Drako motors 1,200 horsepower GTE is silicone valleys latest EV entry.

A supercar startup with a $1.25 million price tag

In the past years we have seen lots of new companies trying to establish them selves in the new EV platform (Eg Rivian). Darko is one of those who are try to achieve massive goals from the starting it’s self. A SuperEV with a outstanding performance and a massive price tag.
Unveiled at Monterey Car Week, Drako Motors showed off what it says is the first production version of the GTE. The startup pulled no punches in how it described the car, either. The GTE is a “four passenger ultra luxury supercar” with “cornering precision unlike any other supercar on the road today,” Drako Motors says. It achieves this thanks to a quad-motor setup, with an electric motor at each wheel, and torque vectoring that’s driven by “industry leading” algorithms.
Drako Motors doesn’t have a legion of automotive talent like some of its peers, and it was founded by two entrepreneurs with backgrounds in technology. But it’s been working towards the GTE for years, having tested an early version of the car at the Nürburgring in 2015 . Drako Motors is also leveraging the vast auto industry to bring the GTE to life, from sourcing high-end components like Brembo brakes and and Öhlins suspension, to building the car on the chassis of the original Karma, the ill-fated hybrid sports car from failed automotive startup Fisker Automotive

In all, Drako Motors promises the GTE will have a top speed of 206 miles per hour. The car will also be able to last in high-performance situations, Drako Motors says, thanks to an “internal massively-parallel cooling architecture” that surrounds each individual battery cell and helps quickly dissipate heat.

The GTE is slated to go into production later this year, and deliveries will start in 2020 for whoever can pony up $1.25 million. Considering most other EV startups run into the hurdle of trying to make lots of cars for relatively affordable price tags, building a small number of really expensive cars may be a smoother route to take. But if Drako Motors runs into trouble on the way to those first shipments, it certainly wouldn’t be the first EV startup to do so as experienced with the Faraday Future

The Taycan expected to be powered by two electric motors good creating 600PS

• All electric Taycan with 500km range

• The Taycan will be revealed globally in September and early sale’s to start from December

• Porsche claims it to do 0-100kmph in 3.5 seconds while giving a range of 500km

• Porsche might also showcase the Taycan at the upcoming autoexpo

As we all know that EV is the future and combination cars supremacy is no longer helpful in the long run. All car companies have to come out of their comfort zone and have to start again in the EV platform to survive the future run. Hence Taycan will be the first all electric car to be offered by the company in association with Stuttgart.

Detailed technical specifications haven’t been revealed yet, but it is expected to be powered by two electric motors good for 600PS. Porsche also claims that the Taycan will accelerate from standstill to 100 kmph in under 3.5 seconds while giving a range of around 500 km(NEDC). The Germans claiming that it will have handling dynamics like the 911 is a bit too optimistic, but expect it to have the go to back all the show. Also note that Porsche is aiming at a sub-8:00 lap at the Nürburgring Nordschleife with the Taycan. Porsche is also working on an 800 volt fast-charging setup that’ll give it around 100km of range in 4 minutes.

The Taycan is underpinned by new J1 platform and takes inspiration from mission E concept.
Porsche is aiming at only 20,000 units of the Taycan for the initial year and more body styles like the wagon/crossover will follow later. The Porsche Taycan will be globally revealed in September at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show, with sales set to begin in December.

The new Corvette C8 is one of those comeback cars like the new Toyota Supra creating a lot of hype.

What is it?

It is the most hardcore Corvette till date competing with the likes of McLaren 720s , Porsche 911 , Ferrari’s F8 and the Ford GT .

Price ?

The basic variant will cost below $60,000 expected.

What to offer ?

the engine itself. Welcome to the new LT2. It’s still a 6.2-liter V8 and, at least in this initial flavor, it eschews forced induction. Where the base C7 made 455 horsepower and 460 pound-feet of torque, however, this new one does 495 hp and 470 lb-ft — or it will with the optional performance exhaust, at least. Without said exhaust, output numbers drop to 490 and 465, respectively. Dry-sump lubrication is standard, meaning a smaller oil pan and more consistent oil pressure on the track. That smaller oil pan sits the engine lower in the bay, which looks like it makes room for a supercharger in there.
The new C8 will have a 0-60 mph time of less than 3 seconds. Chevrolet isn’t quoting an exact time yet, but considering the outgoing ZR1 needed 755 hp to clock in at 2.8 seconds, that’s mighty impressive.

10 double decker rail cars towed over 1,000 feetIn 2017 .Ford announced that it would sell an all electric version of it’s best selling F-150 pickup truck. It plans to start selling hybrid versions in 2020 and as a result the video of this already successful pick up towing 10 double decker trains will help the company grow with it’s electric versions as well.
The electric prototype is seen pulling 10 double-decker rail cars over 1,000 feet. It does it once when the rail cars are empty and a second time with them loaded with 42 regular, gas-burning F-150s. The latter stunt puts the entire load at 1.25 million pounds, according to Linda Zhang, chief engineer on the electric truck project. An all-male retinue of fluorescent vest wearing truck owners are brought in to gawk and shout “no way” at the battery-powered F-150’s feats of strength — because apparently there were no women F-150 owners to be found.

It’s a nifty stunt meant to allay the concerns of the truck-driving public that electric can be “Built Ford Tough” too. Ford has a lot riding on the electric F-150, which will drop around the same time as the company’s forthcoming battery-powered Mustang-inspired crossover. The company has said it will spend $11.5 billion to produce over a dozen electrified models (which includes EVs and hyrbids) by 2022.

In the fine print, Ford describes the towing stunt as a “one-time short event demonstration” and claims it is “far beyond any production truck’s published capacity.” Right now, Tesla holds the record for pulling the heaviest load, when a Model X towed a 2,87,000 pound Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner nearly 1,000 feet on a taxiway at the Melbourne Airport in Australia last year.

Ford recently announced it was teaming up with aVolkswagen on electric and autonomous vehicles. VW is investing $2.6 billion on Ford’s AV effort, and Ford will gain access to the German giant’s electric vehicle MEB platform, which the Blue Oval says it will use to design and build at least one high-volume fully electric vehicle in Europe starting in 2023.

The automaker aims to deliver more than 600,000 European vehicles using the MEB architecture over six years, with a second all-new Ford model for European customers under discussion.

Also previously, Ford said it would invest $500 million investment in EV startup Rivian, and it will build an electric vehicle using Rivian’s tech. The new vehicle won’t affect the electric F-150 and Mustang-inspired crossover, though.

The sixth model in McLaren’s ultimate series will be a two seater open-cockpit speedster

• The New model will fill the gap between the senna and the speedtail

•it is expected to use the same 4.0 liter twin turbo charged V8

• It will be limited run model similar to it’s rivaling Ferrari’s

McLaren’s ultimate lineups are seriously some of the most extreme cars in case of performance. Line up starting from the F1 truly a classic . To it’s gorgeous P1 hypercar , ultimate road legal track car The Senna and recently added most aerodynamic the speedtail . McLaren is also working on the next generation P1 making it the 5th car in the ultimate series lineup. Now the announcement of it’s 6th car which is a open top limited edition speedster.
So, the McLaren Senna, staying true to its name, is a race car with number plates. The Speedtail, meanwhile is a hyper GT which is also the spiritual successor to the revered F1. Taking a quick glance at McLaren’s short but extremely reputable career, we can see some heroic cars which not only gave the Italians a hard time, but also made them go back to their drawing boards. Now, McLaren is following a different approach and is prepping something special which will focus more on attributes like feel, emotion and beauty
There are also reports suggesting the new unnamed speedster will borrow styling cues from McLaren’s open-top sports prototype racers from the yesteryears. Are we looking at something like the McLaren M1B Can-Am racer built by Bruce McLaren? Only time will tell.

The new car is developed with driving pleasure as the main agenda and is expected to be dynamically superior with amazing levels of feedback. This paired up with the wind-in-your-hair experience could be motoring nirvana at its finest.

Expect to find McLaren’s 4.0-litre V8 twin-turbocharged petrol motor, which is good for around 700PS, inside the engine bay. This engine will obviously be mounted behind the driver and will most likely make use of a carbon fibre tub. Expect a dual-clutch gearbox to transmit all that power to the rear wheels.

The lack of a roof and McLaren’s extreme fetish for carbon fibre will most probably result in a kerb weight that is lighter than the Senna (1189kg). There are no second thoughts about this being a limited-run version, but the specific number is not out yet. Neither is the price. The uber-cool Ferrari Monza SP1/SP2 is the closest thing to the new McLaren, although there have been similar cars in the past like the Mercedes-Benz SLR Stirling Moss.

BMW has officially lauched it’s ultimate luxury SUV the X7 in India along with the updated luxury sedan The 7 series.

The 7 series is an update and hence gets lots of interior as well as exterior updates. On the other hand the X7 makes its debut in India for the Luxury SUV segment rivaling the Mercedes GLS . It has everything more refined and luxurious than it’s already launched younger brother the BMW X5.

What the X7 has to offer

It has huge kidney grills (BMW’S signature) complimented it’s dazzling laser light technology headlights and L-shaped DRls. The aluminum roof rails and the electronically adjustable mirrors just gives the big boy a more classic look. With the 21 Inches alloy wheels along with 285/45R21 tyres and all the beefy looks makes the SUV look like a big boys toy. The rear of the X7 is quite clean and consists of an upright tailgate with massive bootlid and aluminum inserts around the dual exhaust tips . Two sleek wrap round LED taillamps blend into and aluminum strip that runs across the rear of the suv. Interior : It comes loaded with luxury complimented by 12.3 inch display and instrument cluster and infortainment system featuring apple carplay and Android auto. BMW’s live cockpit offers professional navigation system and voice activated interactive system . Other note Worthy thing are five- zone air-conditioning, onboard WiFi,a wireless charging pad and more. Aside from that all it also offers 2 10.2 inch rear seat entertainment system , six colour ambient lighting , a panoramic glass roof and 16- speakers Harman Kardon audio system.

Power

Under the hood , the X7 is offered with turbo charged petrol and Diesel engines . The BMW X7 xDrive40i is powered by a 3.0-litre six-cylinder petrol engine that produces an output of 340bhp and maximum torque of 450Nm at 1,500 – 5,200rpm. The car accelerates from 0 -100kmph in 6.1 seconds. The BMW X7 xDrive30d is powered by a 3.0-litre six-cylinder diesel engine that produces an output of 265bhp and a maximum torque of 620Nm at 1,500 – 2,500rpm. The car accelerates from 0 -100kmph in just 7 seconds.
The 7 series
BMW has launched the facelifted 7 Series in India with prices starting at Rs 1.22 crores (All-India ex-showroom). There are three diesel powered versions and three petrol powered versions with the latter getting in a plugin hybrid model. There are multiple colour options and three trim packages DPE, DPE signature and M Sport.

This facelifted BMW 7 Series was unveiled late last year and is a mid-life update for the German automaker’s flagship sedan. Highlights of this mid-life update comprise new bumpers, laser headlamps and a massive kidney grille. Inside, there’s a host of new trim options along with BMW’s latest iDrive system. As standard, every version gets multi-zone climate control, leather upholstery, electric seats with cold and hot massage function and a digital instrument cluster.
The petrol engine on offer is the 3.0-litre inline-6 producing 322bhp/450Nm with an eight-speed automatic sending powering to the rear wheels. The diesel engine on offer is also a 3.0-litre inline-6 producing 262bhp and a monstrous 620Nm of torque. This engine too gets an eight-speed automatic sending power to the rear wheels.

This update of the 7 Series sees the introduction of the 745Le xDrive for the Indian market. It is powered by an inline-6 petrol motor producing 286bhp/450Nm. In addition, it gets an electric motor producing 113bhp/265Nm. It’s got an electric only mode range of 55km and a top-speed of 110kmph. As a part of the package it gets xDrive and optional four seat layout. The diesel powered versions can be had in the DPE, DPE signature or M Sport trim while the 740Li is available only in the DPE Signature trim. The top-of-the-line M760Li gets a 600bhp 6.6-litre V12 with all-wheel drive as standard.

The future is clearly racing towards an era of autonomous cars. Not only the traditional car-makers, investors, startups but renowned tech companies are also dipping their fingers into autonomous car R&D. Research has suggested that the self-driving market will see a prominent rise from 2019 to 2026, as it aims to touch a revenue base of $556.67 billion.

here are the top 10 Tech companies that show their interest in driverless future. With pushing AI to it’s maximum limit.

1 Intel

The prominent chipmakers joined forces with Mobileye as well as Waymoto provide computing power needed to automate a driverless car. Intel created Automated Driving Group (ADG) in 2016 and invested $250 million to auto tech investments. Further, in 2017, Intel invested $15.3 billion for joining forces with Mobileye

2 APPLE
In early 2018, this multinational tech company registered 27 self-driving cars with California’s Department of Motor vehicles and currently, they have 66 driverless minivans that are on road in California. On July 2018, this tech giant received a patent for bringing in personalization features in autonomous vehicles. The company had announced about Project Titan, the self-driving car for which is hired former Waymo and NASA engineer , Bob Mansfield to head this project.

3 Casio
One of the worldwide leaders in IT and networking, Cisco is constructing data collection and layer of analysis in the self-driving industry. A CES 2018, Cisco announced its the partnership with carmaker company Hyundai to help enable over the air (faster-than-ever OTA) updates. Earlier, Cisco had worked with the state of Michigan’s Department of Transportation on a self-driving initiative known as “ Cisco Connect Roadways ”.

4 Amazon
Over these years, Amazon has spent billions in search of better solutions for delivery including the explored delivery by drone called the Prime Air. In the year 2016, Amazon was granted a patent for a system to navigate roadways in autonomous cars. It also received a permit from California DMV to start testing driverless cars on road in early 2017. At CEs 2018, the company announced its partnership with Toyota for developin

g self-driving cars.

5 Bosh

This leading multinational engineering and electronics company joined hands with Mercedes in 2017 help in developing level 4 (high automation) and level 5 (full automation) cars.

The engineering team at Bosch are working to develop core algorithms and software components that mainly focuses on three components that are perception, localization, and planning so that the gap between the sensor physics and the mechanical actuation of the vehicle can be bridged in order to make the robot on wheels possible

6 Hawaii
This leading global provider of information and communications technology infrastructure and smart devices last year test drove driverless car Porsche Panamera that is equipped with Mate 10 Pro technology where a smartphone is used to control a driving car at Mobile World Congress. It has also joined hands with Audi to develop level 4 self-driving technology cars that will be sold in China. Cellular technology called as Cellular V2X is one of its latest innovations which was announced in the Mobile World Congress, 2017 where it has partnered with Vodafone.

7 Samsung
In 2017, Samsung got approval from South Korea for testing self-driving cars on the road. The cars are well equipped with cameras and sensors and are basically based on Hyundai vehicles. At CES 2018, the company revealed a new technology platform, known as Drvline that is designed to build customized driverless cars

8 Nvidia

NVDIA DRIVE AGX is a computing platform for autonomous vehicles that serve as a brain for autonomous vehicles. At CES 2016, it unveiled the Nvidia Drive PX2, a platform designed with deep learning, computer vision and sensor fusion for self-driving vehicles. Further, it joined hands with Baidu and Tesla and later with Bosch and Toyota for developing autonomous cars. It has also partnered with Paccar, a truck-maker company to develop self-driving trucks.

9 Uber
In the year 2016, Uber confronted about Otto, a self-driving truck design to automate material transport but later it was shut down. Uber faced a lot of controversies during these years regarding the driving of autonomous cars. Recently, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi announced a plan to work jointly with Toyota on developing the anonymous vehicles.

10 Microsoft
This tech giant is not only working for developing autonomous cars but is also supplying Microsoft Azure cloud services to other companies who are working towards developing self-driving cars. In 2015, the company made collaborations with Volvo to carry R&D in autonomous vehicles. Further, in 2016, it joined hands with Toyota to support research in various grounds like AI, AV, robotics, etc

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MG motors was thrilled with the Indian market response to their first car in India . It has exceeded the production capabilities for this year causing MG motors to stop reservations temporarily and focus on existing customer satisfaction . MG India was grateful for all the support given to them considering that it was their first time in India. Now MG is willing to take it a step forward and trying to setup the benchmarks as high as possible in the EV segment from the beginning it’s self. It is giving existing EVs a though competition.

MGs eZS is ready to take on with Hyundai’s Kona electric

• Exciting colour variants and dazzling Modern Crossover looks

•Exterior highlights include LED DRLs, auto headlamps and foldable electric mirrors.

•Interior features include 8-inch touchscreen, leather upholstery, panoramic sunroof and heated front seats.

•Will be powered by a 44.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with an electric motor that delivers 143PS and 353Nm.

•Will be powered by a 44.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack with an electric motor that delivers 143PS and 353Nm.

•Will launch in India by December 2019.

MG is it’s first all electric EV in India . Based on it’s tested compact SUV segment . In exciting new colours and trims . Colours variants like the Pimlico Blue, Arctic White, Black Pearl and Dynamic Red. In its UK spec, the eZS will be offered in India and these variants will definitely please you’re eye’s

Exterior

Exterior highlights include LED DRLs, auto headlamps, LED tail lights, star rider grille with an integrated charging port and electronically heated, adjustable mirrors. The higher-spec Exclusive variant gets extra features like silver roof rails and foldable mirrors. With a boot 448 litres of boot space to provide additional storage for outdoor items.

Interiors

The MG eZS comes with a loaded interior package Which of these include an 8-inch hi-res touchscreen with satellite navigation, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth audio streaming and DAB radio. Other features include a 4-speaker audio system, 6-way adjustable driver seat and standard fabric upholstery. The Exclusive variant gets additional features like leather upholstery, electronically powered driver’s seat, panoramic sunroof, heated front seats, a 6-speaker audio system and rear parking camera

Power and services
Under the bonnet, the electric SUV will be powered by a water-cooled 44.5 kWh lithium-ion battery pack that is fed to a front-mounted electric motor which delivers 143PS of power and 353Nm of torque. These figures propel the compact SUV from 0-100kmph in 8.5 seconds and on to a top speed of 140kmph. The 44.5 kWh battery gives the eZS a range of upto 262km on a single charge on city-highway range . The city range alone goes up to 371km. The battery pack can be charged up to 80 per cent in 40 minutes when plugged into a 50 kW fast charger. A 7kW wall-box charger will extend the charging time to 6 hours. MG UK will offer a 7-year / 80,000-mile warranty on its SUV as well as its lithium-iron battery

Regenerative Braking
Aside from that, the MG eZS will get a rotary drive selector. It will also get up to 3 regenerative braking modes and Eco, Normal and Sport driving modes just like the Hyundai Kona Electric. To add that extra kilometers.

Safety and roadside assistance
The electric SUV will come with MG Pilot driver assistance AI that consists of various features like Advanced Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist and Adaptive Cruise Control. The higher-end Exclusive variant gets Blind Spot Monitoring and Rear Cross Traffic Alert as additional features. Safety features for the SUV include front and side airbags, ABS, EBD, seatbelt reminder, and ESP.

Estimated Price

The MG eZS SUV will go on sale in the UK in September with a price tag of 28,495 pounds (Rs 24.49 lakh) for the lower-spec Excite and 30,495 pounds (Rs26.21 lakh) for the higher-end Exclusive variant. However, MG is providing a great offer for its first 1,000 customers, who stand to get a discounted price of 21,495 pounds (Rs 18.49 lakh) and 23,495 pounds (Rs20.20 lakh) on the two variants respectively.

The eZS will be launched in India on December 2019 and is expected to have a price tag of Rs 25 lakh (ex-showroom pan India). Once launched it will go up against the recently launched Hyundai Kona Electric in the Indian market.

Cars 24 India’s biggest online second hand car selling platform has got an legal notice from the court . As a number of landlords who had agreement to rent the company area to setup their offices have field a notice on agreement violation. As the company fails to pay these landlords it’s rent .

NEW DELHI : Half a dozen of landlords in the national capital have sent legal notice to Sequoia founded Cars24 , an online platform for used cars , Due to non payment of rent and shutting of stores in the violation of lease agreements

Cars 24 has shuttered many outlets in Delhi according to landlords the company terminated the rental payment before the agreement had eneded.

On a conducted periodic internal audit of all properties for compliance and are currently in the process of addressing anomalies with few properties a cars 24 spokeperson said on it’s Gmail.

The three year old start-up to have raised $100 million from investors.

• Chennai is the second City in India where Ather Energy has set it’s doors open for the Indian customers

• The Ather 350 and Ather 450 have been sold out till November 2019

• Deliveries of First batch of scooter will begin in September and October

In Q2 of 2019 Ather had officially lauched it’s electric scooter in Chennai and now the company has opened a brand new outlet in Chennai . The e-scooter maker is has had a remarkable start in the South Indian State as both the Ather 350 & 450 has been sold out till November 2019 . How it’s never to late the second batch will start delivery from November – December right after the first batch which starts form September .

Ather also plans to expand their futuristic e-scooter platform to 30 more cities in India

Interested customers can still pre book either of the scooters . However the company will only deliver them after December .

Charging

As of now Ather has 10 charging points in Chennai , but the company is planning to expand it’s charging infrastructure in the near future . The electric scooter maker has extended it’s lease program which was First seen in Bangalore , in Chennai as well . This program let’s customers lease the Ather 340 and the 450 for RE 2,274 and 2,517 per month respectively

Pricing

While lower spec Ather 340 will cost you somewhere around Rs 1.19 lac where as the top of the line model 450 variant will cost you Rs 1.31 lac .

The company plans to expand it’s footprint in PUNE , HYDERABAD , DELHI & MUMBAI SOON