snow

At this time of the year, people from all across the country love to visit hill stations like Jammu & Kashmir, Manali, and Shimla, among others. These places are known for heavy snowfall, and people enjoy seeing the snow-capped mountains. However, on the other side of the spectrum, people are unaware that driving around these snowy mountains is not an easy task. Because of this lack of awareness, cars are seen sliding around the snowy mountains and crashing into each other. Recently, a video showing this exact type of…

Tesla Cybertruck is often described as a tank, but it now literally comes a lot closer to one with these massive snow tracks. When Elon Musk first talked about the Cybertruck, he described it as an “armored personnel carrier from the future” and a “tank inspired by Blade Runner”. The stainless steel exterior does invoke a tank or armored vehicle. The only thing missing is tracks instead of wheels. A bunch of mechanics fixed that. Dave Sparks, better known as Heavy D Sparks, has unveiled a…

Kashmir is known as the “Paradise on Earth” because of its beautiful scenic locations and mesmerizing views of the snow-clad mountains. Recently, the Indian cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar also shared via his Instagram profile that he is visiting the beautiful state of Kashmir. Now it has been reported that during his adventure through the snowy mountains, his Toyota Fortuner got stuck, and he had to be rescued on an ATV. The video showing Sachin’s Fortuner stuck in snow has been shared online. Sachin…

We’re still about a year before we see the first deliveries of the ET9 – NIO’s most luxe EV model to date, designed as an ultra-premium executive vehicle to compete with the likes of Porsche and Mercedes-Maybach. In a recent video posted by NIO, we see one of the features this $112k EV will deliver as the ET9’s intelligent chassis system can shake snow off of itself. See more below. The ET9 is a fresh new model to NIO’s ($NIO) product pipeline – existing as a mere rumor a few months ago before being…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThere was once an Oscars so bad, so haunting, so mortifyingly dark-sided, that it made people question whether the annual ceremony should be put out of its misery. It was 1989, and the Academy were keen for a shake-up. Chevy Chase had just come off a second consecutive year as host to a rash of negative reviews, with the LA Times branding the whole affair “parched, drab, and leaden”.…

Image: LegoBring home the magic of Walt Disney’s first animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in Lego form. The new collectible set will be available on March 4 online, and in select Lego stores and retailers. The set recreates the story of Snow White as she wishes for a new life, meets seven new friends and decides to room with them, and then takes a near-tragic turn after biting into a poison apple. There’s even a glass coffin for her to hang out in until Prince Charming smooches her back to life—which…

Taylor Clemons/ZDNET ZDNET's key takeaways The DeWalt 60V Max snow blowertwo-stage snow thrower. The model did a great job until I pulled it out of the shed to prep for a recent storm...and it wouldn't start.  I struggled mightily with the pull cord before remembering it had an electric start. Yet a few minutes and one extension cord later, there was just the sad, labored whirring of a gas engine struggling to kick over. With a storm just a few days away and expected to drop over a foot of snow, I didn't have time…

Photo: Eli Ramstad/Norwegian Public Roads Administration For the first time, Norway has used a semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh battery capacity to clear heavy snow on challenging mountain passes. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has been trialing the electric truck as a snow plow on the E6 highway, right over the scenic yet challenging Dovrefjell mountain range. It cleared a hefty snow dump this week, so they’re feeling pretty upbeat about using EVs to keep the winter…

Lava flows across snow-covered ground in southwestern Iceland.Photo: Marco Di Marco (AP)Southwestern Iceland has been a world transformed over the last few months, as initial tremors gave way to a full-throated volcanic eruption. The fishing village of Grindavík was evacuated in November, along with popular tourist destinations like the country’s Blue Lagoon, as residents held their breath for a potential eruption.And lo, a little later than expected, in December 2023, a large crack in the ground made by the initial…

In the last few weeks, mountain states like Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir have been experiencing heavy snowfall. This has led to an increase in the number of tourists visiting the area. Many of them come prepared and drive 4×4 SUVs to such places, while there are others who come in normal cars and get stuck in the snow. We have seen several cases in the past where tourists stuck in snow are rescued using Gypsy and other 4×4 vehicles. Here we have a video where a heavily modified monster Mahindra Thar rescues a…