I Want to Drive!... Even if my financial situation is a bit far from tying up with that of my colleague Bach, you probably already know I'm not actually poor either. And that's just to be modest. Yet, I don't like helicopters and I only use planes if I really have to. I'm a fan (age ... Continue reading >
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Automakers across the world have developed more or less advanced parking assistance technologies, with some of them reaching mass production while others remained in prototype form. Ford is one of the companies which already debuted such a technology, namely the Active ...
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Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it a motorcycle? No. Yes. And... yes. Samson Motorworks is in the process of developing two dual-use Multi Mode Vehicles (MMV) which offer the versatility of being able to fly... and drive.
The three-wheeled Flying Motorcycles feature ...
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Vehicle powertrain components manufacturer BorgWarner has signed a contract with Florida based company Etatech for the purchase of advanced gasoline ignition technology (ECCOS - electrically controlled combustion optimization system), which is said to provide ...
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The recently-announced upgrade for SYNC is now available as a free download. Ford recently announced that its in-car infotainment system will be upgraded with traffic, directions and information, obviously at no cost, with a download link for the application to be ...
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Mack Trucks Bring First Parallel Hybrid to NYTECHNOLOGYVolvo's group subsidiary Mack Trucks delivered today the first parallel-hybrid truck, designed for heavy-duty applications in the US. The refuse vehicle will be tested by the city of New York's Department of Sanitation. Thanks to its hybrid architecture (electric motor and diesel engine), the hybrid Mack provides fuel consumption ratings reduced by as much as 30 percent and 30 percent lower CO2 emissions. The Mack truck is EPA10 compliant. “We are very proud to be the first city in the country with a Mack truck of this type,” New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. “We all want clean neighborhoods, clean air, a clean environment. And clean trucks like this are essential in delivering on that promise.” The hybrid works just as every other similar ... >> Read more |
The race for the development of charging infrastructures for the future electric vehicles and plug-ins to roam the streets has entered a new lap this week, as the city of Amsterdam will become the first European location to install Coulomb ChargePoint stations. ...
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People who are more into technical details and less into design should be thrilled to know that the new BMW 5 Series GT incorporates the company's latest powerplant, known as the N55, basically an upgraded version of the N54.
Thanks to the press release obtained by ...
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Ferrari is reportedly planning an all-wheel drive hybrid system that could hit the streets in the next few years. The Italian manufacturer has already made a patent application for the hybrid, with the official papers pointing that Ferrari aims to ease up on the ...
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It seems like the almost-bankrupt American manufacturer General Motors is really keen on improving its popular in-vehicle safety system OnStar as the company announced a new feature today - two different upgrades were also rolled out last week. This time we're ...
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Techy heads out there have just received a new toy to look at: a 3D gauge cluster, especially designed for future car models, which brings all the information the driver needs in a single, yet user friendly manner. As you can see in the adjacent photos, the concept ...
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General Motors still struggles to tackle the market chaos in key areas and developing new, fuel efficient technologies to reduce fuel consumption seems to be the best way to do it. Well, the American automaker is close to reaching an important milestone as it ...
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Hitachi recently confirmed our reports in early May that they've developed the lithium-ion battery with the world's highest power density of 4,500 W/kg. That's 1.7 times the output of the company's current automotive lithium-ion battery, which has a power density ...
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Now this is something that may come in handy these troubled days. Oak Brook-based vAuto has released today its AutoWriter technology, aimed at allowing car dealers to generate and publish, automatically, descriptions of the cars they advertise online. But what's so ...
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Ford's SYNC seems to be one of the key development areas at the American company, as the manufacturer plans to improve the infotainment system with several new features every once in a while. Take for example the statement Ford rolled out at CES (Consumers ...
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And no, we are not talking about a car, but about the new sports seats created by Abarth and Sabelt Style Center. The new seats take their inspiration from the racing seats for the Abarths 595 and 695 and boast all the characteristics of a regular sport seat: ...
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General Motors continues its efforts to make its product lineup a bit greener with two new engines with displacements of 1.6 and 1.8 liters that will be produced by its Shanghai GM Dong Yue Automotive Powertrain joint venture in Yantai, Shandong.
Both engines ...
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As we already told you, Ford Motor has debuted its latest in the field development on the 2010 Lincoln MKS. Here is how the most acclaimed powerplant (by Ford itself, so far, as we will decide later for ourselves) in the company's inventory. What we are describing ...
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German manufacturer Audi has scored yet another point in the field of engineering. The company was awarded by the Association of German Engineers (VDI) the Mechatronic Innovation prize for the company's dynamic steering system.
“The close intertwining of ...
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The most powerful E85 engine made by Volvo, the five-cylinder 2.5l Flexifuel, gets even more muscle with the additional 30 horsepower and 40 Nm of torque the manufacturer has already prepared for it. And this while reducing fuel consumption by five and six percent ...
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As we all know, there’s much more to car design than just overall looks. Even though we tend to buy a car just because it looks good, the materials that are used in their manufacture are far more important.
BMW X6 research and development team got rewarded for ...
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