Vikram Chaudhary

5 days ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

The electric vehicle (EV) market has witnessed a reshaping over the past eight months, with JSW MG Motor India’s Windsor EV dethroning Tata’s long-standing EV champions, Nexon and Punch. Since its launch on September 11 last year, Windsor EV has not only become the country’s best-selling electric car but has also outperformed the combined sales of both Tata Nexon EV and Punch EV. Wholesales industry data shows that Windsor EV sold 23,918 units since its debut.

6 days ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

The area around Dholavira in Gujarat is so pristine that when we decided to explore the ruins of this ancient city, the aim was to leave minimum carbon footprint, and that could only have been achieved with an electric car. But driving an electric car in the middle of nowhere can be risky – where to find chargers? Unless it’s a car with a good range, like the Hyundai Creta Electric. Where is Dholavira?

6 days ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

To tap into the growing CNG car market, Kia India – the country’s sixth largest carmaker – will launch the Carens CNG later this year. “We have been testing the CNG fuel on the Carens – in terms of performance, drivability, efficiency – and will most probably launch it towards the end of this year,” Hardeep Singh Brar, senior vice-president & head of Sales & Marketing, Kia India, told FE.

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary |BYD India

Have you seen videos of sealions swimming in ocean depths? They fly through the water, and they’re smooth. Almost that similar grace and speed can be felt in a car – in BYD Sealion 7, provided you are driving it on well-paved roads. What’s the Sealion 7? It’s an electric SUV made by BYD, the Chinese carmaker. How does it drive? I drove it for a few days in Delhi, and this is what I liked and disliked.

1 week ago | financialexpress.com | Vikram Chaudhary

At last week’s World Audio Visual & Entertainment Summit (WAVES) in Mumbai, the University of Western Australia (UWA) announced it is opening a campus in Mumbai. FE’s Vikram Chaudhary talked to UWA’s chancellor Diane Smith-Gander on the next steps. Excerpts:Why did you choose to open a campus in Mumbai, when other Australian universities such as Deakin and Wollongong went to the GIFT City?