New Delhi: The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and big auto players have hailed the Cabinet decision of PM e-DRIVE schemes aimed at promoting electric mobility across the country. The Rs 10,900 crore scheme will support 2,479,000 electric 2-wheelers, 316,000 electric 3-wheelers and 14,028 electric buses, along with 88,500 EV charging sites. Shailesh Chandra, … Read more
Image: Marko Law, PLLC Two elementary school students were seriously injured while on a field trip to Ford’s test track in Auburn Hills, Michigan. A demonstration driver, in what appears to be a Mustang, lost control of the machine and ran headlong into the guardrail behind which the classroom of students had gathered. Elijah Gibson, … Read more
New Delhi: The government has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to focus on upgrading the existing national highways, amid increasing concerns over their maintenance and upkeep. It marks a shift from the current practice of the NHAI focusing solely on the development of new highways and expressways under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and … Read more
Presidential hopeful, brainworm survivor and dead bear relocator Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is a weird guy. His campaign has remained sort of in the spotlight because of his name and because of the strange shit he does and says. Well, after this week’s dead bear in Central Park incident, we’ve got a new weird RFK … Read more
New Delhi: India’s logistics cost will come down to 9 per cent of GDP by April next year, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing an event here, Gadkari further said the country’s exports will also increase when the logistics cost comes down to single digit. “Our logistics cost now is 16 per cent…It … Read more
I’ll vote for Atlanta. (I know, it’s not all of Georgia, but that’s only because it takes time to annex everything…) The speed limit on the interstates in Metro Atlanta are all set at 55*, but if you’re not going 80, they’re going to run you over. I used to say that you had to … Read more
India Ratings and Research expects vehicle financiers to increase the share of used vehicles in their overall vehicle asset under management (AUM). This is because the rising new vehicle prices, driven by the changes in emission norms, technological changes and higher commodity prices, have made the purchase of new vehicles out of reach for first-time … Read more
You don’t need a PhD in physics to understand that it’s worse for a driver to hit you with a truck than a sedan. They’re just heavier, meaning they hit you with more force. Still, while reading the Conversation’s recent article on how our current approach to road safety is outdated, one of the statistics … Read more
Nice and easy does it, every time. Gif: Insider Tech via YouTube I understand that speed bumps are an important piece of road design and help cut road fatalities by forcing careless drivers to slow down, but I really do hate them. No matter the car you’re driving or the speed you’re going, they always … Read more
Image: Wikimedia If you ask anyone where the car capitol of the world is, they’re bound to say Los Angeles, right? What makes LA great? Is it the year-round driving roads, the thousands of hot rod shops, or the wide variety of cars and enthusiasts? If you listen to Los Angelinos, anyway, they’ll say that … Read more
