-buses, Hyderabad & Delhi get 2000 plus busesThe Centre will provide electric buses to several cities. Bengaluru will receive approximately 4500 buses. Hyderabad and Delhi will get ove...
22 May, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Delhi to add 100 electric buses to DTC fleet by April first weekThe Delhi Transport Corporation is likely to add 100 more electric buses to its fleet by March-end or the first week of April. The new addi...
12 Mar, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
Karnataka aims to convert 35,000 buses into electric by 2030"There are about 35,000 buses, there is demand to make all buses electric, keeping in mind environment and pollution related concerns. With...
14 Sep, 2022, 05.49 PM IST
Karnataka's first ever rollout of Electric Buses for public transportationStating that 25 buses have been flagged off today out of the first batch of 40 electric buses delivered by the company to BMTC, it said the...
27 Dec, 2021, 08.12 PM IST
Karnataka switches to 'electric mode', to run 1,500 e-buses in next 3 yearsAs part of the larger scheme, a mini electrical bus acquired under Smart City Project will be plied in Bengaluru on an experiment basis. As...
01 Oct, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Ashok Leyland wins Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation tender for 300 non-AC electric busesThis is the 5th time BMTC is tendering 300 electric buses under the FAME scheme and 5 bidders participated which include Ashok Leyland , Ta...
21 Sep, 2021, 08.39 PM IST
Goldstone pumps in Rs 500 crore for electric bus facility in KarnatakaThe facility, with capacity to roll out 1,500 electric buses a year, will be operational by the end of the year, company officials said.
30 Mar, 2018, 11.31 AM IST
Here's an electric alternative to control pollution in BengaluruWhat is now required are high-impact public transit solutions that sustain the future demand for mobility and leave a green footprint in th...
13 Jan, 2016, 01.06 PM IST
Government to soon announce battery-powered buses for Delhi, Karnataka, MaharashtraThe transport ministry will give lithium-ion battery-powered buses to the transport corporations of the three states, a senior government o...
18 Dec, 2015, 06.32 PM IST