autoevolution
 

Tech & Toys

Bentley Starts Making Furniture to Keep Its Skilled Workers
Bentley Starts Making Furniture to Keep Its Skilled Workers

5 Mar 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the financial downturn knocking on car makers' doors, it's no surprise that many of them resort to unexpected solutions to cope with the problem. One of the weirdest solutions we&#...

 
Fiat Multiair Reduces Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions
Fiat Multiair Reduces Fuel Consumption and CO2 Emissions

4 Mar 2009, 16:50 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As cars would not be worthy of the name without engines, research and development into improving powerplant performances is a vital part of the manufacturer's strategies. Events such as the 200...

 
NAVIGON Launches First Intelligent GPS Devices
NAVIGON Launches First Intelligent GPS Devices

2 Mar 2009, 16:00 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / We knew that GPS devices are useful tools that can guide you on unknown routes but we couldn't possibly imagine they are intelligent as well. But it seems that Navigon thought of turning the...

 
ILENA Confirmed by BMW
ILENA Confirmed by BMW

2 Mar 2009, 15:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we reported a few days ago, BMW's encounter with Artificial Intelligence life forms will spawn a new generation of driver assistants, perhaps the first system to be worthy of the name. The G...

 
Bolivia Wants Lithium Industry, Seeks Foreign Partner
Bolivia Wants Lithium Industry, Seeks Foreign Partner

2 Mar 2009, 13:41 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Apparently, Bolivian President Evo Morales seems finally ready to accept collaboration with a foreign partner to manufacture lithium batteries and, at some point in future, to even assemble battery-...

 
Nissan Adds "Old People" Features to Models
Nissan Adds "Old People" Features to Models

2 Mar 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In an effort to sell more cars and attract another segment of buyers, Nissan's designers have come up with an interesting idea. According to drive.com.au, the Japanese car maker intends to m...

 
Ford's EcoBoost V6 Engine Undergoes Boot Camp Tests
Ford's EcoBoost V6 Engine Undergoes Boot Camp Tests

2 Mar 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford's EcoBoost V6 engine is said to incorporate the best possible technology produced by Ford to boost fuel economy without neglecting power. Because of that, the upcoming 2010 Lincoln MKS and...

 
Emergency Traffic Cone that Lights Up to Increase Safety
Emergency Traffic Cone that Lights Up to Increase Safety

1 Mar 2009, 07:33 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly no one would want you to have a flat tyre or to experience the unfortunate event of a car breakdown but in case you do, here's an item that can make your incident ordeal a lot safer. ...

 
Citroen C5 with Snow Motion Intelligent Anti-Skid System
Citroen C5 with Snow Motion Intelligent Anti-Skid System

27 Feb 2009, 09:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving a car on a snow-covered road might really test your skills in case the vehicle isn't equipped with proper tires and/or chains. But even so, Citroen promises that its new Snow Motion tec...

 
Lotus Omnivore Two Stroke Engine Detailed
Lotus Omnivore Two Stroke Engine Detailed

26 Feb 2009, 15:19 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Research into developing better yet more fuel-efficient engines is getting more an more of a rhythm these days, as the 2009 Geneva Auto Show is about to begin. What went on behind the scenes until n...

 
New MCE-5 VCRi Engine to Be Shown on a Peugeot 407
New MCE-5 VCRi Engine to Be Shown on a Peugeot 407

26 Feb 2009, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Amid new cars, strange concepts and the “Lancia Café”, the 2009 Geneva Auto Show will also bear witness to car manufacturer's attempts to tackle the other modern day problem ...

 
Nissan Begins New Fuel-Cell Vehicle Winter Testing
Nissan Begins New Fuel-Cell Vehicle Winter Testing

26 Feb 2009, 11:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Alternative fuels and fuel-technologies are the new promised land for car manufacturers. The economic crisis seems to have stepped up research and development endeavors towards achieving fuel effic...

 
Maserati Brings Eco-Handbag Made of Ancient Car Brochures
Maserati Brings Eco-Handbag Made of Ancient Car Brochures

25 Feb 2009, 11:05 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / In case you like rare and ridiculous handbags and happen to be a lady whose hormones go off at the sound of any Maserati model as a study shows, there are high chances that you are going to be nuts ...

 
Self-Inflating Tire Snatches Tire Technology of the Year Award
Self-Inflating Tire Snatches Tire Technology of the Year Award

24 Feb 2009, 14:43 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Self Inflating Tire, also known as SIT, a technology designed by Coda Development has just won the Tire Technology of the Year award at the Tire Technology Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2...

 
BMW to Help Drivers with AI-Like ILENA System
BMW to Help Drivers with AI-Like ILENA System

24 Feb 2009, 14:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Years of research were put into developing systems that would allow drivers to better their driving skills with the aid of the car itself. But now, as the moment in which such systems draws ever clo...

 
Olympic Volkswagen Passat Lingyu Fuel Cell Fleet Demostrations
Olympic Volkswagen Passat Lingyu Fuel Cell Fleet Demostrations

23 Feb 2009, 11:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen Group of America announced today that 16 Passat Lingyu vehicles will participate in fleet demonstrations at the California Fuel Cell Partnership in Sacramento. The fuel cell vehicles are ...

 
Authentic Vertu Nurburgring Racetrack Mobile Phone for Sale on eBay
Authentic Vertu Nurburgring Racetrack Mobile Phone for Sale on eBay

23 Feb 2009, 11:42 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Petrolheads who want more than an ordinary mobile phone to show their passion for races now have the chance to purchase an authentic Vertu Nurburgring racetrack mobile phone on eBay (via mobilephone...

 
Pamper Your Vehicle with the Touchless Car Cover
Pamper Your Vehicle with the Touchless Car Cover

23 Feb 2009, 09:07 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Although you might think that car covers are extremely old-fashioned and that they damage the paint of your vehicle in time, we suggest you think twice after taking a look at The Touchless Car Cover...

 
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar - Off-roading Made Easy
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R with Kevlar - Off-roading Made Easy

23 Feb 2009, 08:15 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Tires are undoubtedly some of the most important components when going off-road, together with all-wheel drive capability and extraordinary driving skills. Well, the guys over at The Goodyear Tire &...

 
Chrysler ENVI Goes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show
Chrysler ENVI Goes to the 2009 Geneva Auto Show

20 Feb 2009, 17:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler will showcases its electric vehicle future at the 2009 Geneva Auto Show when it premieres the Chrysler 200C EV Concept and the Dodge Circuit EV Prototype developed by ENVI, which is an in-h...