BASF is expanding its range of engineering plastics for the dynamic market of electric and hybrid vehicles. Tailor-made Ultramid® and Ultradur® materials are now available globally for equipping vehicle-interior and -exterior ...
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Ford has introduced all-new SYNC 3 technology including advanced voice recognition and touch screen user interface to create apps that enhance the in-car user experience. "Ford challenges developers to find new and exciting ways to ...
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Fastned has joined forces with Nissan to offer two years of free unlimited fast charging with each new Nissan LEAF. The new LEAF will be available starting january with a 30 kWh battery. The larger range of 250 km, together with unlimited ...
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Just days after Porsche debuted its EV Mission-E, Taiwanese technology group Thunder Power unveiled its answer to the super car with ‘Thunder Power Sedan’, which is capable of providing driving range of 650 km on a full charge. ...
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The stylish and compact hybrid crossover Toyota C-HR concept has been updated, as the company plans to launch a mass-market version in the not-so-distant future. The Toyota C-HR Concept was created to explore new directions for compact ...
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Drivers of Ford electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles can now access their battery charge status, unlock their doors and get a driving score from their last trip with the MyFord Mobile application for smartwatches. "The app gives drivers ...
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World-industry leader Bosch is debuting a new battery technology for electric vehicles that might be available in five years as it acquired the U.S. start-up Seeo Inc. founded in Hayward, California. Bosch will combine Seeo’s ...
Jules Verne said in Around the World in 80 Days: “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real.” Today, that is truer than ever before. Did you ever think it would be possible to communicate so easily with anyone around ...
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Bosch is planning to introduce a new battery technology based on solid state cells for electric cars with the help of its recently acquired company Seeo. The company said that it has knowledge and exclusive patents for solid-state ...
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Porsche has unveiled Mission E which can give a mileage of 500km on a single charge and give a tough competition to Tesla Model S P90D model. Futuristic Mission E model will not require plugging in to be charged and can accelerate from 0- ...
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Schaeffler has introduced a new P2 high-voltage hybrid module that is arranged between the internal combustion engine and transmission, and is capable of transmitting internal-combustion torques of up to 800 Nm to the transmission. This ...
OffTheScale (OTS), a new fitness platform being promoted by celebrity fitness trainer and author Jay Cardiello, will be powered by Garmin's Vivofit II fitness tracker. OffTheScale provides a Garmin wearable device to each of its ...
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Nissan has introduced its next generation Leaf with improved battery capacity of 30 kWh, facilitating the car to have an EPA-estimated range of 107 miles on a single charge. The new mile range is 27% more than what the 2015 model ...
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In 2014, China’s lithium battery equipment market size (excluding imported equipment, the same below) ascended by 31.0% year on year to about RMB3.8 billion. Impacted by explosive development of the new energy vehicle market, CATL, ...
Tesla CEO Ellon Musk has hinted that the company’s low cost Model 3 sedan will be available for pre order starting March next year. The revelation was made in a series of Tweets, one of which said: "Model 3, our smaller and lower ...
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