Electric Vehicles
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Kia EV3: The All-New Electric Wonder
Kia’s aggressiveness in the EV space has taken another leap with the introduction of the all-new Kia EV3. The all-electric SUV was revealed to the world recently and it is highly anticipated that it will also enter the Indian market next year. The EV3 is the fourth electric model from the South-Korean automaker after the…
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Riding the Future with Niraj Rajmohan
In this in-depth interview, Niraj Rajmohan, CTO & Co-Founder, Ultraviolette, discusses their newly launched F77 Mach 2 motorcycle, and sheds light on their comprehensive testing, design aspects, and pricing strategies. Excerpts from the interview… TOS: What’s new on the F77 Mach 2 mechanically as compared to your first gen motorcycle launched last year? NR: “We unveiled the…
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Ather Rizta: The Family Electric Scooter
Ather Energy, the Bengaluru-based EV startup and now one of India’s leading electric two-wheeler makers has already introduced the Ather 450 range of scooters which are quite popular among the youth for daily commuting. Now, the EV maker has introduced its family scooter in the form of ‘Rizta’ at the second edition of the Ather…
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Coming Soon: All-Electric Volkswagen ID.4 – First VW EV for India
Last month, Volkswagen India held its annual brand conference 2024 in Jaipur where it showcased the all-electric ID.4 SUV, clearly indicating that it has plans to introduce the EV in the Indian market. It took the Volkswagen ID.4 EV almost three and a half years to reach the Indian shores after its global debut in…
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Seal of Approval
The BYD Seal is an elegant 3.8 second electric sedan, that is super comfortable, both in the driver’s seat as well as at the rear. This summer we drove it in the uber cool ‘Arctic Blue’ colour, and quite frankly, we can’t stop obsessing over it. So, what does the Seal have that makes it…
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BYD Seal: Seal the Deal
BYD India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of China-based EV maker BYD Auto, forayed into the luxury electric sedan segment recently with the introduction of the Seal in the country. The Seal, which will be retailed in India as a CBU (Completely Built Unit), is the brand’s third all-electric model for the Indian market, and is preceded by…
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Man of the Moment – Sanjay Gopalakrishnan
At the launch of BYD Seal, TURN OF SPEED caught up with Sanjay Gopalakrishnan, Senior Vice President, Electric Passenger Vehicle Business, BYD India, where he waxed eloquent on their latest tech-based offering and gave us an insight into the technology-based innovation company that has battery at its core. Excerpts from the interview… TOS: What according…
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Audi Q8 e-tron: Supercharge your Life!
You may remember our review of the e-tron 55 Quattro from July 2021 (If you haven't read it, you can do so by clicking on the link: https://www.turnofspeed.in/review/in-a-league-of-its-own.html) where we called the “intelligent” and “fully connected” SUV a “stellar offering” from Audi. Now, in 2023, the German carmaker has introduced the Q8 e-tron, and while there are…
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Mercedes Benz EQB: Go for Rose Gold
Fads come and go but frankly, one fad that I didn’t really think much of, until only a few years back, when it arrived on the scene, was the colour, Rose Gold. However, this was before I saw an Italian manufacturer of fine writing instruments offering this pen in Rose Gold. Back then, this colour was aimed…
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“EQS 580 4MATIC is the next level of engineering and technology”: Santosh Iyer
Mercedes-Benz India, rolled out their first ever locally manufactured EV, the EQS 580 4MATIC, in India today, and to do the honours was Nitin Gadkari, Honourable Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Govt. of India. Not only is India the first country besides Germany, to manufacture the EQS 580 4MATIC, but the sedan also happens…