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Thursday, September 17, 2015

Bosch Has Groundbreaking Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles

Bosch Has Groundbreaking Battery Technology for Electric Vehicles

Acquisition in California: Seeo Inc. to be part of Bosch Pure lithium anodes: an innovative leap in cell construction More than twice the range possible with solid-state cells Bosch is debuting a new battery technology for electric cars that could be production-ready in as little as five years. “Bosch is using its ... Continue reading

Toyota's Hydrogen-Powered Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Drives the Future of Mobility at the 2015 Excellence in Journalism Conference

Toyota's Hydrogen-Powered Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle Drives the Future of Mobility at the 2015 Excellence in Journalism Conference

Toyota will showcase the Mirai at the nation’s premier gathering of influential Hispanic journalists. The Toyota Mirai is a zero emission fuel cell vehicle capable of powering a home for up to a week. NEW YORK -- Sept. 17, 2015: After a development process spanning more than 20 years, Toyota’s long-awaited hy ... Continue reading

Seattle Fears Dangerous Drivers and Believes Technology Beneficial to Lessen Risk; Ford Smart Mobility Tour Showcases Technologies to Help

Seattle Fears Dangerous Drivers and Believes Technology Beneficial to Lessen Risk; Ford Smart Mobility Tour Showcases Technologies to Help

A majority of Seattle residents fear dangerous drivers – according to a recent survey. The survey, conducted by independent research company Penn Schoen Berland, examined driving-related fears, as well as public receptiveness to driver-assist and semi-autonomous technologies designed to ease driver anxiety and commuti ... Continue reading

GM Announces Resolution of Certain Civil Litigation

GM Announces Resolution of Certain Civil Litigation

General Motors Co. announced today it has settled certain civil actions against the company related to 2014 product recalls, including the ignition switch recall. The first settlement resolves a shareholder class action filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. In addition, the com ... Continue reading

Volkswagen Demonstrates Advanced Connectivitgy in New Celebrity-Driven Marketing Campaign

Volkswagen Demonstrates Advanced Connectivitgy in New Celebrity-Driven Marketing Campaign

First brand to offer all three major smartphone integration platforms; available on virtually every model and nearly every trim Highlights App-Connect, a new technology which makes compatible smartphone integration seamless through Apple CarPlay®, Google Android Auto™, and MirrorLink® Multimedia Campaign sta ... Continue reading

The Powerhouse of the 124 Model Series: the Mercedes-Benz 500 E

The Powerhouse of the 124 Model Series: the Mercedes-Benz 500 E

Anyone in the know will already be slavering at this model designation: launched in 1990, 25 years ago, the Mercedes-Benz 500 E with V8 engine and subtly muscular body is the top-of-the-range model in the 124 model series - and has long been one of the brand's most desirable 'young classic' models. A modest appearance, ... Continue reading

Hyundai Welcomes Opening of New Ultra-Green Hydrogen Filling Station in North of England

Hyundai Welcomes Opening of New Ultra-Green Hydrogen Filling Station in North of England

Drivers of Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell, the only fuel cell car on sale in the UK, can now fill up with hydrogen at one of the world’s greenest filling stations, located just off the M1 motorway near Sheffield. Featuring a wind turbine and water supply, the all-new site is completely self-sufficient. No hydrogen deliveri ... Continue reading

European Monthly Sales Volumes Year-on-Year Comparison

European Monthly Sales Volumes Year-on-Year Comparison

The European new-car market grew by 11.5% in August compared to a year earlier, reports JATO Dynamics, the world’s leading provider of automotive intelligence. The market grew by 8.9% year-to-date compared to 2014. ... Continue reading

HARMAN on Board of the New Ferrari 488 GTB Spider

HARMAN on Board of the New Ferrari 488 GTB Spider

HARMAN International Industries, Incorporated (NYSE:HAR), the premier connected technologies company for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, brings its engineering excellence to the new Ferrari 488 GTB Spider, which features a state-of-the-art JBL professional premium sound system. Ferrari unveils this new two ... Continue reading

Eco-Conscious Design Duo Felder Felder Teams Up with BMW

Eco-Conscious Design Duo Felder Felder Teams Up with BMW

SS16 Felder Felder ‘Florida Flamingo’ print unveiled on a fleet of electric BMW i3s LONDON -- Sept. 17, 2015: On the eve of their much anticipated London Fashion Week show German sisters Daniela and Annette Felder, of London based design duo Felder Felder, reveal their hero ‘Florida Flamingo’ print ... Continue reading

Death Valley Hot Weather Test for the Kia Sportage +VIDEO

Death Valley Hot Weather Test for the Kia Sportage +VIDEO

Kia Motors has today revealed details of the intensive hot weather development tests for the all-new Kia Sportage – as part of the most extreme and rigorous vehicle testing programme ever devised by the company. The all-new Sportage made its global debut at the 2015 Frankfurt International Motor Show earlier this mont ... Continue reading

Aston Martin Showcase Car Design

Aston Martin Showcase Car Design

Gaydon: Aston Martin is proud to announce its leading role in world renowned designer Tom Dixon’s forthcoming Multiplex event hosted in The Old Selfridges Hotel, London. Staged to coincide with four of the most important events in London’s creative calendar – London Fashion Week, the London Design Festiv ... Continue reading

Camaro 2016 Wows with Flowing Ambient Light from HELLA

Camaro 2016 Wows with Flowing Ambient Light from HELLA

Chevrolet combines sportiness with innovative ambient interior lighting LIPPSTADT, GERMANY -- Sept. 16, 2015: The new Chevrolet Camaro is being unveiled for the first time in Europe at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. HELLA is providing a new kind of interior light concept for the iconi ... Continue reading

U.S. & Chinese Leaders Go Electric at 2015 Climate Leaders Summit

U.S. & Chinese Leaders Go Electric at 2015 Climate Leaders Summit

BYD Electric Buses used at U.S-China Climate Leaders Summit LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2015 -- 400 of the most important leaders in the free world gathered in Los Angeles this week to collaborate on strategies to improve global stewardship and battle man-made factors effecting climate change. ... Continue reading

Watch as Honda Debuts Dynamic New 10th Generation Civic Sedan for North America

Watch as Honda Debuts Dynamic New 10th Generation Civic Sedan for North America

Honda took to YouTube today to unveil an all-new, dynamically styled 10th-generation 2016 Civic Sedan, slated for sale in the U.S. this fall. With a more athletic stance and sportier driving position, the 2016 Civic Sedan is a new-from-the-ground-up design intended to recapture the sporty character of Civic while creat ... Continue reading

Mazda Receives German Design Awards in Three Categories

Mazda Receives German Design Awards in Three Categories

Global Design Team, CX-3 and Bike by KODO Concept Recognized-- HIROSHIMA, Japan, Sept. 17, 2015 -- Mazda Motor Corporation announced today that the company received three awards in the Automotive Brand Contest. The company's global design team, Mazda CX-3 and Bike by KODO concept were honoured at an award ceremony at t ... Continue reading

Little Rappers Become Stars Through NASCAR +VIDEO

Little Rappers Become Stars Through NASCAR +VIDEO

By Aaron Burns Reprinted by permission of NASCAR Pole Position Officially Licensed NASCAR publication - Source for all things NASCAR Wearing a black bicycle helmet, black-and-silver shorts and a bright green shirt that says "Play hard, practice harder," Caleb C. gets to work on another rap video. This isn't the type of ... Continue reading

Quanergy Systems Named to Top 10 List of Automotive Startups for 2015

Quanergy Systems Named to Top 10 List of Automotive Startups for 2015

Quanergy Systems, Inc. has been chosen by the Los Angeles Auto Show’s Connected Car Expo (CCE) as one of the Top 10 Automotive Startups™ (Top 10) for its disruptive LiDAR-based smart sensing solutions for real-time 3D mapping and object detection, tracking and classification. Quanergy was chosen because of it ... Continue reading

Tenneco Latest Generation Electronic Valve Technology Driving Fuel Efficiency, Performance

Tenneco Latest Generation Electronic Valve Technology Driving Fuel Efficiency, Performance

Tenneco today unveiled its latest generation of electronically controlled valves at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The valves, which are designed to support low pressure exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) for diesel engines and acoustic tuning for gasoline engines, feature a unique new modular design which offers vehicle ... Continue reading

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