Car Industry's 2010 Face Off... ... If 2009 was the year of thundering bankruptcies and an almost total collapse of the American car industry - while the Japanese more or less flourished - 2010 seems to be the exact opposite. General Motors, Ford and even Chrysler – who were technically dead as ... Continue reading >
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The British arm of Mitsubishi will be the first in Europe to showcase the fast charge function of the all-electric i-MiEV city car, the company announced today. The fast charger, supplied by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), allows the i-MiEV to recharge from ...
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British carmaker Lotus announced it has completed the first testing phase of its new two-stroke engine, dubbed Omnivore, successfully running the engine on gasoline.
According to Lotus, at 2,000 rpm and up to approximately 2.7 bar IMEP (Indicated Mean Effective ...
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... on the Timmelsjoch high alpine road in Austria. And when it says workshop, it means taking the Mercedes E-Klasse, equipped with the 4Matic permanent all-wheel drive, through hell and ice to prove the car can handle it.
According to Mercedes, the 4Matic ...
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With winter already here, American carmakers are scrambling to make their vehicles as user-friendly as possible during the cold days ahead. After earlier today we told you about Chevrolet's $300 remote start option, it is time to take a look at what Ford has to ...
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Chevrolet Introduces Remote StartTECHNOLOGYIf you grown tired of having to freeze your a** off in your own car, during those cold, dark winter mornings, than this is just the thing. GM's Chevrolet announced today that, for $300 or less, you could start the car by remote, while your still brushing your teeth, to make it all warm and comfy by the time you open its doors. "Chevrolet customers tell us they love this feature, because it makes their lives a little easier,” Chuck Bongiorno, GM’s engineering group manager for vehicle access, starting and security said in a release. “On a cold winter morning, a customer’s Malibu or Equinox can be toasty inside and the windows defrosted before they get in their car to head off to work.” To put to rest any worries, you should know the doors ... >> Read more |
In the eve of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, tire manufacturer Goodyear announced it managed to create, together with Genencor, the first tire made with BioIsoprene technology, a solution which replaces the petrochemically produced ...
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One of the biggest challenges facing future EV owners, namely charging the car from an apartment building, is on the verge of being solved by Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors and Japan Delivery System Corporation. Together, the two companies announced they ...
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Automotive supplier Ricardo presented today the first details of the new Kinergy flywheel technology, specifically built to be used in road vehicles where regenerative braking and torque assist are being used.
"Ricardo is pleased to be able to announce its ...
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Porsche has just announced that it will offer a starter lithium-ion battery on select 2010 models, including the 911 GT3, 911 GT 3 RS, and Boxster Spyder as an option delivered with the car. The German price will be 1,904 euro including 10 percent value-added ...
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South-Korean carmaker Hyundai announced that it will launch a new four-cylinder engine with its 2011 Sonata model. The new engine is built at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing of Alabama.
The 2.4-liter Theta II GDI engine features gasoline direct injection (GDI) ...
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Rolls Royce has just decided to make its cars a bit more entertaining by starting offering HD radio as standard on all 2010 models. This means the luxury car manufacturer is the second company in the world to offer this feature on the entire product lineup after ...
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Racing fans will from now on be able to stay in touch with what happens on more than 50 speedways across the US, as they all now benefit from the RainedOut first text message service for sports leagues and clubs.
RainedOut was started out of the need to inform fans ...
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Speaking on "Mobility for Tomorrow" as part of the Shaping Life Tomorrow conference, Jeff Zimman, Chairman of Posit Science, revealed details on a new technology destined to keep senior drivers safe on the road. According to Zimman, the new tech, dubbed ...
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It seems like the Japanese editors were quite impressed by Mazda’s i-stop, as the system received the 2009 Automotive Researchers’ and Journalists’ Conference of Japan (RJC) Technology of the Year award, the carmaker announced in a release.
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Simulation software ANSYS announced today it is further expanding its collaboration with Italian carmaker Ferrari. After the two worked together for optimizing design and performance of Prancing Horse vehicles, ANSYS will now help Ferrari predict thermal comfort in the ...
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Being blind can’t possibly be easy, but a team of Virginia Tech students and SolidWorks CAD software are trying to make things easier by helping blind drivers see with their hands and ears. Sure, driving can be really difficult even for people who can see ...
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Global automotive and industrial technology supplier Bosch has just released details of its enhanced night vision system, that is now even safer for both drivers and pedestrians. Dubbed Night Vision Plus, the new active safety system provides a high-contrast image ...
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Everybody knows that Volvo has a “safety-first” policy when it comes to its vehicles. Next year, the Swedish will introduce the world’s first urban pedestrian collision avoidance system in its new S60 sedan. After that, the next step is to go ahead on ...
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Dana Holding Corporation has decided to give a serious push forward to the electric vehicles industry and make some money while doing it. So they developed the first cooling system for car batteries for both hybrid and electric vehicles. The technology just debuted ...
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As vehicles around the world have began being transformed in nature's most fervent advocates, the companies which build them try and come up with more and more innovative, wacky ideas to integrate as much nature into vehicles as they can.
The last development ...
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