Diesel Cabs

Uber India has announced that it will be increasing trip rates in Mumbai by 15 per cent. The company says the rise in fares was to "help cushion" drivers from the impact of the spike in fuel prices.

The Mahindra Scorpio Single-Cab is primarily offered as commercial vehicle and special application vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki has silently rolled out a new cab variant of the Ertiga MPV in its line-up. The new Maruti Suzuki Tour M diesel is based on the Ertiga and gets the new 1.5-litre oil burner, priced at Rs. 9.81 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new version is specifically targeted fleet operators and joins the Tour M petrol and CNG versions that were lau...

As part of the effort to phase out vehicles emitting noxious smoke, West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) in collaboration with the state government has taken an initiative to replace diesel taxis with electric ones, a senior official said on Monday.

About a year ago, Mahindra Electric and app-based taxi service provider Ola tied up in the Central Indian city of Nagpur to provide clean mobility point to point solutions. Amongst the electric cars, the four door Mahindra e2o Plus was put into service as a taxi and despite some initial teething issues, mainly due to range, have done rather well. 1...

BMW India and Ola have signed a memorandum of understanding which now sees the introduction of luxury cars for the customers thus creating a premium experience. BMW is now the 'Lux Category Partner' for Ola and this means that customers can book a ride in a BMW at the tap of a button.

IT-BPM industry body Nasscom on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to allow diesel cabs to ply in Delhi-NCR till expiry of their permits and pledged to continue promoting public transport and use of non-polluting vehicles by the sector.

The Supreme Court has said there will be no new registration of diesel taxis and only cabs running on petrol and compressed natural gas (CNG) will be registered in the National Capital Territory (NCT).

A ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi will affect the government's Make In India Policy and affect the country's economy, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.

Livelihood of more than 30,000 drivers and their families is in jeopardy with the Supreme Court banning their diesel-run taxis from plying in Delhi-NCR region, the union of drivers said.

After the Delhi government, the Centre has now approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from the crackdown it ordered on diesels cabs in Delhi and neighbouring areas. The ban will impact the BPO industry which uses diesel-run taxis to ferry employees and earns the country billions of dollars every year, the government said.

India's business process management or BPO sector could face a potential loss of $1 billion if the ban on diesel taxis in the Delhi NCR region continues for 2-3 weeks more, industry body Nasscom has said.

Ban on plying of diesel taxis in the national capital will have a far reaching negative impact on India's ease of doing business scenario, with the IT/BPO sector being the worst hit, an industry body said on Wednesday.

As protests by taxi owners crippled traffic in Delhi for the second straight day, the state government has asked the Supreme Court for two more days to submit a detailed roadmap on how to phase out diesel cabs from the city. A Supreme Court order has pulled 30,000 cabs off the road because they run on diesel or petrol and not greener compressed nat...

It's the second day in a row with hellish heat and unrelenting traffic jams for Delhi as protestors cut off one of the city's busiest highways, the DND or Delhi-Noida Direct, which links the capital with the satellite town of Noida.

Uber India has announced that it will be increasing trip rates in Mumbai by 15 per cent. The company says the rise in fares was to "help cushion" drivers from the impact of the spike in fuel prices.

The Mahindra Scorpio Single-Cab is primarily offered as commercial vehicle and special application vehicles.

Maruti Suzuki has silently rolled out a new cab variant of the Ertiga MPV in its line-up. The new Maruti Suzuki Tour M diesel is based on the Ertiga and gets the new 1.5-litre oil burner, priced at Rs. 9.81 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new version is specifically targeted fleet operators and joins the Tour M petrol and CNG versions that were lau...

As part of the effort to phase out vehicles emitting noxious smoke, West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) in collaboration with the state government has taken an initiative to replace diesel taxis with electric ones, a senior official said on Monday.

About a year ago, Mahindra Electric and app-based taxi service provider Ola tied up in the Central Indian city of Nagpur to provide clean mobility point to point solutions. Amongst the electric cars, the four door Mahindra e2o Plus was put into service as a taxi and despite some initial teething issues, mainly due to range, have done rather well. 1...

BMW India and Ola have signed a memorandum of understanding which now sees the introduction of luxury cars for the customers thus creating a premium experience. BMW is now the 'Lux Category Partner' for Ola and this means that customers can book a ride in a BMW at the tap of a button.

IT-BPM industry body Nasscom on Tuesday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to allow diesel cabs to ply in Delhi-NCR till expiry of their permits and pledged to continue promoting public transport and use of non-polluting vehicles by the sector.

The Supreme Court has said there will be no new registration of diesel taxis and only cabs running on petrol and compressed natural gas (CNG) will be registered in the National Capital Territory (NCT).

A ban on diesel vehicles in Delhi will affect the government's Make In India Policy and affect the country's economy, the Centre told the Supreme Court today.

Livelihood of more than 30,000 drivers and their families is in jeopardy with the Supreme Court banning their diesel-run taxis from plying in Delhi-NCR region, the union of drivers said.

After the Delhi government, the Centre has now approached the Supreme Court seeking relief from the crackdown it ordered on diesels cabs in Delhi and neighbouring areas. The ban will impact the BPO industry which uses diesel-run taxis to ferry employees and earns the country billions of dollars every year, the government said.

India's business process management or BPO sector could face a potential loss of $1 billion if the ban on diesel taxis in the Delhi NCR region continues for 2-3 weeks more, industry body Nasscom has said.

Ban on plying of diesel taxis in the national capital will have a far reaching negative impact on India's ease of doing business scenario, with the IT/BPO sector being the worst hit, an industry body said on Wednesday.

As protests by taxi owners crippled traffic in Delhi for the second straight day, the state government has asked the Supreme Court for two more days to submit a detailed roadmap on how to phase out diesel cabs from the city. A Supreme Court order has pulled 30,000 cabs off the road because they run on diesel or petrol and not greener compressed nat...

It's the second day in a row with hellish heat and unrelenting traffic jams for Delhi as protestors cut off one of the city's busiest highways, the DND or Delhi-Noida Direct, which links the capital with the satellite town of Noida.