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Keeping the lights on – the Kia EV6’s ultimate party trick

Three years ago, Nissan celebrated building 250,000 Leafs at its Sunderland plant by using one to power a giant Christmas tree, complete with reindeer, outside the factory. There was snow (real, not fake) on the ground too, making the whole scene look very festive – well, as festive as a grass verge next to a… Continue reading Keeping the lights on – the Kia EV6’s ultimate party trick

I drove the world’s most powerful tractor – it’s outstanding in its field

With impressive understatement the John Deere website refers to its 9RX range of agricultural machinery as “high-horsepower tractors”. We always like it when the Christmas road test has a unique claim to fame: the biggest, the newest, the fastest or whatever it might be. And this year’s Christmas road test subject takes that ‘high horsepower’… Continue reading I drove the world’s most powerful tractor – it’s outstanding in its field

Grap 4 lifted, no bar on non-Delhi BS-4 petrol cars

As strong winds significantly improved Delhi’s air quality from ‘severe’ to ‘poor’ within a day, CAQM quickly revoked curbs under Grap 4. After remaining five straight days in the very poor air quality bracket, the city’s air quality index (AQI) slipped into the poor range. By noon, the AQI stood at 236. The improvement marks… Continue reading Grap 4 lifted, no bar on non-Delhi BS-4 petrol cars

Rub of green for EV buyers, women to get ₹30k subsidy

In a first-of-its-kind move, the policy proposes an incentive of ₹50,000 for retrofitting petrol or diesel cars into electric vehicles, limited to the first 1,000 cars. New Delhi: Delhi govt is preparing to roll out an ambitious Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy 2.0, proposing a significantly expanded incentive framework to accelerate the city’s shift to clean… Continue reading Rub of green for EV buyers, women to get ₹30k subsidy

Road Ministry mandates cab aggregators to provide option of female drivers while booking a ride

The guidelines also ensure that no passenger is charged for dead mileage, except when the distance for availing the ride is less than three (3) kilometres, and the fare is charged only from the point of origin to the destination. In a significant move aimed at enhancing the safety of passengers, the ministry of road… Continue reading Road Ministry mandates cab aggregators to provide option of female drivers while booking a ride