In a pilot project that is underway in Nagpur, around 200 electric cars will be pressed into service by app-based taxi service providers like Ola, which will account for 50 of these 200 electric cars. A raging question that arises in any discussion on electric cars is the availability of charging infrastructure which is critical in ensuring its sustainability. Just as vehicles running on hydrocarbons (petrol, diesel, CNG) need filling stations, electric vehicles too, will need charging stations or kiosks at regular intervals along city streets and highways.The pilot project in Nagpur will have 1, 200 charging points, to begin ... Read More

Automation is an integral part of the development and progression of equipment and processes that in turn, are integral parts of most of the activities that act as engines of growth across most economies around the world. There's another side to automation and that is the importance of its application in military equipment and processes. It has been seen that nations with a history of producing robust and highly efficient military equipment, are the ones that are dominating the automation industry today.The USA, Germany, Japan, France, UK, Russia, Sweden, Italy, and Canada among a few others dominate in automation excellence.The ... Read More

Left side driving is followed by the British and the habit dates back to the period when people used to ride on a horse. Historians believe it has started with the idea that It will be convenient if you keep your right hand free to greet someone or to draw a sword if someone attacks you.During the 17th and 18th centuries, most of the countries were British colonies and they also followed the same rule, including India. Along with UK and India many countries like Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Kenya, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand etc., still have ... Read More

One of the reasons for the ex-showroom price of cars varying by up to 5% of the cost of the car across different cities, even within the same state is obviously related to transport and logistics. The car has to be trucked down to the different distribution points all over the country and that cost is eventually paid by the customer.Various TaxesAs stated, this is just one of the reasons; the other reasons could be road tax connected to local registration and other charges like MCD tax that is charged in Delhi. However, post-GST, some major tariffs like central excise ... Read More

Most drivers in India just know how to manage the controls but are ignorant of the standard road and parking rules let alone parallel parking.The Most Affected RegionsThe Delhi NCR region, which has the highest density of vehicles compared to any other place in the country, has some of the worst drivers on the roads here. Merely pulling up the drivers isn't going to solve any problem. The entire road eco-system is of such poor level that it's unimaginable what the situation will be like in another few years.Drivers' PsychologyLet's consider driver psychology in the Delhi NCR as well as ... Read More

Assuming that you know about automobiles enough to know the different makes (brands) and models. So, let's begin with the specific car make that you have chosen. It's crucial not to get carried away by flashy models and variants that were launched with great fanfare by their makers but didn't impress the market. Buyer impulses can be irrational at times, especially when aesthetics become more important than the machining and performance metrics of the car. A car is after all a machine and its value lies in the quality of its engine, gears, suspensions more than anything else.Accompany An Automobile ... Read More

The impact of technology has been nothing short of phenomenal on the lives of people with disabilities. Nothing articulates this better than the statement by Mary Pat Radabaugh, Director of IBM National Support Center for Persons with Disabilities - "For most people, technology makes things easier.Technology Makes Things PossibleFor people with disabilities, technology makes things possible." That's one of the most accurate observations on the matter and it is based on a whole list of examples that could be found across different parts of the world. In fact, there's a term that has been coined specifically for this kind of ... Read More

Motorcycles date back to 1800s. After many experiments on the basic dynamics of a Motorcycle with steam power and electricity for nearly 70 years, the first Motorcycle has come out in Germany. The German Inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach in Bad Cannstatt, Germany in 1885 have invented the first internal combustion and petroleum-fueled Motorcycle and named it Daimler Reitwagen. The inventors called their invention the Reitwagen ("the riding car").Daimler is often called "the father of the motorcycle" for this invention.

This memory dates back to 10 years from now. When we got our first car, Maruthi ZEN, I was very excited to learn driving and succeeded also.And lo ... I started rolling on the roads with a learner's license. But my husband did warn me not to take the car out without a permanent license holder beside me because that is an RTI rule.One 'fine' day, my ten-year-old son wanted some stationery for his school project and after coming home from school he started asking me to get that. I said we will go out after his dad came home, ... Read More

The number of cars on India's roads has been doubling every 8-10 years—and it's costing the country. A WHO study from 2014 found that 13 of the world's 20 most polluted cities are in India. The country experiences 120, 000 deaths per year due to traffic fatalities, more than any other country.To improve the traffic conditions in India, there are certain things that have to be followed by the Government, private sector and also citizens.City governments in India have to focus on investing in road expansions and overpass construction projects.The public transport services have to be improved, curbing the car ... Read More