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The Transformative Power of Hybrid-Electric Vehicles
By 2025, global sales of EVs will be 7.7% of the total vehicle market, while HEVs and PHEVs will boast a 23% market share, J.P. Morgan analysts indicate.
By Marco Guglielmini • Nov. 12, 2019 -
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Six Ways Autonomous Driving is Relying on Precise Positioning
Autonomous and semi-autonomous vehicles that will dominate the world’s highways and byways of tomorrow will need to know their position much better than today’s navigation systems.
By Joel Gibson • Nov. 11, 2019 -
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C8 Corvette’s Small But Mighty LT2 V-8
Tidy on the outside, innovative inside, the new Corvette small-block engine packs a 495-hp punch.
By Don Sherman • Nov. 11, 2019 -
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Ford to Produce New Engine in North America
Some 90% of EcoBoost engines manufactured in Spain are shipped to North America to be installed in vehicles assembled in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. The switch raises questions about the future of engine production in Almussafes.
By Jorge Palacios • Nov. 8, 2019 -
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Millennials Want to Own Vehicles, Survey Says
Millennials, representing 30% of the global population, seem to be embracing vehicle ownership as much as prior generations, even if they live in cities.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Nov. 8, 2019 -
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Affordability, Efficiency Hallmarks of 2020 Prius Prime
Toyota’s sole plug-in hybrid still has little range relative to competitors, but is more efficient than it may appear. It’s also a screaming deal.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Nov. 4, 2019 -
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Hyundai Rolls Out Neptune Fuel-Cell Truck Concept
Hyundai says the Neptune concept Class 8 truck, paired with a clean-energy refrigerated concept trailer, adds product detail to the company’s Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle 2030 Vision for widespread deployment of hydrogen-powered fuel-cell technology.
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Who Wants Self-Driving Vehicles? Survey: Not Many
“I’m going into engineer mode here, but that’s a glass table,” says Doug Betts, referring to an autonomous-vehicle concept interior.
By Steven Finlay • Oct. 30, 2019 -
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2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Excels on Circuit, Surprises on Street
It’s not every day that a 760-hp pony car can tackle the dragstrip and daily commute with equal aplomb. Enter the Shelby GT500, a near-supercar with manners, but no manual transmission.
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 29, 2019 -
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Battery Plant to Move FCA Farther Down Electric Path
The announcement of the battery-assembly plant follows FCA’s commitment to build an electric-powered Fiat 500 at the Mirafiori plant starting in second-quarter 2020.
By Paul Myles • Oct. 29, 2019 -
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Apple’s ‘Woz’ Sees Autonomous Vehicles as Long Way Off
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak backs off from his original prediction of how soon autonomous vehicles will rule the roads.
By Steven Finlay • Oct. 25, 2019 -
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Nothing Artificial About Intelligence Reducing Distracted Driving
If automakers produce positive results by attacking driver distraction with artificial intelligence and visual monitoring systems, there’s a good chance they will become legally mandated to provide them.
By Shmulik Shapiro • Oct. 24, 2019 -
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Next Mercedes-AMG C63 to Forgo V-8 for I-4 Hybrid
The performance sedan will be the first in a number of new AMG models earmarked to receive an electrified version of AMG’s new turbocharged 2.0L M139 gasoline engine when it goes on sale in early 2022.
By Greg Kable • Oct. 22, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best UX Winner Video: Subaru Outback
The new Subaru Outback, with a sticker price as tested of $40,705, makes this year’s list with reliable voice activation, a large tablet-shaped display screen and the EyeSight collision-avoidance system, which keeps getting better with age.
By Steve Finlay • Oct. 22, 2019 -
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2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV: Range Extended
Chevy’s diminutive Bolt EV gains an extra 20 miles of range while keeping all the good stuff essentially the same. Is it enough to sustain EV sales growth for General Motors?
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 21, 2019 -
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Many Polled People Reconsidering Vehicle Ownership
“Traditional car companies need to begin fully embracing alternatives to the ownership model,” says Brian Irwin of Accenture.
By Steven Finlay • Oct. 18, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best UX Winner Video: Mercedes-Benz A220
The Mercedes-Benz A220 dazzled us earlier this year and won a Wards 10 Best Interiors trophy. Now it returns to be celebrated for its brilliant displays and groundbreaking MBUX infotainment platform. Sticker price as tested was $51,925.
By Drew Winter • Oct. 18, 2019 -
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Schaeffler to Display Fuel-Cell Technology in Tokyo
The automotive supplier is using its traditional core expertise in materials, forming and surface technologies in developing both fuel cells and fuel-cell stacks, or metallic bipolar plates.
By Jim Irwin • Oct. 17, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best UX Winner Video: Lexus RX 350
There are lots of reasons why the Lexus RX 350, with a sticker price as tested of $51,750, is America’s most popular luxury utility vehicle, including state-of-the-art connectivity and driver assistance technology.
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 17, 2019 -
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Consumers Stay Wary of Self-Driving, Electric Vehicles
“It was a little surprising to find consumer sentiment...has stayed flat,” says J. D. Power’s Kristin Kolodge.
By Steven Finlay • Oct. 16, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best UX Winner Video: Hyundai Palisade
The Palisade is Hyundai’s new three-row SUV, and it’s loaded with style, technology and cool cupholders that absolutely enhance the user experience. The sticker price as tested for the Limited AWD model was $47,605.
By Drew Winter, Doug Newcomb • Oct. 16, 2019 -
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From Driver Assistance to Driver Replacement
No autonomous vehicle can be considered safe unless it is built upon a foundation of high-performance, high-integrity sensor signal chains, to consistently supply the most accurate data upon which to base life-or-death decisions.
By Chris Jacobs • Oct. 15, 2019 -
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2019 Wards 10 Best UX Winner Video: Ford Explorer
The new Ford Explorer, with a Platinum sticker price of $61,330 as tested, uses a large, easy-to-navigate vertically oriented touchscreen, and the breathtaking images projected at startup surely will excite the adventurous.
By Christie Schweinsberg • Oct. 15, 2019 -
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New 2020 Mid-Engine Corvette Most User-Friendly Ever
Corvette’s new design has dominated coverage, but soon everyone will be talking about how easy it is to drive.
By Drew Winter • Oct. 15, 2019 -
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Wards Correspondent Alan Harman Dies
He contributed to media outlets worldwide, but he was especially interested in the Australian auto industry and had a front-row seat during the rise and spectacular fall of domestic manufacturing.
By Tom Murphy • Oct. 11, 2019
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