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Volkswagen Concept EV Has Autonomous Capability
Volkswagen’s new fully autonomous, all-electric I.D. Vizzion model is revealed in official sketches ahead of Swiss debut.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 27, 2018 -
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Daimler Suspected of Using Diesel Defeat Device
The software programs allegedly were tailored to the specific demands of various cycles in the U.S. emissions-testing procedure, allowing the Mercedes-Benz diesels to run in an ultra-clean state but only for limited periods of time.
By Greg Kable • Feb. 26, 2018 -
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Premium Seating Fits with AVs, EVs and CVs, Recaro Chief Says
Recaro is synonymous with sports-car seating, but the same attributes that drivers love also makes them excellent for use in electrified and autonomous vehicles.
By Bob Gritzinger • Feb. 26, 2018 -
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EVs’ Growth Will Increase Need for Backup Power
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico demonstrates the potentially devastating consequences of not having electricity for an extended period. Thus, backup-charging infrastructure is necessary so EVs can operate when power is inaccessible.
By Constance Douris • Feb. 23, 2018 -
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Pininfarina Creates Design For Chinese Startup’s EV
The ʼ18 HK GT, a 2-door, 4-seat coupe, is the fourth concept car conceived by the Italian design studio for Hybrid Kinetic Group, a startup high-tech brand based in Hong Kong.
By Giancarlo Perini • Feb. 22, 2018 -
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New Hyundai Santa Fe Gets Diesel, Bolder Look
The Santa Fe’s smooth, sculpted exterior has been replaced with blocky, muscular lines, pronounced fender flares and a more SUV-like stance.
Feb. 22, 2018 -
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Autonomous Vehicles: A Lighter Shade of Green?
University of Michigan and Ford researchers say the added weight, electricity demand and aerodynamic drag of the sensors and computers used in autonomous vehicles contribute significantly to their lifetime energy use and greenhouse-gas emissions.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 22, 2018 -
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Putting Brakes on Autonomous Future
The progression toward autonomous vehicles will require use of electronic, by-wire braking systems that supplier Chassis Brakes International is gearing up to deliver.
By Bob Gritzinger • Feb. 22, 2018 -
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Faurecia Announces New Interiors Plant in Missouri
Faurecia will create more than 300 new jobs and invest more than $60 million in the plant, which will manufacture and assemble door panels and instrument panels.
Feb. 20, 2018 -
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’18 Buick Regal TourX Some Kind of Finisher
The TourX shines most getting you to your getaway rather than into the heart of it and, unlike the high-roof SUVs and CUVs, you can reach the bike or kayak stored on top without a step stool or scraping the sill plate with your Timberlands.
By James M. Amend • Feb. 20, 2018 -
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Hybrid Energy Storage Key to Electric Auto Features
Premium vehicles’ features have demanding power requirements and each requires frequent, quick, high-power charge and discharge events, which is pushing energy-storage engineers to revolutionize the board-net strategy for the platform.
By Bertrand Renaud • Feb. 16, 2018 -
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Autonomous Cars More Vulnerable to Hacking, Expert Says
“The only motive I see is that someone might want to cause damage and chaos. The other possible motive is to cause embarrassment. And right now, that can only be done on a targeted one-to-one basis,” Bryson Bort says.
By Roger Schreffler • Feb. 15, 2018 -
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Acura Touchpad Aims to Cut Confusion, Distraction
The new touchpad – lying horizontal in the center console, in easy reach with the driver’s right hand – aims to improve ease-of-use by corresponding directly to the screen: Touching the electronic pad is like touching the actual screen.
Feb. 15, 2018 -
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Leaf Electric Vehicle to Be Sold in Asia, Oceania
Nissan will launch the model in Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. The automaker also is looking at other markets in the region, including Indonesia and the Philippines.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 15, 2018 -
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Diesel Vehicles Down But Not Out Down Under
New-vehicle buying intentions examined by Roy Morgan Research finds the consideration of diesel-fuel vehicles now trails the appeal of hybrid vehicles with 52%, but remains ahead of electric vehicles (37%) and well ahead of liquid-propane-gas vehicles (21%).
By Alan Harman • Feb. 9, 2018 -
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Hyundai Readying Launch of Nexo Fuel-Cell Vehicles
A Hyundai spokesman tells WardsAuto the automaker has targeted 2018 global sales of 3,000 Nexo fuel-cell electric vehicles, more than 12 times the number of Tucson FCEVs sold worldwide last year.
By Vince Courtenay • Feb. 9, 2018 -
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Thailand Promoting EV Purchases, Charging Network
The government wants 1.2 million electric vehicles and 690 charging stations operating by 2036 and the Board of Investment last year approved incentives for EVs.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 8, 2018 -
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Oz Government Not on Same Electric-Vehicle Page
A spokeswoman for Transport Minister Barnaby Joyce tells the Sydney Morning Herald the government has no plans to follow France, the U.K., Norway and the Netherlands and ban the sale of new gasoline and diesel cars in coming years.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 7, 2018 -
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Australian State Upgrading Crash-Testing Facility
Roads Minister Melinda Pavey says the Crashlab upgrade will mean that to achieve a top ANCAP safety rating of five stars, an effective autonomous-emergency-braking or lane-support system will be required on all new vehicles.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 6, 2018 -
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Infiniti QX50 Fast, Fun
A torque-y new turbo 4-cyl., dialed-in ride-and-handling and a well-done interior are the high points of Infiniti’s second-generation midsize CUV.
Feb. 6, 2018 -
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Malta, Romania Not Going Green Quickly Enough for EU
The European Commission, the EU’s executive branch, is referring both countries to the Court of Justice for failing to provide their green-vehicle infrastructure plans to the EC.
By Alan Harman • Feb. 5, 2018 -
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January U.S. Light-Vehicle Inventory Falls to 3.9% Below Year-Ago Levels
With some exceptions, mostly of redesigned models, big cuts to planned car production remain in the cards.
By Haig Stoddard • Feb. 2, 2018 -
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Toyota Growing Electrification Presence in Thailand
A central plank to turning Thailand into a global Toyota hub for hybrid model production will be construction of a new battery manufacturing facility at its Gateway plant in Chachoengsao province.
By Edd Ellison • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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’18 Buick Regal Sportback Parachutes Into White Space
In a market snapping up CUVs and SUVs with seemingly unquenchable demand while turning their noses up at old-fashion sedans such as the previous-generation Regal, GM thinks shoppers may embrace an alternative to those increasingly cookie-cutter products.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 31, 2018 -
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AAM, Drexler Partner on Electronic Differentials
The agreement integrates electro-mechanical limited-slip differentials (eLSDs) into the AAM TracRite portfolio of differential products.
Jan. 30, 2018
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