World’s first Electric Plane E-Fan completed its first flight says Sachin Karpe. The World’s first Electric plane named E-Fan on 9 May 2014 successfully completed its first flight. The first flight was carried in Bordeaux, France. E-Fan was manufactured by the Toulouse-based Airbus. It is a small experimental aircraft and is powered by 120 lithium-ion polymer batteries and can fly with speed of 220kmph. The length of the E-Fan is little more than 19 metres and makes a noise lightly more than hairdryer and is co-friendly profile. An hour flight with the E-Fan will cost only 16 US dollar as compare to 55 US dollar for a flight in a petrol powered plane of the same size says Sachin Karpe.
Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd launched a new model of the SsangYong Rexton, the 'RX6' with manual transmission and a host of features at a price of Rs 19.96 lacs (ex-showroom, Delhi). The new model RX6 will be an addition to the existing model range of Rexton which has received a very good response in India. The Rexton is the No. 2 selling brand in the High-end SUV segment in FY 2013-14 says Sachin Karpe
Sachin Karpereview on Honda Activa, manufactured by Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd (HMSI), was named India’s No. 1 selling two-wheeler in March 2014. This is second time in FY’13-14 that Activa became No. 1 model in Indian two wheeler industry.
Overall, Honda Activa scooter sales went up 65 per cent to 179,956 units in March 2014, compared to 108,815 units sold in March, 2013. Activa is leading by a good margin of nearly 13,000 units over the second largest selling two-wheeler model in India says Sachin Karpe
Sachin Karpe says Gionee has officially announced the MOP of the Elife E7 mini at Rs 18,999. In December, Gionee has taken everyone by surprise by launching the Elife E7 mini, along with the Elife E7. Online retailer Snapdeal has now begun selling the device at a price of Rs 19,500. It is available in pink and white colour options. Gionee has followed the Sony way, as the E7 mini does not come across as a toned down variant of the E7. It bring the same functionalities as its elder brother but in a smaller display size. Sporting a 4.7-inch 720p display, the E7 mini is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core Mediatek processor coupled with 1GB RAM says Sachin Karpe.
Mobile is the future of payments says Sachin Karpe . The habit of paying for things on smartphones and tablets is already ingrained in modern consumer society, particularly among young demographics.
In the same way digital payments companies like PayPal helped usher in the PC-based e-commerce explosion, mobile-focused companies are exploring how to make these transactions easier, for shoppers and merchants, at physical stores and online. There's a lot of confusion out there about what constitutes a "mobile payment," and we reiterate our definition. A mobile payment occurs when a mobile, Internet-connected device is used to facilitate a transaction that might otherwise have taken place using a physical credit card, check, or cash, at a store or point-of-sale. Mobile transactions are a larger category that includes these payments, but also includes mobile commerce, or e-commerce channelled by an app or mobile website says Sachin Karpe.
