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It is fast, does not cough poison, and costs little to keep going. It is the electric car, autophiles, and there is one or more for every pocket and every road. Elon Musk, the futuristic billionaire spearheading the electric car revolution, would be bemused to learn that the Tata-owned automobile giant Jaguar is launching I-Pace, the company’s first electric car in India at double the price of a Tesla. In 2020, four long-range EV models were launched in the country, with the Tata Nexon and the MG ZS EV marking the lower end of the price spectrum, the Hyundai Kona and the Mercedes-Benz EQC the middle and high-end, respectively. Currently, there are eight EVs available in India; the I-Pace that costs between Rs 1.05-1.12 crore, Mercedes-Benz EQC for Rs 1.04 crore, and the Hyundai Kona Electric priced between Rs 23.75-23.94 lakh. ....
As a wide array of companies re-examine the functionality of the workplace and recalibrate to varying levels of a work-from-home or work-from-anywhere, we’ll start to see more traditional office workspaces become periodic collaboration hubs, employers will need to equip their full workforce with the right tech tools, deployment, and IT support to maximize productivity and collaboration – for both working from home and in the workplace. The conversation steamrolled into a panel discussion, joining Vishal was Michael Michie from Tripple Ok Law, and Martin Mirero, who recently joined Ajua. “Hybrid office environments will become common, so will distributed workforces,” said Mirero, before Michie chimed in and explained how secure data and systems remains on top as the most important IT function objective for 2021. ....
Victoria Whitehead Lloyds Bank has hired a new managing director and head of infrastructure and transport, Victoria Whitehead, once a graduate on the corporate banking scheme. After being promoted from her previous role in the bank’s infrastructure and project finance (I&PF) team, she is set to lead the infrastructure and transport coverage team at a crucial time in the UK. Whitehead, whose appointment coincides with increased awareness around sustainability within the sector, said: “This year is set to be one of the most important in living memory for Britain’s infrastructure sector as the UK aims to build back from the coronavirus induced challenges in a way that is greener and more inclusive of every part of the country.” ....