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Cyrus Dhabhar
Oct 20, 2017, 1:09 PM
Volkswagen has announced that it will try and break the Pikes Peak electric vehicle hill climb record with a purpose built race car. Although official images of the race car haven't been revealed just yet, Volkswagen has teased a silhouette of the frankly insane looking race car that is poised to take on the challenge. The car will be driven by Romain Dumas who is an ex-winner at Pikes Peak and also an ex record holder himself. The current record of 8 mins 13.878 seconds was established in 2013 by none other than legendary rally driver Sebastian Loeb in a purpose built Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak which featured outlandish wings to add to the aero downforce.
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Cyrus Dhabhar | Oct 17, 2017Polestar Showcases Its First Ever Car 'Polestar 1' As Independent AutomakerPolestar, formerly an inbuilt division for Volvo makingperformance variants,and now an independent automaker that will make performance electric cars based on Volvo design and chassis, has showcased it's first ever car - the 'Polestar 1'. The Polestar 1 will be an hybrid performance car that will be built in a new purpose built factory in China alongside two other cars that Polestar will showcase soon. The Polestar 1 will have an electric motor along with a set of electric batteries along with a turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine that will power the car.1 min read
car&bike Team | Oct 17, 2017Tata Motors Starts Electric Bus Pilot-Runs In GuwahatiTata Motors has completed trials for electric bus in Shimla and Chandigarh where it ran for almost 165 km and 143 km on a single charge, respectively.1 min read
Reuters | Oct 16, 2017Toyota To Test Self-Driving, Talking Cars By About 2020The vehicle will be able to take over driving responsibilities when necessary -- after assessing the driver is too tired to drive safely, for example -- and also interact with the driver and passengers.1 min read
Reuters | Oct 13, 2017BMW, Great Wall Motor Eye Possible Electric Vehicle Joint Venture In ChinaAny new venture of BMW and Great Wall would have to sell exclusively electric vehicles (EVs), given China's moratorium on approvals for new gasoline car businesses.1 min read
PTI | Oct 11, 2017Mahindra Is Looking At Cost-Saving Steps For e-Verito For Electric Vehicle OrderFor the EESL order, Mahindra is looking at various cost reduction measures in order to be price competitive to supply electric cars.1 min read
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PTI | Oct 9, 2017Hydrogen Is Right Choice As Fuel For Automobiles, Says Former ISRO ChairmanIndia is looking at having an all-electric car fleet by 2030 with an express objective of lowering the fuel import bill and the running cost of vehicles.1 min read
