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Bosch Technology Warns of Wrong-Way Drivers
The wrong-way driver and drivers within the danger area receive simultaneous warnings via the cloud and a web-based database.
By David Kiley • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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What Europe Can Teach America on Road Safety: Killing by Design
A study by The Economist points out that if there were a mandate on U.S. passenger vehicles to be limited to a weight of less than 5,000 lbs., a potential 2,300 lives in multi-vehicle accidents could be saved annually.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 7, 2025 -
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Wards100: Vehicles With Greatest Impact 1924-2024
WardsAuto, celebrating its 100th anniversary, selects the top vehicles and runners-up by decade for 100 years, from 1924 to 2024.
By Wards Staff • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Oil-Rich Norway on Course for 100% BEV Sales by Year End
Scandinavian eco-pioneer pushes ICE off its roads and sees advance of Chinese BEV brands while peddling fossil fuels to global markets.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 3, 2025 -
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Good Ideas: Stellantis Patents Clever Wheel-Well Heater
Stellantis has patented a wheel-well heater to keep snow, frozen slush and ice from building up in wheel wells during snowy winters.
By David Kiley • Jan. 2, 2025 -
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Year of the Hybrid
As we’ve seen in the past few years, most of the 2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems winners are electrified, but we’re witnessing a shift back to hybridization with six hybrids earning trophies.
By Wards Staff • Jan. 1, 2025 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Toyota GR Corolla – 1.6L Turbocharged I-3
This video clip highlighting the Toyota GR Corolla – 1.6L Turbocharged I-3 was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 30, 2024 -
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E-Fuels Offer a Viable Auto ICE Alternative to BEVs, Says Analyst
The carbon-neutral fuel market is growing and, despite challenges, offers scope for a commercial zero-greenhouse-gas alternative to BEV transportation.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 30, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Toyota Camry XSE AWD – 2.5L I-4 HEV
This video clip highlighting the Toyota Camry XSE AWD – 2.5L I-4 HEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 27, 2024 -
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Battery Swapping: An Answer to Germany’s Sluggish EV Market?
A majority of Germans favor battery swapping over conventional charging of fixed batteries for EVs, according to a new study.
By Greg Kable • Dec. 27, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Ram 1500 Tungsten – 3.0L Turbocharged I-6
This video clip highlighting the Ram 1500 Tungsten – 3.0L Turbocharged I-6 was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 26, 2024 -
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Opinion
Industry Voices | Can CX Shift From Transactional to Transformational?
We must regularly ask what customers want, what experience is needed to meet their needs and how technology can enable that experience.
By Parrish Hanna, Dennis Ephlin • Dec. 26, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid – 3.0L Turbo V-6 PHEV
This video clip highlighting the Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid – 3.0L Turbo V-6 PHEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 24, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Kia EV9 GT-Line – Electric Propulsion System
This video clip highlighting the Kia EV9 GT-Line – Electric Propulsion System was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 23, 2024 -
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2025 Brings SUV-Load of New Battery-Electrics
The auto industry is letting up a bit on the accelerator pedal in bringing new EVs to market, but a crop of SUVs, CUVs and two pickups hitting the market will test consumers' appetite for driving electric.
By David Kiley • Dec. 23, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Hyundai Ioniq 5 N AWD – Electric Propulsion System
This video clip highlighting the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N AWD – Electric Propulsion System was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 20, 2024 -
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Mercedes-Benz Reveals New EV Technologies
The technologies include a solar energy-capturing paint, a cell-level battery management system and an electric motor-based braking system.
By Greg Kable • Dec. 20, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Honda Civic Hybrid – 2.0L I-4 HEV
This video clip highlighting the Honda Civic Hybrid – 2.0L I-4 HEV was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 19, 2024 -
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Europe’s Proposed ICE Ban Already Hitting Vehicle Sales: Jato
Car prices are being forced up despite BEV slowdown as automakers charge more for their wares than consumers are prepared to pay, says analyst's white paper study.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 19, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray
This video clip highlighting the Chevrolet Corvette E-Ray was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Opinion
Industry Voices | The Car of the Future: A Software-Driven Experience
Software-defined vehicles could transcend their initial functionalities from the time they roll off the manufacturing line to the 5-year ownership mark, provided the vehicle has the proper hardware baseline to accommodate the notion of “continual upgradability.”
By Stavros Stefanis • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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Cars Are Great, Until They’re Not
According to Consumer Reports' test track director, dealers must unpack customers’ past experiences to move them toward future ones.
By Steve Finlay • Dec. 17, 2024 -
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2024 Wards 10 Best Engines & Propulsion Systems Winner: BMW X5 xDrive50e
This video clip highlighting the BMW X5 xDrive50e was played during this year’s ceremony celebrating the 2024 winners.
Dec. 16, 2024 -
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Podcast
WardsAuto Podcast: Can Jaguar Recharge Its Business With EVs?
Jaguar, the storied U.K. brand, has been owned by Indian conglomerate Tata since 2008. The intense global competition among luxury car brands has been tough on the company and sales are tanking. WardsAuto Podcast spoke with Jaguar Managing Director Rawdon Glover on the brand’s electric future.
Dec. 16, 2024 -
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Digital Twin Development Vital for a SDV Future, Continental Says
Supply giant teams up with U.S. digital technology specialist to boost its ability to bring software-defined vehicle solutions to market for automaker clients.
By Paul Myles • Dec. 15, 2024
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