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BMW Korea Feeling More Heat From Engine Fires
Public outrage mounted when a BMW spokesman said Korean driving habits and congested road conditions also contributed to the 41 engine fires reported since Jan. 1.
By Vince Courtenay • Aug. 24, 2018 -
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Updated Water Leak Tests Can Save Vehicles – and Lives
About 80% of suppliers and testing shops are using outdated leak-detection equipment and processes when testing batteries in new electric vehicles, according to an INFICON study.
By Lillie Guyer • Aug. 23, 2018 -
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Lexus LS: Brushstrokes, Ballyhoo and Bravery
Luxury utility vehicles are all the rage, but the Lexus LS reminds us that sleek beauty and a road-hugging stance are what make cars special. A technological showpiece, the LS features a spectacular interior and an all-new twin-turbo V-6.
Aug. 22, 2018 -
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EV, Hybrid Training Courses Heavily Attended
“There is definitely an appetite across Allianz Partners, the IVR and the industry to run more of these training sessions, which we hope to be able to run early in 2019,” an Allianz executive says.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 20, 2018 -
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Mazda, Saudi Aramco Pair Up for Clean Engines, Fuel
Saudi Aramco will develop a fuel with a refinery process that promises lower carbon-dioxide emissions, while Mazda and a Japanese institute will research and develop a high-efficiency engine that uses the fuel.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 17, 2018 -
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Ford Chambers Another Bullitt
Echoing the original Steve McQueen-piloted movie car, the 50th anniversary Ford Mustang Bullitt builds on that heritage and takes Mustang GT performance a notch higher.
By Bob Gritzinger • Aug. 16, 2018 -
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Simplifying the Complex to Create Customer-Centric In-Vehicle Tech Design
Simplifying design and reducing complexity while increasing computing power in the car to provide a user-centric experience is the only way the automotive industry can continue to innovate and break sales records.
By Jason B. Johnson • Aug. 16, 2018 -
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Rivian Nearing Launch of Premium EV Pickup, SUV
Rivian plans to launch an all-electric five-passenger pickup truck in 2020, followed by a seven-passenger SUV. The company has said the vehicles will cost between $50,000 and $100,000.
By Joseph Szczesny • Aug. 16, 2018 -
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Hyundai Conceives New Interior Design With Le Fil Rouge Concept
The Korean automaker’s sexy Le Fil Rouge concept coupe is an effort to rethink everything about the way a vehicle looks, is constructed and expresses intent.
Aug. 15, 2018 -
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Fisker, Motec Recruiting Automotive Talent
With the new partnership, Motec Ventures and Henrik Fisker aim to tap into the hotbed of engineering and tech talent in Germany, elsewhere in Europe, India, China and more, to cultivate new and innovative tech companies.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 14, 2018 -
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Smart Vehicle Architecture Needed
The traditional architecture approach will no longer support the growth in content and complexity. There isn’t enough computing power to run the vehicle’s complex software algorithms, and the networking infrastructure cannot support future data-transfer speeds.
By Glen DeVos • Aug. 14, 2018 -
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Engine Fires Prompt BMW Recall in South Korea
BMW's Johann Ebenbichler says the automaker began investigating the engine fires in 2016. He identified the primary cause as a faulty EGR valve cooling device. Angry BMW owners say his statement implied the automaker knew about the problem but waited two years to make repairs and conduct a recall.
By Vince Courtenay • Aug. 10, 2018 -
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U.K.’s Lister Coaxes 666 HP Out of Jaguar F-Type
The all-British Lister LFT-666 is based on the Jaguar F-Type and claims a power output of 666 hp from its 5.0L V-8 engine.
By Paul Myles • Aug. 9, 2018 -
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Audi Teases New Electric-Powered PB18 e-Tron Concept
The 2-seat PB18 e-Tron (a reference to the words Pebble Beach and the year 2018) concept car was developed at Audi’s newly established Design Loft in Malibu, CA, as part of an internal program investigating design ideas for possible future production models.
By Greg Kable • Aug. 9, 2018 -
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Study: EV Incentives Should Consider Shades of Green
Researchers found the “green” value of EVs can vary dramatically across the U.S. due to climate differences, whether producing the electricity to recharge them relies on fossil fuels, and how far the vehicles are driven each day.
By Alan Harman • Aug. 7, 2018 -
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Sealing Supplier Freudenberg Transforming Itself for EV Market
Asked if it’s possible he’s moving too fast, Moehlenkamp lets on this is not his first rodeo. “You can be too late. But you can also be too early,” he says. “We learned the hard way with fuel cell components 15 or 20 years ago.”
Aug. 2, 2018 -
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Engineers Losing Confidence in Automakers’ Ability to Meet 2025 Fuel-Economy Rules
Almost half of 486 automotive engineers and designers responding to WardsAuto’s survey say the industry would not be able to meet 2025 targets without job losses or limiting choices for consumers.
July 31, 2018 -
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‘Will Your Self-Driving Vehicle Need a License?’
When it comes to regulating self-driving cars, a lot of government entities join in.
By Steven Finlay • July 31, 2018 -
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Auto Manufacturing 4.0: the Data-Driven Factory
Welcome to the world of the “smart factory” that gets data – and lots of it – from multiple sources. The goal is to improve vehicles and how they are made.
By Steven Finlay • July 31, 2018 -
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New Hyundai Santa Fe UX Excels on Road to MBS
Hyundai always has been about delivering value. That clearly is the goal with its UX strategy of offering just about more of everything than the competition.
July 30, 2018 -
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Internal Combustion Powering Industry Toward EV Future
Electrification is on the way, but for now automakers are pushing hard to gain as much efficiency as possible from traditional internal-combustion engines.
By Joseph Szczesny • July 30, 2018 -
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EV, AV Spending in Slowing Market Points to ‘Pile-Up’
The AlixPartners study says unprecedented sums of money are being poured into electric and autonomous vehicles years before those technologies are fully cost-competitive in the market, when consumers are questioning the cost and safety of some of the technologies, and as the market itself is set to continue a cyclical downturn.
July 30, 2018 -
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PHEVs Need Predictive Energy Management Strategies
Leveraging this outside information via predictive energy management strategies has been shown to boost the energy efficiency of PHEVs on the order of about 20 to 30%.
By Matthew Barth • July 30, 2018 -
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Ascent Represents Subaru’s Pinnacle
With a spot-on interior, capable powertrain and the right price, the Ascent is exactly what Subaru needs to fill out the portfolio and keep customers in the family.
July 30, 2018 -
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Team of Engineers Help Highlight New Lexus ES 350
The car's new chassis makes for a smooth ride and stand-out driving dynamics, whether on the back roads or the Natchez Trace Parkway south of Nashville.
By Steven Finlay • July 30, 2018
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