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  • Will battery swaps go mainstream?

    Home charging is usually overnight for a sufficient charge and the “quickest” refill also takes roughly an hour with a DC fast charger. That’s a lot of time for charging and poses a big challenge.…
  • Azula, my modded Interceptor 650

    In June 2024, destiny intervened. A young man selling his 2021 Ventura Blue Interceptor caught my attention. With only 2700 km on the odometer, a 5-year warranty, and RSA, it was meant to be. We met…
  • EV sales figures | June 2024

    Here are the sales figures exclusively of the electric vehicles in the Indian market sold during the month of June 2024.
  • Toyota's formula for the Hycross

    Hello, car community; this was a piece I wrote when the Hycross launched. I know it has been some time, but I still feel the message holds good even today, hope you all enjoy this one.
  • HP: Mandatory 15-yr car scrappage

    Regarding Delhi/NCR and that expanding belt/few other places, this kind of thing has been discussed in some detail. But now we are coming to the question of rural, generally low-population-density…
  • My NE4 grievance & PMO's response

    I have been a regular user of NE4 (Delhi Vadodra/Mumbai) Expressway and shuttle almost every month between Noida and Jaipur. I have seen its evolution in the past two years from a desolated empty…
  • 4mo old Interceptor battery dies

    I wonder why can't companies work faster, and not waste customers' time. You can read the date of manufacturing, the battery is faulty, why not deliver on the claimed warranty promise ASAP?
  • '24 Euro NCAP: Swift, Duster, etc

    The European New Car Assessment Programme has released its latest safety ratings, with the 2024 Suzuki Swift and Dacia Duster III scoring three stars and the Skoda Kodiaq, Superb, VW Passat B9 and…
  • Beacon on private Audi = punished

    Dr Pooja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer and Assistant Collector, Pune, of the 2023 batch was posted in Pune. Her personal Audi had a red-blue beacon light atop its hood with a VIP number also…
  • Engine oil mixing with coolant

    The car ran for 55000 kms till date, regularly serviced in the service center. Post the last service in September, in January, at around 50,000 kms there was excessive engine heating that we could…
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