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Siddharth Vinayak Patankar

Jan 13, 2017, 1:44 PM

Hero Begins Argentina Operations With First Global Product Launch

Hero MotoCorp has added yet another global market on its way to achieving its target of selling in 50 markets by 2020. The launch of operations in its 35th market, Argentina began with the opening of the brand's first dealership in Buenos Aires, and also the company's first global product unveil outside India.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 12, 2017

  Samsung's New EV Battery Will Have A Range Of 600 Kms And Can Be Fully Charged In Just 20 Minutes

  Electric cars, we all know how we Indians resist in buying one, because of two things - infrastructure and of course range anxiety. The race to manufacture a battery with the highest range is actually on right now but there's another battle to be won; which one will charge up the fastest. Well, Samsung wants to alleviate all these worries with the introduction of its latest battery technology. It says by that by the end of 2020, the "next generation" of Samsung's lithium ion battery technology will be available to automakers.

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  PTI | Jan 11, 2017

  New Tech To Boost Hybrid Car Efficiency By Over 30 Per cent

  Inspired by natural phenomena such as insect swarming and bird flocking, scientists have developed a new technology that will improve the efficiency of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) by more than 30 per cent.

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  Seshan Vijayraghvan | Jan 8, 2017

  CES 2017: Volkswagen Introduces Digital Key For Its Future Cars

  Unveiling the future of digital personalisation for passenger cars, German automaker Volkswagen recently showcased its digital smart key at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2017. This next-generation smart key not only allows you to unlock your car doors using your smartphone or VW User ID, but also knows a person's preferences and adjusts the seats, radio, and navigation accordingly.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 8, 2017

  A Closer Look At Delhi NCR's Public Transport System

  Uber recently announced a hike in the ride time charge to Rs 1.5 per minute from Rs 1 in Delhi. The change is expected lead to an increase in price by up to 15 per cent - and that move has not earned the US-based company much goodwill in the region. Uber's economical pricing in India, its second largest market after the US, saw the company through the fray against its primary rival here - Ola. Factor in the price jump and there goes the charm, as many users of the on-demand taxi service have pointed out.

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  car&bike Team | Jan 5, 2017

  Actor Dhanush Gets His Hands On The All-New Ford Mustang GT

  Ford Mustang is clearly one of the most popular cars in the world and the American carmaker finally answered the prayers of us Indian enthusiasts last year by launching the 2016 Mustang GT in India. Now, Tamil film actor and Rajinikanth's son-in-law Dhanush, recently took the delivery of a spanking new black Mustang GT.

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  Kushan Mitra | Jan 4, 2017

  Traffic Congestion Is Slowly Strangling Our Cities; Solutions Must Be Found

  India has estimated 5.4 million kilometers of roads, however our cities, with the exception of Delhi actually have a road surface area which is below the global norm, less than five percent of cities is paved.

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  Kushan Mitra | Dec 30, 2016

  Love For Driving Aside Traffic Congestion & Vehicular Pollution Need To Be Addressed

  The lack of progress on the drivetrain front has meant that even basic technologies such as 'Start-Stop' is limited in the mass-market in India limited to the Ciaz and Ertiga and with Hero's 'iSmart' motorcycles.

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  Ameya Naik | Dec 29, 2016

  Mercedes-Benz M-Class: The Original Luxury Crossover Will Soon Complete 20 Years

  There are important cars in the world and even if you search the internet for articles titled, 'Most Important Cars In The World', you'll come across names like the Ford Model T, Ford Mustang, the Mini and many more, but rarely would you see the mention of the Mercedes-Benz M-Class. It was an important car not just for the US but also for India. It's been close to 20 years since the car has been in production and its journey has been a long one.

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