After finishing third in the Beijing ePrix, Virgin’s Sam Bird soared to first place in Putrajaya, displaying impressive driving skills and adept energy conservation. Starting from second on the grid while Dragon Racing’s Oriol Servia was in pole position, the Brit hijacked the lead shortly after the yellow-flag period that ended on lap 4.
As if the uncertainties of an inaugural race season and developmental electric-race car technology is not enough, the threat of rain looms over the Putrajaya ePrix as the second race is set to take place tomorrow, during a time when thunderstorms are besetting the country’s capital.
There seems to be no end of new car companies trying to establish themselves as niche players in a seemingly wide-open market for alternatively-fueled vehicles. Now a British start-up company backed by some of Germany’s automotive design royalty may be set to break the mold and become one of the few legitimate stand-outs, thanks to an attractive design, clever engineering, a cheap propulsion system and a highly advanced leasing system.
Lily Ma writes a flexes her creative muscles with a story. We leave it to your imagination to interpret the underlying meaning.
Mr. Richard owns a beautiful grand car with a polished black body. This car is very proud, always thinking that other cars are shabby and scruffy.
Following up on his election pledges to fix the Indonesian economy, President Joko Widodo has unveiled a hefty increase in the price of subsidised fuel for the territory, a risky step in a notoriously politically-volatile nation, in an attempt to shore up the otherwise tattered finances of South East Asia’s largest economy.
Guest writer, MAC, reports on the latest advancements in ‘transparent’ vehicles that are cool and actually practical.