Articles by: Ashish Bhatia

Proterra Catalyst E2 adds new dimension

Proterra Catalyst E2 adds new dimension

Proterra Catalyst E2 has added a new dimension to the concept of electromobility. Story by: Anirudh Raheja Electromobility is an area no manufacturer would want to stay away from. It is the need of the time, and is perhaps a gateway to the future. It is not surprising therefore to hear about startups wanting to make a mark in electromobility. There[Read More…]

by — November 10, 2016 — World
Changing times

Changing times

The 66th IAA Commercial Vehicle show 2016 reflected the change the commercial vehicle industry is going through.  Story by: Anirudh Raheja Photos by: Gianenrico Griffini The 66th IAA Commercial Vehicle show opened its doors to visitors on the morning of September 21, 2016, at Hannover in Germany. The weather on that particular day was pleasant, though a little cold by Indian standards. One[Read More…]

by — November 10, 2016 — Events
Manatec goes to Frankfurt

Manatec goes to Frankfurt

At Automechanika Frankfurt, Germany, Manatec displayed its range of products. Story by: Team CV The quest for growth took Pondicherry-based Manatec to Automechanika Frankfurt, Germany. Established in 1987, the company, specialising in the design and manufacture of garage equipments like wheel aligners, wheel balancers, two post lifts, gas analysers, smoke meters, and headlamp aligners among others, displayed its product range[Read More…]

by — November 10, 2016 — Events
Building buses

Building buses

B Anil Baliga, Executive Vice President  – Bus & Application,  VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd. Interview by: Bhushan Mhapralkar Q. The Pithampur plant is running at full capacity. How does that augur for buses? A. We have geared up for a production run of 5500 numbers. We are doing about 6000 to 6100 units. We will be expanding the capacity to[Read More…]

by — November 10, 2016 — INTERVIEW