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Volkswagen Previews Mobile Fast Charging Station for Electric Vehicles
Volkswagen Previews Mobile Fast Charging Station for Electric Vehicles

27 Dec 2018, 12:56 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / he station has a total battery storage capacity of up to 360 kWh and is said to be able to charge up to 15 vehicles before depletion

 
2020 Hyundai Santa Fe to Allow Fingerprint-Based Access and Engine Start
2020 Hyundai Santa Fe to Allow Fingerprint-Based Access and Engine Start

27 Dec 2018, 07:54 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / To gain access inside the Santa Fe SUV, owners will just have to place a finger on the sensor located on the door handle

 
Kia to Bring Emotion-Reading AI at CES 2018
Kia to Bring Emotion-Reading AI at CES 2018

21 Dec 2018, 14:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kia will show at CES an artificial intelligence can pick up and interpret bio-signals and then optimize the vehicle cabin space accordingly

 
Two Florida Dads Have Created The Device That Can Prevent Hot Car Deaths
Two Florida Dads Have Created The Device That Can Prevent Hot Car Deaths

19 Dec 2018, 12:14 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Sense-A-Life is finally commercially available, with the creators hoping the technology will soon come automatically built into new cars

 
Germany Rolls Out Lighting Fast and Free Electric Car Charging Stations
Germany Rolls Out Lighting Fast and Free Electric Car Charging Stations

13 Dec 2018, 15:47 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Carmaker Porsche charged an electric car equipped with a 90 kWh battery in just three minutes for a range of 100 km (62 miles)

 
Cosworth Takes An Unintentional Dig At Mercedes-AMG
Cosworth Takes An Unintentional Dig At Mercedes-AMG

12 Dec 2018, 22:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Valkyrie and One are thoroughly different inside and out, but both benefit from the best know-how available from the world of Formula 1

 
Audi Vehicle to Become Amusement Park on Wheels at CES 2019
Audi Vehicle to Become Amusement Park on Wheels at CES 2019

12 Dec 2018, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / When stationary, the Audi car will use the so-called Immersive In-Car Entertainment system to show any content available online or offline

 
The Aston Martin Valkyrie’s Cosworth V12 Is Internal Combustion Perfection
The Aston Martin Valkyrie’s Cosworth V12 Is Internal Combustion Perfection

12 Dec 2018, 02:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 1,014 PS and 740 Nm from internal combustion alone. All things considered, the Valkyrie could be the best-sounding hypercar ever

 
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Shows Up in VR after Testing on Virtual Nurburgring
Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Shows Up in VR after Testing on Virtual Nurburgring

3 Dec 2018, 12:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has driven more than ten million km in virtual reality, seven months ahead of the build of the actual car

 
Volkswagen Makes Its Own Biodiesel, Plans to Sell It as Green Premium
Volkswagen Makes Its Own Biodiesel, Plans to Sell It as Green Premium

3 Dec 2018, 09:06 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / About ten years ago, a Finnish company by the name of Neste introduced the renewable diesel fuel which was combined by VW with regular diesel to create R33.

 
Instead of Cars, Volvo Brings LIDAR Tech to Los Angeles Auto Show
Instead of Cars, Volvo Brings LIDAR Tech to Los Angeles Auto Show

28 Nov 2018, 15:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volvo partnered with start-up Luminar to bring to the Los Angeles Auto Show a state-of-the-art LIDAR and virtual reality instead of cars

 
Audi Pop.Up Next Flying Car Takes Off for the First Time at Amsterdam Drone Week
Audi Pop.Up Next Flying Car Takes Off for the First Time at Amsterdam Drone Week

27 Nov 2018, 15:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / For the test the flight module placed a passenger capsule on the ground module, which then drove from the test grounds autonomously

 
Lamborghini PHEV Incoming, Aventador and Huracan Successors Included
Lamborghini PHEV Incoming, Aventador and Huracan Successors Included

23 Nov 2018, 13:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Probably around 2021, the successor of the Aventador will be the first mid-engine Lamborghini to benefit from plug-in hybrid technology

 
Mazda Offers Apple CarPlay, Android Auto Upgrade For $199
Mazda Offers Apple CarPlay, Android Auto Upgrade For $199

23 Nov 2018, 12:01 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you own a 2014-plus model year Mazda with Mazda Connect infotainment, it will cost you $199 to add Android Auto and Apple CarPlay to your car

 
BMW 3D Prints One Millionth Car Part
BMW 3D Prints One Millionth Car Part

13 Nov 2018, 15:33 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Over the past ten years, BMW has 3D printed one million car parts, making it one of the most advanced carmakers in this field

 
Ford GT Getrag 7DCL750 Transmission Costs Up To $32,324 To Replace
Ford GT Getrag 7DCL750 Transmission Costs Up To $32,324 To Replace

13 Nov 2018, 08:28 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though they share the design and gear ratios, the Getrag 7DCL750 in the Ford GT is twice as expensive as the one in the Mercedes-AMG GT

 
Could Tesla Cars Be Used to Save Lives in Wildfires Thanks to HEPA Filters?
Could Tesla Cars Be Used to Save Lives in Wildfires Thanks to HEPA Filters?

12 Nov 2018, 15:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Elon Musk says during the Sierra Nevada wildfires that Tesla cars can be used to rescue people thanks to its hospital grade HEPA filter

 
Here’s How Tesla Track Mode Works On the Model 3 Performance
Here’s How Tesla Track Mode Works On the Model 3 Performance

12 Nov 2018, 09:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In response to customers who want to autocross and even race their Model 3 Performance, the electric sedan now features Track Mode

 
Quantum Computers Create Traffic Management System
Quantum Computers Create Traffic Management System

5 Nov 2018, 15:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Volkswagen and D-Wave work with quantum computers that can generate a traffic management system for a city's transportation services

 
Audi Cars to Get Sandblasted Tattoos
Audi Cars to Get Sandblasted Tattoos

5 Nov 2018, 14:18 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Audi develops a technique which allows it to sculpt lettering, logos or photos on virtually any part in the interior or the exterior