The much-maligned diesel has a new moniker that is more impressive than its dirty fuel tag. In the Indian automobile market, diesel is king, and it is now the cheapest automobile fuel, edging out the green fuel CNG. These days, diesel works out cheaper than CNG. For instance, if you calculate the operating cost of CNG in Maruti’s popular hatchback Swift or the Hyundai i20, it emerges that the cost is higher for CNG than diesel — the average per/ km running cost of these cars is around . 2.10 on CNG and . 1.77 on diesel.

General Motors today launched the Bharat Stage IV emission norms compliant variant of its multi utility vehicle (MUV) Tavera, priced between Rs 7.51 lakh and Rs 10.34 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

"With the help of this new Tavera we'll be able to now sell the vehicle in 13 cities where BS-IV norms are applicable. We hope this vehicle will be a leader in its segment," GM India President and Managing Director Lowell Paddock said here.

NEW DELHI: Auto sector lashed out at the government for trying to impose higher tax on diesel cars, while preparing to cut duties on those imported from Europe. "What we expect from the upcoming Budget is that there should not be diesel tax. It is not the right time for it," General Motors India President and Managing Director Lowell Paddock said. There has been calls from different quarters to tax diesel cars saying subsidised fuel has been benefiting the affluent.

Governments, carmakers and drivers must push for progress in green vehicle technology to help the environment, and global economic woes make it even more important to up the pressure, politician, actor and green car advocate Arnold Schwarzenegger said.

Carmakers are rushing to get electric cars and hybrids on the roads in a bid to meet toughening emissions regulations, whilst relying on government support in the form of charging infrastructure and consumer incentives to win over drivers.

Toyota Motor Corp on Monday launched the world's most fuel-efficient hybrid car, as the company looks to fight off competition from pure electric vehicles.

The compact car, dubbed 'Aqua' in Japan and the 'Prius C' overseas, has a listed fuel efficiency of 35.4 km/litre (83.3 mpg), beating the current top Prius, which gets 32 km/litre.

The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a White House energy priority that has come under scrutiny in Congress.

The plan grew out of an uneasy agreement between the administration, automakers and environmental groups to reduce U.S. dependence on oil imports and cut tailpipe emissions.

U.S. auto dealers are working to undo the Obama administration's fuel efficiency agenda, replacing car companies that for years kept such mandates at bay with the help of allies in Congress.

The car industry is facing dramatic new standards that would double efficiency targets to 54 miles per gallon by 2025, under an administration plan unveiled in July and set to be officially proposed in the coming weeks.

General Motors Co confirmed it will make its first all-electric vehicle, a version of the Chevrolet Spark minicar that will debut in 2013 and take aim at Nissan Motor Co Ltd's Leaf.

"Chevrolet will produce an all-electric version of the Spark minicar for selected U.S. and global markets, including California," Jim Federico, Chevy's global vehicle chief engineer for electric vehicles, said at the company's Detroit headquarters on Wednesday.

General Motors Co. said Wednesday that it will start selling an all-electric Chevrolet small car for the U.S. market in 2013.

GM's Chevrolet Spark minicar will go up against Nissan Motor Co.'s Leaf, the only all-battery-powered car currently available in the U.S. from a major auto maker.

It will be GM's first attempt at an all-electric vehicle in the U.S. since the company scrapped the EV-1 more than a decade ago. The auto maker did not provide any details of the vehicle's range on a charge or pricing.

Tesla Motors showed off the first production version of the sedan it hopes will make it the first pure mass-market electric car company and said that more than 6,000 advanced orders had already accounted for its capacity next year.

The model S sedan was rolled out over the weekend at a plant in California that has become a symbol for the maverick start-up’s ambitions to subvert the established car industry.