March 11, 2021
Call to highlight domestic tourism for better collaboration among states and greater understanding between people
The just-concluded Kerala Travel Meet (KTM) virtual summit facilitated more than 7,000 business meets, taking major strides in overcoming the Covid-19-induced economic crisis in the state and bringing back the vitality of tourism in a post-pandemic situation.
The government and the KTM society are considering holding a physical edition of the meet this year, according to Rani George, Principal Secretary, Tourism Department. The virtual mart went off well and created another history for Kerala Tourism. Yet the importance of a physical mart cannot be ignored, she said, while speaking at the closing ceremony.
So, this is quite disappointing.
Brand new 2020 Duke 390 developed an intermittent problem. It started stalling, with unusual sputtering throttling issues at low speed. It would stall when downshifting at low speed, but notably it would stall when the clutch is pulled (so it s not an issue of downshifting and letting the revs get so low that the engine stalls).
I ve been a loyal KTM fanboy for years now. Started with a Duke 200, quickly upgraded to a 2016 Duke 390, which I rode for many years. So this is my third KTM.
Took it to the service center, it seemed okay on the ride home but the problem surfaced the next day. Took it back several times. I m no mechanical genius but I figure the issue is with the fueling, maybe a clogged fuel line or such. It runs fine at higher speeds or when you open up the throttle, but stalls and sputters in traffic. Really weird behavior for a brand new bike.
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The four brands have signed up to form a consortium, which will oversee the development of a common battery swapping technology
Work will begin in May 2021.
Expect the brands to introduce standardised swappable battery packs for their products in Europe first, followed by other global markets.
Bajaj could also benefit from this move as it has already teamed up with KTM.
KTM, Yamaha, Honda and Piaggio have signed a letter of intent to form a consortium, to create swappable battery technologies that are common to all four brands. Keen enthusiasts would know the move is similar to what the Japanese Big Four (Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Yamaha)
Battery swapping is a model in which the discharged battery of an electric vehicle (EV) could be removed and exchanged for a charged one at public charging stations for a quick recharge.
In today's auto and moto industries, the sensible way to go when recharging a battery is to plug it in. Sure, there have been attempts to make swappable batteries a reality, but the rise in the number of different electric vehicles, each with different designs, makes that an impossibility.