At least 12 two-wheelers have been stolen from the national capital every day in the New Year, data has revealed.According to figures, 177 two-wheelers were stolen till January 15 this year. In December last year 339 motorcycles were stolen as compared to 382 in November 2015. A senior police officer said that October 2015 had witnessed an unprecedented number of two-wheeler thefts with Drive Brushless Geared E-bike Motors Factory 657 cases filed in a single month.

According to Delhi police annual figures, a total of 12,280 two-wheelers were stolen last year till December 15.“These rising numbers are due to the much easier mechanism to file an FIR,” said a senior police officer, adding, “It is also due to the new motor vehicle theft application which was launched last year, which made it much more convenient for victims to file auto-theft reports.”Last year, the data revealed, motor vehicle thefts accounted for more than 17 per cent of the total IPC cases registered in Delhi.

“The acute shortage of parking space and the general practice of parking vehicles on the roadside, and unwillingness of a majority of motor vehicle owners to install anti-auto theft equipment are major contributing factors to incidents of motor vehicle theft,” said the senior police officer, adding, “On our part we are trying to strengthen our almost dysfunctional beat system, which proves very helpful in preventing such crimes.”The officials added that they are also planning to install CCTV cameras at spots which they think are vulnerable as a deterrent and for post-incident evidence. “All possible measures are being taken to ensure that auto thefts are taken into control, especially two-wheelers,” said the officials, adding, “We will also be taking certain steps to create more awareness among the people to exercise caution while parking.”

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EasyJet has pushed back its forecast for flying electric planes to 2030 but is more confident about a technology it expects to cut emissions and costs after a partner moved to the next stage of engine development, the airline said on Monday.Last year, Europe’s No.2 low-cost carrier after Ryanair said it was aiming to use the lower-noise electric aircraft by 2027 through its partnership with start-up US  company Wright Electric.EasyJet’s CEO Johan Lundgren shrugged off the delay to the timeline, saying it was more important there was a clear path to bringing the new technology into operation.“We can definitely see a way forward in how we will get this aircraft into the fleet,” he said in an interview.

Wright is now working on an electric engine for a nine-seater plane that will fly next year, after success with a two-seater, and will simultaneously start working on a 50-seater version, said its CEO, Jeffrey Engler.An electric plane China Ebike Brushless DC Motors suppliers  that cuts emissions, noise and travel costs would be attractive to all airlines given jet fuel is one of their biggest costs, and the price of it has risen sharply this year.Wright estimates electric aircraft will reduce the energy costs of a plane by about 30 per cent, Engler said.A number of high-profile engineering companies are working on developing such an aircraft.Zunum, backed by Boeing Co, will use an engine turbine from France’s Safran SA to power an electric motor for a hybrid plane, while Siemens has been working on developing electric motors for aircraft in collaboration with Airbus.Engler said that after the 50 seater, Wright would move onto testing a 150 or 180 seater and it was still possible that an electric-powered 180-passenger aircraft of the type wanted by easyJet could be ready before 2030.

“There’s no reason why we can’t meet the original deadline, it’s just that we’re waiting on suppliers, we’re waiting on batteries, so we’re trying to be conservative,” he said.EasyJet, which has not invested funds into Wright, said the Wright electric planes could fly routes of about 500 kilometres, which means it could use the aircraft on London to Amsterdam, Europe’s second busiest route.The airline is already targeting a 10 per cent cut in carbon emissions per passenger per kilometre by 2022 by using more fuel-efficient jets, such as the new Airbus A320neo.Wright has also filed a patent for a motor to be used in a larger aircraft and work is starting on a new design for an easyJet-sized aircraft, the British airline said.

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