Fossil or Electric?

With the fossils depletion closing up in a few decades. Alternative energy source is being dug to keep the continuation of transit. Although driving a eV maybe a one time investment but it does have after effects arriving with it. India produces 22% more electricity than needed to satisfy country's need. Yet we face power cuts.

On the other hand UK produces just 5% more electricity than it actually needs. [Source: worlddata.info] While UK is going to struggle with the approaching fuel crisis iceberg , India can actually catch up and push the global market down. Alot of investment will be needed to install fast charging stations . It'll be difficult  to make it easily available like the old school juice that your vehicle is actually running on right now. 

The phase ain't gonna be easy for the whole world. Transit will be expensive. Shipping will be expensive. Buying a family car will be expensive . So suite up for a terrible and full of surprises wala future. In short we're doomed. Not a particular country or region, EVERYONE !

Net zero : A conspiracy?

India has announced to go net zero by 2070. Let's make sure about what these actions will actually lead to.

As of now, according to the transport ministries across the globe only have one alternative fuel. That being electric vehicles. While they lack practicality, they do come in with more cons than pros. In a conventional vehicle the operating costs might come gradually as compared to immediate ones in electric ones. Now most important things to keep in mind while we think of EVs.

Costing:

An average cost of 20 Lakhs is not something that a country with the greatest number of middle-class people would like to prefer. Now it is debatable that if once more people start buying it, the manufacturing costs will go down. But increased production is directly proportional to reduced availability which means again high prices. We're back to square one.  

Invisible Pollutants:

EVs don't run on a magic juice. They need power. Now as of now India produces 56.8% of electricity by usage of thermal power plants that constitute coal, lignite, diesel and gas as fuel. Now let's know how a thermal power plant works, fuel heats water which turns into steam and helps in movement of turbine leading to production of electricity. And guess what is similar to thermal power plants, conventional vehicles. So electric cars do pollute and a lot but it's just that it's not visible. 

https://powermin.gov.in/en/content/power-sector-glance-all-India

So according to a study conducted by a professor from IIT Kanpur electric cars emit more greenhouse gases as compared to a conventional vehicle. Mr. Avinash Agarwal added that the primary reason is production of electricity by thermal power plants. Even manufacturing batteries requires more energy costs that usual ones. 

Possible solutions:

Hybrid vehicles are the best solution as of now till there are any kind of advancements in alternative fuels. Keeping pollution and doesn't need any kind of external battery charging. The working is actually simple, engine powers electric motor which in turn runs the wheels and it has a battery which charges up in this procedure. 

Instead of citizens adjusting to government's needs, govt must improve the infrastructure and let go off the polluting govt vehicles. 

 

Electric Vehicles - Checking the practicality .

In recent years , electric vehicles have gained quite a popularity. However are they as fascinating as they are projected and are they viable?

Charging stations :
Electric vehicles maybe comfortable and sufficient for city but for long journeys India isn't ready to adapt it.

We lack in charging points all over the country. Bengaluru  has quite alot of electric vehicles and many charging points and so does Mumbai. They even has charging points at malls where you can park and keep on shopping while your vehicle's battery juices get activated. So firstly lack of charging and resting areas must be solved on. However , the govt has shown a great interest for them.



Accidental Damages:
You must be familiar with the electric vehicles that they use Lithium Ion batteries. Vehicle crashes in India are lethal ! There's a death every four minutes. And according to 2016 census, we had a road accidental average of 1214 per day. Crashes are extremely crumbling .

Lithium ion exhibits a property, as soon it's exposed to air it ignites . So during the impact the passengers may or may not die because of impact, if the batteries deal a leak it'll ignite causing casualties . So in short, if they don't die due to impact , maybe the burns will do it.  

Verstappen's fourth championship at risk?

 The Imola GP might have had a lethargic start but by the end things changed. Mclaren arrived Imola with major aerodynamic upgrades which as capable of challenging Verstappen's rocket ship. For those who don't know, last 15 laps Lando started catching up with Verstappen and closed gap from 6 seconds to 0.4 seconds. They raced till the last corner. Verstappen was under pressure.

Now let's check out the upgrades that teams arrived with on Italian GP:

• Ferrari made minor adjustments/ upgrades to the front and rear wing. Bringing in the new "P" side pods followed by some aerodynamic setups. But Ferrari didn't perform as expected in their home race and had to settle with P3(Leclerc) and P5(Sainz).

• Mclaren didn't have major adjustments but only had a track wise setting. This got them a result of P2(Norris) and P4 (Piastri).

• Red bull had brake cooling upgrades only and looks like it did underperform looking at Perez getting overtaken left and right. Red bull bags a P1(Verstappen) and Perez had to settle for P8.

• Mercedes, Alpine, Sauber and Williams made adjustments to the floor elements whereas Haas played around with front wing and rear suspension which did turn out to be good.

In nutshell Imola GP was a roller-coaster ride by the end and now all the eyes are on Monaco GP happening on 26th may, 2024. 

Organizing a Motorsport event in India too difficult?

 If you follow Motorsport, you must be knowing that Formula-E was held in Hyderabad on 11 Feb ,2023. The race went really well and the drivers were a delight. Since it was a street circuit, things got interesting.

                              However, the management was just so unplanned. BMS did everything to ruin the racing experience by not allowing fans into the stands on time for FP2. The stands were all the same. There was no difference between 4 types of stands. The heat made it difficult for the fans. None of the stands were actually even given a shade. The exits were so unorganized that during an emergency it would have been impossible to dispose off the public if anything had happened. Mahindra racing you did a great job at bringing motorsports to India, but it was indeed badly managed. The seats int the stands must have been new ones and the plastic wrapper of the seats were just thrown away ironically in a Formula-E race.  At the end I want to say that none of the real motorsport fans will actually attend the event next year. 

Suzuka - A title decider for 2022 ?

Japan is set to host its Grand Prix after a span of three years. It's actually not just a usual weekend for the Honda engines in the team line up. It's the home race for power unit supplier of Red bull and Alpha Tauri.

 To make this a second world drivers' championship win for Max Verstappen. All he needs to do is gain P1 and fastest lap, so in turn he actually needs to stay 8 points ahead of Leclerc and 6 points ahead of Checo. This is not just going to be easy with all the Budget cap controversy that has been going on around the track. So, would this be good news or bad one for the Dutchman? 

ADAS - A Drape of Accidental System ?

 An ample of videos have emerged in which drivers are seen compromising the safety of nearby vehicles by even leaving the driving seat in an act of show off . ADAS , which was introduced to enhance safety can actually cause a terminal accident and in turn leading to casualties.                              

                       Technology that's been introduced by Mahindra is with a good will and state of the art. But a computer can't completely be trusted, even a minor bug could cause a major issue. And people actually appreciating such juvenile act is just outrageous .

Solution:

Pressure sensors on seats and making sure all the sensors are actually actuating at once and hence the driver is in a right up position. And yes installing this system would actually add up to the cost but it will indeed enhance the safety. Isn't that what Mahindra is all about. Safety.

Championship bid in Vegas .

Formula one is all set to race in Las Vegas from 2023. With the fans and drivers excited, USA is set to add another track to the history books.

What do we know about the track?

A tremendously aesthetic track with 14 corners joins the street circuit club. With 6.1 km long circuit it'd have 2 DRS zones. Data from the F1 simulations depict that drivers can reach up to a speed of 342 kmph (212mphr). A night race in Vegas is what would boost up F1 fan's love for the sport, since the track passes through some iconic locations like Caesars Palace, the Bellagio and the Venetian.

Citroen a veteran ?

 The french automobile company is all set to land on Indian roads. It being the first company to actually mass produce front wheel drive and four wheel independent suspension. Lets talk about the car in question. It has enormous boot space, enough to accommodate the quantity of luggage we carry.

Aircross was seen in an episode of The Grand Tour (season 3) where it just fascinated me.In the episode it even was able to pull a ship (13000 tonnes) upto a distance of 25 metres. Her brilliance just kept getting better. Although Citroen is steping newly , I deduce that its much better than many others in same class. If the build quality of aircross in India is same as the one in France the sales may boom up. 

The enormous traction with a little power solves everything. She's gonna love India as much as Indians are gonna love her.

Welcome to India.

Bon voyage Citroen!

MG Hector

The vehicle of the millenium is here. The vehicle that declared that Indian automobile market is alive and is getting stronger! While other automakers just kept blaming something or other MG broke every kinda belief.

The major reason for automobile economy breakdown is the prices estimated by others.

While MG is here with all new Hector.RIGHT THING FOR THE RIGHT PRICE!

What Indians want is available in hector at right price. Secondly, skipping the relenthless fuel stops ,it provides a mileage of 13.96 to 17.41 kmpl which is more than that of vehicles of similar class.



Its availabe in Petrol, Diesel and Hybrid (Electric + Petrol)  variants. Prices start at 12.48 lakhs*.Available in both manual and automatic transmission. It has an enormous length of specifications which are probably on available in high end vehicles .

Kia Seltos

Kia is all set to reveal its first machine to indian roads. Seeing the growing indian market this south korean company decided to enter the nation . Established an industry already ,Kia is working hard to get its hands on indian market.
First vehicle to bash the indian roads would be Kia Seltos which is gonna make a tough competition with the present mini suvs present. Kia is going to create a bang because of its brilliant response from other nations around the globe.Seltos has all the stuffs an Indian could aspire for , no after market installations required. It has factory fitted exclusive speakers from Bose.

SPECS: Variants are going to be as follows ,1.5-litre petrol and diesel along with a 1.4-litre Turbo GDI petrol motor. The 1.5-litre naturally aspirated petrol engine develops 115PS and 144Nm. The diesel engine develops 115PS and 250Nm while the 1.4-litre Turbo GDI motor churns out 140PS and 242Nm .So its a tough choice to choose over the same vehicle when it comes to vaiants.

Estimated Price is gonna be around 10 Lakhs. Its yet to be launched ,but still its getting ample of love from different parts of india.