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:facepalm: If one go by Media and video's then he should not even step out of his home.And BTW 2 wheelers in India are the most risky ' date='almost every two wheeler driver faces one or two accidents in life[/quote'] But there is element of risk, its not safe..imagine all cars with CNG's. Bikes are a death trap in India, especially with no trafiic rules and lack of helmet safety but my point was hybrid would be nice option for India. I mean why hasn't CNG been popular in the West?
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In Delhi All buses are running on CNG ' date='Diesel buses are banned By Supreme court .All Auto's run on Cng in Delhi ,NCR .Everything is perfectly safe .More and more cars are shifting from Petrol to CNG.Cylinder fits in Dicky .The only problem is with Each passing year queues are getting longer and longer so unlike Diesel or petrol cars you need 1 hour to fill your tank[/quote'] ..in that case, it is probably suitable for transport vehicles only
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But there is element of risk' date=' its not safe..imagine all cars with CNG's. Bikes are a death trap in India, especially with no trafiic rules and lack of helmet safety but my point was hybrid would be nice option for India[/quote'] But Hybrid is very expensive.Even after trying their level best companies are not able launch single decent Electric Two wheeler.Most of them are expensive ,require expensive battery change in 1.5- 2 years can't even carry much load and don't run over 45 kmph speed ,so in this kind of scene how could we expect a decent Electric car which give same performence like Small petrol or Diesel cars with same or slightly high price
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But Hybrid is very expensive.Even after trying their level best companies are not able launch single decent Electric Two wheeler.Most of them are expensive ' date='[b']require expensive battery change in 1.5- 2 years can't even carry much load and don't run over 45 kmph speed ,so in this kind of scene how could we expect a decent Electric car which give same performence like Small petrol or Diesel cars with same or slightly high price
dont think thats the case, I think varun owns one..but those specs certainly look like an indian made hybrid
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dont think thats the case' date=' I think varun owns one..but those specs certainly look like an indian made hybrid[/quote'] Here is the site of hero electric http://www.heroelectric.in/ Not even a single decent vehicle to purchase not even the most expensive one .Hero is the largest maker of Two wheelers in India
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Now, a green cess on petrol, cars?

Plan Panel Group Also Wants A Steep Transport Tax To Curb Private Vehicle Use New Delhi: Buying and running cars and two-wheelers could soon become a costly affair with a Planning Commission working group suggesting a green surcharge of Rs 2 on every litre of petrol, a green cess of 3% of the annual insured value of all private vehicles and a steep urban transport tax to be collected at the time of purchase of private vehicles. The panel, headed by Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, has suggested urban transport tax on purchase of new cars and two-wheelers at 7.5% of the total cost of petrol vehicles and 20% in case of personal diesel cars. The recommendations, which are guided by the "Polluter pays principle" aim to discourage use of private vehicles by imposing higher taxes and also help generate resources to fund public transport projects. It is estimated that the new surcharge and taxes will help the government generate Rs 235,741 crore in the 12th fiveyear plan (2012-17) and Rs 22,40,804 crore over 20 years. It was decided not to impose the green surcharge on diesel considering the fuel's multiple uses and the problems in dual pricing. However, this was offset with the higher urban transport tax on new diesel cars at 20% compared to 7.5% for petrol-driven variants. The annual green cess of 3% is proposed to be collected through insurance companies. These firms, which collect around 4% of the insured value of the vehicle as annual premium, will now collect 7% and pass on the additional 3% to the government. With huge investment needed in the urban transport sector which the Centre cannot meet from traditional budgetary sources, innovative financing mechanisms were being explored, an official said. Even public private partnership projects could only partially meet the funding needs, he added. The resources mobilized from the surcharge and taxes will be pooled in a dedicated national urban transport fund to meet the growing needs of urban transport. The group also suggested dedicated funds at the state and city level through resources like land monetization, betterment levy, land value tax and hike in property tax. It also recommended imposing congestion tax, a cess on sales tax and hike in parking charges to generate resources for the fund. Times View - A green surcharge on petrol may seem like a good way of incentivising eco-friendly behaviour, but its actually not as good an idea as it sounds. For starters, the price of petrol in India already has a massive tax component and adding further to it amounts to over-burdening the consumer. Further, if the idea is to nudge people to use public transport and move them away from private vehicles, it is unlikely to work as things stand. The simple reason for assuming that is that most Indian cities have no public transport infrastructure worth the name. As the metro in Delhi has shown, creating world-class public transport will do more to move people away from private vehicles than trying to force them in that direction without any viable options.
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I don't know if this has been implemented but to reduce carbon foot print, it would be better to work on having good quality fuel, fuel efficient and low emission vehicles, invest in infrastructure where you have access to charging stations, better public transportation, etc .... if everything remains the same w/ only fuel prices going up then such a proposed means little except hurt the economy by cutting through the income of ppl and thus decreasing spedning power somewhat

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WTF is wrong with this GOBERMENT .instead of reducing taxes they aare hell bent in increasing it .No way it will reduce pollution by doing this .

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