Since 2012, there has been a steady rise in the sale of electric vehicles (EVs), leading to heavy investments in this industry. Manufacturers from all parts of the world have sped up their R&D activities to come up with improved versions of their EV prototypes. The high penetration of EVS has also changed the very…
Motorsports is a high-tech industry which encompasses the organization of competitive race events of motorized vehicles like custom cars, trucks, motorcycles, go-carts, boats, snow mobiles, literally anything that runs on a propulsion medium and catches the fancy of racers and fans alike. The roar of the engines, unmistakable whiff of gasoline, the beauty of the…
A decade ago, not many people would have imagined the notion of leasing or renting a car, but now it is a common reality. With the constant wave of innovation in the automotive industry as well as in the digital arena, leasing and renting of the new and used car has emerged as a massive…
Automobile safety is getting better with the advent of new technologies and car manufacturers, big and small, are investing heavily in making their automobiles safer and sturdy. Technologies that assist in preventing accidents are part of ‘active safety’ while those tasked with protecting the car’s occupants during an accident fall under the purview of ‘passive…
Owing to the rising preference from automotive buyers for lightweight vehicles and to achieve a better fuel efficiency, the adoption of new technologies in terms of automotive manufacturing and its components, especially in the case of automotive fuel tanks, has incremented. Manufacturing firms in the automotive fuel tank industry are continuously adopting the new technologies…
Tires are the only component of a vehicle which comes in direct contact with the road. Tires in commercial vehicles are equipped to handle all sort of rough conditions including unpaved roads, sand, dirt and rocks can even be the norm in some places. They are exposed to several unsuitable environments and road conditions that entail the…
The autonomous vehicle is arguably the most electrifying development in the automotive industry in the present times. Looking ahead, one thing is clear: rapidly evolving technology is critical to the future of fully autonomous driving. In the past few years, the technology adopted in cars and trucks has improved significantly. Features like automatic emergency braking…
Start/stop system – This is an anti-idling technology based on the intelligent combination of engine, brake, and battery management, which stops the internal-combustion engine as soon as the vehicle halts at a red light or in a traffic jam and restarts the engine once the vehicle starts moving. It delivers savings in the form of…
Earlier, airbag systems were mainly included in the luxury segment vehicles. But currently, the situation is revamped owing to increasing pressure from regulatory bodies, intense competition in the market, and rising concerns about safety on the part of consumers. These pressures intensify a long-standing significance for car manufacturers to include Airbag system in every car…
Ford, Bentley, Lamborghini, Limo… well, these are the names the world drools over. But to know where the real action is taking place, you must sneak into the world of microcars. Microcars – a testimony on how ‘small’ can be the new ‘cool’ – has redefined speed, style, glamor, and most of all what can…
