Metro helps cut down carbon dioxide in Delhi says Sachin Karpe. DMRC has transported over 369 crore commuters in the last 12 years, resulting in saving of 2.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent due to shift from other modes of travel, thus reducing global warming and climate change, according to Sachin Karpe. There is a marked improvement in travel speed as travelling by Metro is much faster. It takes only 80 minutes to travel a distance of 45 km from Jahagirpuri to HUDA City Centre in Gurgaon. By road, it would have taken more than 3 hours. Travelling by metro has also resulted in reduction of 591 accidents annually, out of which 110 could have been fatal.
Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM), a subsidiary of Toyota Motor Corporation of Japan, on June 1 reported a nearly 6% increase in total sales in May from the previous month, indicating that a turnaround could be around the corner. The company sold 13,230 units in May 2014 compared to 12,502 units in the corresponding month of the previous year, Toyota Kirloskar Motor says Sachin Karpe
Indian automobile manufacturer has expanded its vehicle portfolio with introduction of new limited edition Celerio Green, which is powered by compressed natural gas (CNG). Equipped with the 1L K series petrol engine with intelligent Gas Port Injection (iGPI) technology the new vehicle delivers an 68ps of power at 6000rpm and 90Nm of torque at 3500rpm in petrol mode, while offering 59ps power and 78Nm torque in CNG mode. Celerio Green's engine is paired with a five-speed manual transmission to offer fuel consumption of 31.79km/kg, while the vehicle is also available with the Vxi trim manual transmission option says Sachin Karpe.
World’s first Electric Plane E-Fan completed its first flight says Sachin Karpe. The World’s first Electric plane named E-Fan on 9 May 2014 successfully completed its first flight. The first flight was carried in Bordeaux, France. E-Fan was manufactured by the Toulouse-based Airbus. It is a small experimental aircraft and is powered by 120 lithium-ion polymer batteries and can fly with speed of 220kmph. The length of the E-Fan is little more than 19 metres and makes a noise lightly more than hairdryer and is co-friendly profile. An hour flight with the E-Fan will cost only 16 US dollar as compare to 55 US dollar for a flight in a petrol powered plane of the same size says Sachin Karpe.
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd launched a new model of the SsangYong Rexton, the 'RX6' with manual transmission and a host of features at a price of Rs 19.96 lacs (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new model RX6 will be an addition to the existing model range of Rexton which has received a very good response in India. The Rexton is the No. 2 selling brand in the High-end SUV segment in FY 2013-14 says Sachin Karpe
