German luxury car maker Audi on Thursday launched three all-electric SUVs under its e-tron range with prices starting from Rs 99.99 lakh kicking off its electrification journey in the country. The three all-electric SUVs -- e-tron 50, e-tron 55 and e-tron Sportback 55 -- are priced at Rs 99.99 lakh, Rs 1.16 crore and Rs 1.18 crore respectively (all prices ex-showroom), Audi India said in a statement. Commenting on the launch of the e-tron brand in India, Audi India Head Balbir Singh Dhillon said, "we are launching not one, but three electric SUVs that begin our electrification journey." The three electric SUVs are "the perfect confluence of luxury, zero emissions, performance and everyday usability", he added.
Auto component makers in India are bracing for a tough time. High absenteeism among workers owing to Covid-19, shortages of critical parts, and temporary closures of plants by automobile manufacturers have thrown a spanner in the works for the Rs 3.2-trillion sector, which derives 60 per cent of its revenues from automobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), with the balance split equally between replacement demand and exports. Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India on Saturday said it was extending the maintenance shutdown, which was from May 1 to 9, till May 16, "keeping in view the current pandemic situation". Some activities will continue in the plants.
'As a course mate who has followed closely this star on the Bombay Sappers firmament, my heart swells with pride to see his extraordinary brilliance and focus; his commitment and his dedication; his hard work; and his technical as well as tactical knowledge,' says Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd) of his batchmate General Manoj Pande who will take over as chief of the army staff on May 1.
It is powered by the T8 Petrol-Electric Hybrid system
Building 6 conventional submarines is one of the Indian Navy's most important weapon construction programmes.
ActiveHybrid7 is a full-sized gas-electric luxury sedan, offered in the long wheelbase 740Li trim.
The strength of the plug-in hybrid lies, among other factors, in the perfect synchronisation of electric motor and combustion engine, which makes itself apparent in maximum efficiency and dynamics on the road.
The car is powered by a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine
MotorBeam tests the Lexus ES300h to tell you what makes it so desirable.
The recently launched Toyota Camry looks good, drives well, offers ridiculous levels of space and comes quite feature-loaded.
In New Delhi's corridors of power, debate continues on whether the navy even needs a third aircraft carrier.
Suzuki will produce EVs for the Indian market and will supply some of them to Toyota, which will provide technical support.
The company aims to follow the government's push for environment-friendly vehicles by driving in models with green technologies.
The car uses Cayenne's hybrid system and is driven by an electric motor.
The hybrid two wheeler runs both on gasoline and the battery, almost doubling the mileage per litre of petrol.
The MINI Scooter E Concept, which is set to appear at Paris Motor Show next week, comes 10 years after BMW unveiled its vision of a modern day MINI.
Hydrography (underwater geography) prevents the Indian Navy for opting for an all-conventional, or all-nuclear submarine fleet.
On December 15, 2020, JLR announced that it has opened bookings of its first Plug-In Hybrid in India, the New Defender P400e.
Low commodity prices and a likely softening of interest rates have set the right business conditions, but the revival of demand - both in domestic and overseas markets - will be the key driver in 2009, experts said.
The Accord Hybrid will be imported through the CBU route to India
Making a statement of its commitment to protect the environment, Japanese car major Honda on Wednesday launched the first hybrid car in India, Civic Hybrid, priced at Rs 21.5 lakh
This new avatar comes with a completely new 2.0 litre petrol engine under its hood.
The China auto show saw some amazing models being rolled out, some for the first time. Rajesh Karera/Rediff.com picks the best of the lot.
Inflation fell to 4.29 per cent for the week ended February 25 from 4.34 per cent in the previous week, mainly due to decline in prices of essential food articles and non-food items.
The damaged drone was recovered in Mahawa village based on the information given by one of the four people the state police arrested on Sunday.
'One can charge it at home, in the office, on the go. All it needs is a 15 Amp electric socket which is found is all our homes.'
The car is a conventional hatchback with state-of-the-art aerodynamics.
Besides electric vehicles, some start-ups present are working in the area of bike customisation, motorsports, auto gaming arena, autonomous vehicle and so on
The new Honda Accord Hybrid combines two worlds to offer a fitting blend of power and fuel efficiency.
Formula One will have simpler, cheaper and noisier engines from 2021 as part of a "road map" for the future presented to teams on Tuesday that could entice new manufacturers to enter the sport.
Mercedes India say they have already secured many pre-orders for the S600 Guard.
The three will share the eight million Swedish kronor (around USD 933,000 or Rs 6.20 crore) prize equally.
The SpyLite aerial system will help our soldiers in border flashpoints like Doklam and in encounters with terrorists in Kashmir.
The Honda City is an iconic brand for the Japanese carmaker
Chinese car makers have been copying designs of European car makers.
A rich blend of technology and earthy materials giving the Lexus NX 300h a unique look.
New Creta, petrol Vitarra Brezza.. A quick look at what went down at Auto Expo Day 2.
A pod-like vehicle, which can touch top speeds of close to 1,200 km an hour, will make this amazing feat possible.
In a huge setback to China's ambitious space programme, its first lunar rover Yutu or the Jade Rabbit was declared dead after attempts to revive it failed, media reports said on Wednesday.
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