Ohh, it was a race against time indeed! With the winter waning in Northern India. But the good news is we did see what we aimed for! Tonnes of snowfall.
While he may have lost on the world title, Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was at his dominant best during the Brazil Grand Prix as he fended pole-sitter Valtteri Bottas to secure his fifth F1 victory of the season. The Brazilian Grand Prix saw Bottas finish second, while Kimi Raikkonen in the second Ferrari took the third spot on the podium. Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, having started from the pitlane after a crash during qualifying.
Honda's Marc Marquez has been crowned as the 2017 MotoGP World Champion. The 24-year-old took his sixth world title at Valencia as he finished third in the race, while teammate Dani Pedrosa won the Valencia Grand Prix after an intense battle with Johann Zarco on the last lap. World title contender Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati put up a fantastic display of determination and hard work in the final race, before crashing in the closing stages.
It's a fight to the finish today as the Valencia Grand Prix will decide the 2017 MotoGP champion. Repsol Honda's Marc Marquez will start the ultimate race of this season on pole despite a late crash in qualifying. His championship rival Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati qualified ninth. Here's all you need to know about the ultimate MotoGP finale.
Members of 2017 Formula 1 world champion Lewis Hamilton's team were robbed at gunpoint in Brazil. The Mercedes-AMG F1 crew were returning back to their hotel from the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace circuit in Sao Paulo, where their minibus was ambushed by armed men at around 10 pm (local time). Hamilton tweeted saying that gunshots were fired and a member of the team even had a firearm held to their head.
Williams F1 driver Felipe Massa has announced his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of 2017. This is the driver's second retirement from the sport after making a comeback this season filling in for Valtteri Bottas.
Set to go into production by 2026, the partnership between Sona Comstar and C-Motive will drive faster adoption of electric mobility in India and globally.
Tata Motors has not announced the price of the all-electric small commercial vehicle yet but given that the current range begins at Rs. 4 lakh and goes up to Rs. 5.50 lakh (all prices ex-showroom India), we expect prices to be in the Rs. 6- 7 lakh quadrant.
The auto industry has been ramping up production of electric vehicles (EV) to meet a demand surge, driving up orders for batteries and raw materials such as lithium, cobalt, etc.
Under the plan, premiums for fully electric-powered vehicles priced below 40,000 euros will fall to 4,500 euros at the beginning of next year from 6,000 euros currently, and fall to 3,000 euros in the following year.
Tesla Inc faces a series of hurdles ranging from production snags to rising inflation that may hit profits, Wall Street analysts said on Tuesday, as the electric-car maker reported a fall in deliveries for the first time in two years.
Customers of China's BYD Co Ltd, the world's biggest electric vehicle (EVs) maker by sales, have taken the unusual step of urging regulators to expand a battery replacement recall to safeguard the reputation of a national champion.
Tesla navigated supply-chain challenges better than rivals early in the pandemic, and Deutsche Bank analyst Emmanuel Rosner said high prices and cost-cutting could help Tesla pleasantly surprise investors.
Tesla said on Wednesday it would rely on suppliers to meet battery demand this year, as the necessity of learning new technologies is holding back its plan to boost production of its own batteries.
The U.S. Energy Department on Monday announced it intends to loan a joint venture of General Motors Co and LG Energy Solution $2.5 billion to help finance construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities.
