Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Indian CVs: The road ahead

Indian CVs: The road ahead

After a tumultuous last year, the CV industry is looking at a rare new period. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Supreme Court’s judgement to stop the sale of BSIII emission compliant vehicles on April 01, 2017, led to an unprecedented situation. CV manufacturers and dealers were left with an estimated inventory of 96,700 (and 40,048 three-wheelers) BSIII emission compliant CVs as[Read More…]

by May 10, 2017 Cover Stories
Battery system meter from Meco

Battery system meter from Meco

Meco instruments has introduced a vehicle battery system meter – BM63. The battery meter is designed to check voltage and condition of different types of battery, ranging from 4 Ah to 500 Ah, and having 2-volt, 6-volt and 12-volt DC batteries. The state of the battery is indicated on the meter dial as ‘ok’ (green), ‘weak’ (yellow), and ‘bad’ (red).[Read More…]

by April 28, 2017 News
Anti-collision vehicle management system for India’s national highways

Anti-collision vehicle management system for India’s national highways

HP Lubricants and Leo Burnett India together have innovated to implement what is claimed to be world’s first anti-collision vehicle management system for India’s national highways. It is aimed to provide safer highways across Indian roads. The innovation, conceptualised, designed and executed by Leo Burnett India, was launched on NH1 in North India, along the Jammu-Srinagar Highway. The concept works[Read More…]

by April 26, 2017 News
The role of a Renault truck

The role of a Renault truck

In the Hindi movie, ‘Dishoom’, which released in 2016, a Renault truck has featured in a scene that plays out on a location in the Middle East. The plot of the movie unravels in the Middle East in the run up to an important cricket tournament between India and Pakistan. India’s top cricketer Viraj Sharma, played by Saqib Salim, goes[Read More…]

by April 24, 2017 Flashback