Technology

Cyrus Dhabhar

May 10, 2018, 4:21 PM

Electric Vehicles To Get Green Number Plates In India

Electric vehicles in India will finally have some differentiation from their internal combustion counterparts on the road. All electric vehicles in India will soon get a new (and we think rather cool) green license plate. The government yesterday approved of this new move to a different coloured plate specially for zero emissions vehicles for both private and commercial use. The private electric vehicles will have a green backing and white fonts while commercial electric vehicles will have a green background and yellow fonts. These will also be applicable to electric busses and other electric commercial vehicles that are road legal.

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  car&bike Team | May 8, 2018

  Volvo Cars To Come With Google's Android Operating System For Infotainment System

  The Google Assistant provides a central voice interface for the car that allows drivers to control in-car functions such as air conditioning, and use apps to play music and send messages. This integration contributes to reducing driver distraction, helping drivers keep their eyes on the road at all times.

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  car&bike Team | May 5, 2018

  Waymo Self-driving Car Hit In Collision On Arizona Street

  Waymo says in a statement that its mission is to make roads safer. It released a video of the moments before the collision.

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  car&bike Team | May 3, 2018

  Production Of Aston Martin's Submersible, Project Neptune, To Start Soon

  Project Neptune's final technical specification was announced as well and it confirmed that the submersible will be able to dive to depths of 500 metres and carry two passengers and a pilot.

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  car&bike Team | May 1, 2018

  Bosch's New Diesel Technology Lowers NOx Emission

  Bosch engineers achieved these results by refining existing technologies. There is no need for additional components, which would drive up costs.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 30, 2018

  Ford Patents Car-Mounted Bike

  Ford has patented a car model, which has an in-built two-wheeler that can break away from the car itself. But will ever see the light of the day? We can only hope.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Apr 24, 2018

  Mahindra e2o Plus Taxis in Nagpur Cross 25 Lakh Kilometres In One Year

  About a year ago, Mahindra Electric and app-based taxi service provider Ola tied up in the Central Indian city of Nagpur to provide clean mobility point to point solutions. Amongst the electric cars, the four door Mahindra e2o Plus was put into service as a taxi and despite some initial teething issues, mainly due to range, have done rather well. 100 electric cars were put into service and according to tweet put out by Mahesh Babu, Chief Executive Officer of Mahindra Electric, these cabs have already covered 25 lakh kms in under a year. While naturally aspirated petrol or diesel cars regularly cover extensive distances, a fleet of electric cars covering such a high distance average is actually quite the rarity.

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  car&bike Team | Apr 24, 2018

  Toyota Cars Won't Have Android Auto Just Yet Over Data Security Concerns

  The inclusion of Android Auto and Apple CarPlay has pretty much made infotainment systems standardised across different cars, as more and more users choose to pair their smartphones for easy accessibility. However, Toyota Motor Corporation has categorically refrained from offering Android Auto connectivity across its vehicles across multiple brands including Toyota and Lexus, despite the massive popularity.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Apr 19, 2018

  Pininfarina PF-Zero Hypercar Exclusive Design Details Revealed

  A few months ago, we brought you the first and exclusive news on how Pininfarina would go from being primarily a design house to also being a standalone automaker to take on the likes of other electric automakers like Tesla.Last week, the now Mahindra owned Pininfarina madeits long awaited debut as an automaker - Automobili Pininfarina and now here are a few sketches that showcase what its first car, the PF-Zero will look like. The first car will be launched in 2020 and will be an electric hypercar making almost 2000 bhp of peak power with a 0-100 kmph time of under 2 seconds, a 0-300 kmph time of about 12 seconds and a top speed of just over 400 kmph! The electric hypercar will cost about 2 Million Euros and will have a very limited production run with very high levels of customisation. The car will be showcased at the 2018 Pebble Beach Concourse for the first time and will most likely be displayed in the new Automobili Pininfarina blue and red theme.

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