It costs just Rs 3/km to run my EV. But then again, owners of petrol and diesel vehicles wouldn’t find themselves stranded for lack of juice on a desolate highway.
Maruti-Suzuki's Jimny, manufactured in Gurugram factory, has become such a hit in Japan that there’s a waiting list. In India, the carmaker had to slash prices to clear stock.
Despite Tesla’s tremendous brand image and Musk being one of the most influential figures on the planet, he may struggle to compete in India’s EV market.
Without Honda to save Nissan, it could very well be a Chinese manufacturer that rescues it. Just like Lenovo bought ThinkPad and Motorola, and SAIC bought out MG.
BMW iX1 eDrive20L is proof that the German carmaker takes the Indian market quite seriously. It might just convince fence-sitters about the utility of EVs.
After driving the Kylaq, I think if Skoda built a small hatchback on this platform with lower ground clearance and tighter suspension, it could become an affordable enthusiast car.
With the Creta Electric, Hyundai is clearly targeting buyers who might want to switch to electric but remain hesitant and prefer a familiar brand and product.
The Press in a liberal democracy has to be a forum for the expression of different points of view. It must not suppress, taint or adulterate news, wrote Sachin Sen in 1960.
Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
I have also recently bought a Curvv EV, even though the claim is 550Km, it is giving a decent 400 – 430km – which is very good for a long drive. The ride quality is much better than a ICE vehicle.
Yes, there are chargers every 90km in South, and true the apps do not refresh fast. Learning to conserve power!!
Having said that – EV’s are for planned trips. Emergency – unplanned trips cannot be done with EV’s in India – At least not yet.
Car battery charging is a waste of time and obsolete. Chinese Nio cars can swap their batteries in three minutes at Nio battery swapping stations. Our useless policy makers should be put in dustbins.
I have also recently bought a Curvv EV, even though the claim is 550Km, it is giving a decent 400 – 430km – which is very good for a long drive. The ride quality is much better than a ICE vehicle.
Yes, there are chargers every 90km in South, and true the apps do not refresh fast. Learning to conserve power!!
Having said that – EV’s are for planned trips. Emergency – unplanned trips cannot be done with EV’s in India – At least not yet.
Car battery charging is a waste of time and obsolete. Chinese Nio cars can swap their batteries in three minutes at Nio battery swapping stations. Our useless policy makers should be put in dustbins.