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Polestar 2 Offers Lower-Cost, Single-Motor Variant in U.S.
The single-motor Polestar 2 is the lowest-priced vehicle in the Volvo BEV-only subsidiary’s lineup, but it offers the same standard features as the dual-motor Polestar 2.
By Jim Irwin • March 24, 2022 -
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Meritor Deal Raises Cummins’ Electrification Profile
The acquisition will give Columbus, IN-based Cummins control of Meritor’s drivetrain, mobility, braking, aftermarket and electric powertrain solutions for commercial vehicles and industrial applications.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 23, 2022 -
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Pirelli, Hankook Introduce Tires Tailored to EVs
Both Pirelli’s P Zero All Season Plus Elect and Hankook’s iON tires promise reduced rolling resistance, which lowers energy consumption and, in turn, improves electric-vehicle range.
By Jim Irwin • March 22, 2022 -
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Sweden’s Northvolt to Build Battery Plant in Northern Germany
Other companies that have recently built or are planning battery-production facilities in Germany include CATL, SVOLT, PSA Group and Tesla.
By Wards Staff • March 21, 2022 -
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Electrification Making Inroads in Commercial-Vehicle Sector
ACT Research predicts 24% of commercial-vehicle demand – Class 4 to Class 8 trucks in the U.S. and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles in Europe, China and elsewhere in the world – will be all-electric by 2030, rising to 28% in 2031, then 53% by 2035.
By Roger Schreffler • March 21, 2022 -
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Leveraging Data to Drive Stronger Car-Shopper Engagement
With a marketing analytics platform capable of identifying target audiences and assessing how they react to campaigns in real time, marketers will be better equipped to measure the impact on consumers, and determine the incremental sales lift driven by their campaigns.
By Ameneh Atai • March 21, 2022 -
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Mercedes-Benz Plants Luxury BEV Flag With EQS SUV
Our brief encounter with a prototype of the new 7-seat EQS on the frozen surface of Mercedes-Benz’s winter testing facility has taught us that performance and dynamic finesse will be among the BEV’s stronger attributes.
By Greg Kable • March 15, 2022 -
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Dealers Out to Prove They’re EV-Friendly
“Dealers are excited; they are all-in with EVs,” says NADA President Mike Stanton.
By Steve Finlay • March 14, 2022 -
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I Can See Clearly Now: Keeping AV Sensors Clean in Inclement Conditions
Cleaning sensors is a dirty job but has to be done to provide accurate data so AV systems can operate safely and reliably in all weather conditions. This has prompted the development of several technologies to keep sensors clean.
By Glenn Sanders • March 9, 2022 -
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States With Most BEVs Wanting for Charging Infrastructure, Says Survey
New Jersey, Arizona and Hawaii account for a hefty amount of BEV registrations but have relatively paltry charging infrastructure.
By Christie Schweinsberg • March 8, 2022 -
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U.S. Auto Sector Weighs Anti-Impaired-Driving Technologies
The Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program, a public-private partnership, advocates for breath or touch sensors that can detect when a driver is impaired with a blood-alcohol concentration at or above 0.08% (the legal limit in most U.S. states) and prevent a vehicle from moving.
By Carl A. Williams • March 7, 2022 -
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New Postal Service Fleet Favoring ICEs Under Fire
Of the 50,000 to 165,000 new delivery vehicles USPS plans to purchase, 90% would be ICE-powered and 10% would be electric. Environmental critics say the ICE vehicles’ emissions are unacceptable and the UAW objects to the contractor’s use of non-union labor.
By Joseph Szczesny • March 7, 2022 -
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Mack Battery-Electric Class 8 Refuse Truck Arrives on Market
The LR Electric’s twin electric motors generate 448 hp and 4,051 lb.-ft. of peak output torque from zero RPM.
By Jim Irwin • March 4, 2022 -
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How Autonomous Vehicles Navigate the Winter
With the myriad of possible weather conditions like snow, sleet, fog, etc., that autonomous vehicles need to be able to navigate through, it is important to ensure that the sensors embedded in the vehicle can provide a safe driving experience.
By Kobi Marenko • March 3, 2022 -
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Moonshot Corvette Z06 Engine Breaks Every Mold
Chevrolet’s max-performance Corvette Z06 arrives later this year as a ’23 model, packing a clean-sheet V-8 under the hood that claims the title as the most powerful naturally aspirated V-8 in a production car at 670 hp.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 2, 2022 -
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Marking Grand Cherokee’s Anniversary and the Designer Who Inspired It
As a child, Larry Shinoda spent two years in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. He went on to design some iconic vehicles for Detroit, but never got the credit he believed he deserved for the Jeep that helped launched America’s modern SUV wave.
By Roger Schreffler • March 1, 2022 -
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Electric Vehicles Take Bigger Slice of Automotive Lending in Q4
The EV share of loan and lease originations in the fourth quarter was about 4.6%, vs. 2.3% in like-2020. Even with the increase, the Tesla brand still dominates the segment.
By Jim Henry • Feb. 28, 2022 -
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Satisfaction With Level 2 Home Charging on Rise, Study Says
To no surprise, BEV charging satisfaction is higher for owners of Level 2 chargers than those who rely on more sluggish Level 1 systems that plug into conventional 110V power lines.
By Wards Staff • Feb. 24, 2022 -
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First Drive: Volkswagen ID. Buzz Prototype
Volkswagen’s ID.Buzz near-production prototype proves itself worthy to carry on the Microbus tradition, in an electric form.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 24, 2022 -
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Can You Hear Me Now? 3G Disconnect Affects Millions of Vehicles
Many models of North American vehicles built between 2010 and 2022 face a loss of connectivity and functionality including real time data services and automatic collision notification.
By Glenn Sanders • Feb. 24, 2022 -
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Test Car ‘Drifts’ Autonomously in World First
“Essentially, we are trying to give regular drivers access to expert-level skills, when necessary,” says Toyota Research Institute’s Avinash Balachandran.
By Steve Finlay • Feb. 23, 2022 -
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Five Predictions for the Autonomous Vehicle Industry
An AV must make business sense in real time and the payback must be clear. In logistics, for example, an AV company has to show it can quickly deploy a commercial solution, and what the solution will mean in terms of dollars within a reasonable period of time.
By Andrey Bolshakov • Feb. 23, 2022 -
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Polestar Lines Up Collaborators for Sustainable Car
Each partner is targeting a specific part of the automotive supply chain for carbon-emissions neutrality over the Polestar 0’s expected lifecycle.
By Wards Staff • Feb. 23, 2022 -
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Opinion
Industry Voices: Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) and Connected Vehicles
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.Opinion piece by Maxim Ragotner, Key Account Executive, EPAM Systems.From electric vehicles to self-driving cars, the automotive industry is...
Feb. 21, 2022 -
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New Cummins Engine Platforms Run on Different Low-Carbon Fuels
Described as the industry’s first unified, fuel-agnostic engines, these platforms will use engine blocks and core components that share common architectures and a high degree of parts commonality. This new design approach will be available for diesel, natural gas and hydrogen.
By Jim Irwin • Feb. 16, 2022
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