The airplane is a Faraday’s cage and that is the reason why it is safe even when it gets several times by lightning (powerful electricity) throughout its flight. Now, we are talking about planes that fly on electric power: as below, so above. Commercial planes account for about 2% of …
FUTURE NOW: Jaguar overtakes Tesla to the all-electric racing starting grid
As Tesla’s Electric GT plans faced a setback with a crash of their prototype while testing, Jaguar is planning a race of their own that will be an important element in the coming Formula-E season. The race will use Jaguar E-Type, the sport SUV equipped with a 90 kWh battery …
FUTURE NOW: All-electric Mini and what’s next for BMW
BMW is looking for partners, as Reuters reports, to build smaller electric cars. The challenge was not only financial, but also had to do with the engineering problem of fitting sufficiently long-range batteries into a smaller package. BMW has disclosed plans to launch a new, electric Mini model in 2019. …
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Valtteri rises
The fireworks above the Yas Marina was one of the most spectacular the Circuit had ever seen. It looked particularly brilliant, because it seemed to mark the dawn of a new era in Formula 1. The era of Valtteri’s ambition and the battle for lane control between the two teammates. …
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race Day: ‘The Curtain Racer’
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2017 race weekend has been about racing against oneself and coming out as a new benchmark! Winning titles four times in a row can go to one’s head. Just watching it happen can do that to us. So one can’t blame Hamilton if he found his …
Aston Martin unveils new Vantage and GTE
In an unprecedented synchronised launch, Aston Martin Racing revealed the new Vantage GTE in London at 8 pm GMT on Tuesday. Just four hours earlier, at 8 pm in Dubai, the Vantage road car had just said hello to the Middle East. New Aston Martin Vantage V8 It has placed …
Top 10 selfie points at Dubai Motor Show
If it isn’t worth taking a picture of, it is not worth remembering; and if it isn’t worth a selfie, don’t even bother talking about it. Because you want to be seen in places you ‘have to’ be seen in! And let the world know where is passion taking you …
8 not to miss cars at Dubai Motor Show
When the door opens this evening to what is perhaps the most excitingly balanced motor show till date, there are some cars you have to create boxes in your mind for – and tick them no matter what. Actually there is more, but these stands for the models we all …
Peugeot 3008 Review: The ‘different’ car of the year
Change begins from within. Indeed. But until it shows, it won’t be recognized by the world. And when a brand wishes to convey how exciting and transformed it has become, they had better look at the skeleton and skin, and throw the ones in the cupboard out. Peugeot has big …
Dubai Motor Show is for 8 types of people
This is the ninth edition of Dubai International Motor show that I’m going and it has never been just for the love of cars. In fact every year there was a new reason being added to my list. Family fun being the last! Seriously, “I am not the motoring type” …
