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Bentley Defining The Luxury Electric Vehicle +VIDEO

Bentley Defining The Luxury Electric Vehicle +VIDEO

Bentley’s EXP 12 Speed 6e makes its debut in China today at the 2017 Auto Shanghai. The concept showcases the British brand’s ambition to define the electric luxury segment and will allow Bentley to gauge public opinion and customer feedback to help shape its future luxury strategy. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 24-30, 2017; First Drive Nissan Rogue Sport; GM Risks; Daimler Risks; Buh Bye Dale Jr.; Waymo AZ; Toyota Recall

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 24-30, 2017; First Drive Nissan Rogue Sport; GM Risks; Daimler Risks; Buh Bye Dale Jr.; Waymo AZ; Toyota Recall

* This week we drove the all-new 2017 Nissan Rogue Sport compact SUV around the environs of Nashville and Nissan USA's Franklin, Tennessee headquarters. Aiming for sales mostly to millennials, it'a coming to market on May 11. ... Continue reading

LISTEN HERE: Auto Lab Talk Radio LIVE From New York Saturday April 29, 2017 7-9 AM

LISTEN HERE: Auto Lab Talk Radio LIVE From New York Saturday April 29, 2017 7-9 AM

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel This Weeks Show Broadcast Date: April 22, 2017 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio c ... Continue reading

Hyundai Mobis Succeeds In Developing 48V Mild HEV Core Technology

Hyundai Mobis Succeeds In Developing 48V Mild HEV Core Technology

Hyundai Mobis succeeded in developing the core technologies of the 48V Mild hybrid vehicle (hereinafter referred to as 48V Mild HEV), which will become one of the mainstays of future environment-friendly car trends, one after another. It’s creating tangible results in related markets. ... Continue reading

BMW i Joins Forces With TED In Search Of Powerful New Ideas About Mobility - TACH ANSWER - E.T.H.A.N.O.L - Perfect For A Driving Machine

BMW i Joins Forces With TED In Search Of Powerful New Ideas About Mobility - TACH ANSWER - E.T.H.A.N.O.L - Perfect For A Driving Machine

BMW i Beyond Automobiles Invites thinkers and doers to take part in “NextVisionaries” ideas competition. Winners to present at the Frankfurt-economy, hood/fuel-systems, makes/bmw, media, industry, carmakers, cardealers, headline ... Continue reading

Additional 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivans to Waymo's (Nee Google) Self-driving Program

Additional 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid Minivans to Waymo's (Nee Google) Self-driving Program

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 25, 2017 -- FCA US LLC announced today that Waymo will add 500 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to expand its self-driving program. FCA previously delivered 100 minivans, modified for self-driving, to Waymo during the second half of 2016. ... Continue reading

All-new Honda CR-V Hybrid SUV at Auto Shanghai 2017

All-new Honda CR-V Hybrid SUV at Auto Shanghai 2017

SHANGHAI, Apr, 19 2017 - Honda exhibited the world premiere of its all-new SUV model, CR-V Hybrid, at Auto Shanghai 2017 (The 17th International Automobile & Manufacturing Technology Exhibition, Press days: April 19-20, 2017, Public days: April 21-28, 2017). Equipped with the Honda Sport Hybrid i-MMD(1) two-motor hybri ... Continue reading

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 17-23, 2017; Self-Driving?, Tesla and Subaru Recalls, Manuals, Best Interior, EV's, Trump Cuts EPA Funding

Nutson's Weekly Automotive News Digest April 17-23, 2017; Self-Driving?, Tesla and Subaru Recalls, Manuals, Best Interior, EV's, Trump Cuts EPA Funding

* The U.S. auto show circuit has calmed for this year but global auto news is still in the making. At the 2017 Shanghai Auto Show VW debuted its I.D. Cross SUV concept, following on the heals of the I.D. sedan shown in Paris and the I.D. Buzz van shown in Detroit. ... Continue reading

Honeywell Boosting China's Auto Industry Now And In The Future

Honeywell Boosting China's Auto Industry Now And In The Future

SHANGHAI, April 21, 2017 -- At Auto Shanghai 2017, Honeywell is showcasing its latest gasoline turbocharger technology that can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 10 percent and also improve fuel economy as well as a number of innovative electric boosting products capable of achieving even further fuel ... Continue reading

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Drivers Accumulate More Than Two Million Zero-Emission Miles

Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell Drivers Accumulate More Than Two Million Zero-Emission Miles

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 21, 2017 -- In celebration of Earth Day 2017, Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell drivers have again surpassed an important threshold, accumulating more than two million miles on the roads and highways of both Southern and Northern California. These fuel cell CUVs have emitted only clean water vapor ... Continue reading

Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2017-2027: Vehicle Emissions Regulations for 2025 & 2030 are Unlikely to be Met - Research and Markets

Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2017-2027: Vehicle Emissions Regulations for 2025 & 2030 are Unlikely to be Met - Research and Markets

DUBLIN—Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Mild Hybrid 48V Vehicles 2017-2027" report to their offering. Vehicle emissions regulations for 2025 and 2030 are unlikely to be met by conventional vehicle technology as applied to most vehicles beyond small cars. ... Continue reading

Courts approve consumer settlement in Canada for Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI vehicles nationwide

Courts approve consumer settlement in Canada for Volkswagen and Audi 2.0L TDI vehicles nationwide

AJAX, TORONTO, ON and MONTREAL, QC, April 21, 2017 Volkswagen Group Canada Inc. and Canadian class counsel announced today that both the Québec and Ontario Courts have granted approval of the nationwide settlement agreement to resolve consumer claims in Canada related to the 2.0L diesel emissions matter for approximat ... Continue reading

LISTEN HERE: Auto Lab Talk Radio LIVE From New York Saturday April 22, 2017 7-9 AM

LISTEN HERE: Auto Lab Talk Radio LIVE From New York Saturday April 22, 2017 7-9 AM

The Auto Lab Radio Show is Broadcast every Saturday 7 to 9 AM On New York City's WNYM Radio AM 970 and Streamed Worldwide On The Auto Channel This Weeks Show Broadcast Date: April 22, 2017 Car Question or Concern? Call Toll Free 888-692-7234 Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio c ... Continue reading

Qoros Debuts Its Super EV at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show

Qoros Debuts Its Super EV at 2017 Shanghai Auto Show

SHANGHAI, April 20, 2017 -- Qoros Automotive Co., Ltd. (Qoros Auto) is showcasing the progress of its two-pronged strategy highlighted by an array of world-class products at Auto Shanghai 2017 (Shanghai Auto Show). The Qoros booth sees the Qoros Model K-EV, a high-performance electric vehicle (EV), taking center stage. ... Continue reading

Energy Pricing in a Changed World - NACS

Energy Pricing in a Changed World - NACS

​CHICAGO April 19, 2017; How does energy pricing work in today’s world? Tom Kloza, global head of energy analysis at the Oil Price Information Service, discussed that topic at the NACS State of the Industry Summit, held April 4-6. Kloza suggested that only an unforeseen event of apocalyptic consequence would bring ... Continue reading

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