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Over in Japan, reports indicate that a quartet of Japanese companies is banding up to mass-produce a cutting-edge lithium ion battery material, both domestically and overseas. Kureha, Kuraray and Itochu are set …
Now, we're definitely not in the habit of talking about booze, even if some of us here do enjoy the odd tipple or three now and then, but something along those lines …
Mazda has announced that the upcoming CX-5 SUV arriving this spring will debut a Smart City Brake Support (SCBS) system, which helps a driver to avoid a frontal collision when driving at …
Jatco has announced a new continuously variable transmission for midsize and large front-wheel drive vehicles, offering an improvement of 10% in fuel economy compared to earlier models. Designed for application with 2.0 …
Nissan has introduced a brand new hybrid drivetrain which is made up by a 2.5 liter four-cylinder gasoline engine, an electric motor as well as a lithium-ion battery pack. The interesting bit …
It's called EARs, or Emergency Assistance & Response Services, to give it its full name, and it's a nationwide personal safety and automotive assistance service, ready to aid anyone who find themselves …
Click to enlarge. Okay, so here's the novel take of the week. According to reports, a venture company in Japan called Humanix will introduce an electric vehicle that wears airbags. On the …
Over in Japan, automakers - working with partners - as well as companies in other industries are researching technologies to improve the performance of storage batteries for use in both vehicles and …
Nissan has unveiled a couple of innovations, and the first is the development of a new technology that can fully charge an electric vehicle battery in about 10 minutes. According to a …
Proton and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for cooperation and collaboration related to innovation activities in the automotive sector. The partnership will see Proton and AIM …
One more added on the safety item list. General Motors is set to introduce the industry’s first front center airbag, which is an inflatable restraint designed to help protect drivers and front …
Last week's seventh F1 In Schools World Finals held in Kuala Lumpur saw Malaysia picking up two awards at the event. Malaysian team Velospeed SIC from Sekolah Menengah Sains Hulu Selangor won …
An Australian team has been crowned as the 2011 F1 In Schools World Champions. Pentagliders, from Brooks High School, Tasmania, took home the Bernie Ecclestone World Champions trophy in the finals, which …
Click to enlarge. The 2011 F1 In Schools World Finals is currently underway in Malaysia - over 200 students making up 23 teams from 17 countries are competing to be crowned champions …
Getrag has premiered its 2eDCT600 two-speed powershift transmission in Frankfurt - the gearbox is dedicated to purely electric vehicles and also for plug-in hybrid and range extender vehicles. The scalable transmission features …
Ford has officially unveiled its new 1.0 litre EcoBoost engine, which will be first utilised in the Euro-market Focus in early 2012 followed by the C-MAX in the same year. The all-new …
UPDATE: Live photos have been added to the gallery. Land Rover has unveiled two Defender concepts at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The first is the DC100 concept which was revealed prior to …
Over in Japan, Mazda has begun recycling scrapped bumpers from end-of-life vehicles (ELV) to obtain raw material for use in new vehicle bumpers. The new technology is initially being used to make …
The personal GPS navigation device has certainly come a long way and made great inroads, especially in the last half a decade. These days, prices have become competitive, and you can get …
Some news on the passive safety development front, from Toyota. The Japanese automaker has announced a quartet of future vehicle safety systems, currently under development, which it is looking at introducing into …
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