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  Lasers to replace sparkplugs in the future?

  22 July 2009 / 25 comments

  Sparkplug (bottom) versus optical laser plug (top) A Ford that shoots laser beams? No, we’re not talking about James Bond’s next Ford Fusion. Nor are we talking about Ford bringing back the Laser nameplate. Ford […]

   

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  US Government loans Ford US$ 5.9 billion to develop fuel-saving technologies

  24 June 2009 / 10 comments

  The US Government has loaned US$ 5.9 billion to Ford, for the development of fuel-saving technologies including hybrid-electric systems, alternative-fuel power plants, direct-injection as well as other developments that are related to help reduce fuel […]

   

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  Mercedes-Benz ESF 2009 Safety Innovations

  13 June 2009 / 18 comments

  Full details and photos of the new Mercedes-Benz ESF 2009 research vehicle have been unveiled. Based on the S 400 HYBRID, the Mercedes-Benz ESF 2009 essentially features 5 key new safety elements which are the […]

   

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  Preview: Mercedes ESF 2009 Safety Concept

  10 June 2009 / 9 comments

  Mercedes-Benz has taken the new W221 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid and modified it with experimental safety features. The new testbed is called the ESF 2009 Experimental Safety Vehicle. The features are quite interesting – inflatable metal […]

   

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  BMW Emergency Stop Assistant brings your car to a stop if you can’t drive it

  10 June 2009 / 16 comments

  BMW’s Emergency Stop Assistant project is part of The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s SmartSenior program, which aims to develop intelligent services to make the lives of senior citizens easier and safer. BMW’s […]

   

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  New BMW N55 single turbo Valvetronic engine

  27 May 2009 / 27 comments

  BMW’s new N55 engine family’s 306 horsepower and 400Nm power and torque output figures reminds us of the original moment when BMW first announced it was bringing back forced induction into the BMW engine line-up. […]

   

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  GM OnStar to include Twitter functionality?

  29 March 2009 / 5 comments

  I have a few friends (me included) who frequently log onto Twitter with Twibble on the Nokia smartphones (like my highly recommended Nokia E90) and gripe about the traffic jam they are stuck in. Apparently […]

   

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  Another first for Toyota: a rear center airbag!

  26 March 2009 / 52 comments

  In a car crash we have side airbags for side impacts but in cases where there are two or more passengers in the rear, they can end up hitting each other. Toyota’s solution for this […]

   

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  Fiat reveals a new engine technology: MultiAir

  10 March 2009 / 21 comments

  Fiat has revealed a new engine technology called the MultiAir technology which significantly reduces emissions, while improving fuel economy and power delivery. This rather complicated electro-hydraulic variable valve actuation technology is implemented to the intake […]

   

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  Lotus Omnivore 2-stroke concept engine set for Geneva debut

  26 February 2009 / 19 comments

  Lotus has revealed some details about the Lotus Omnivore engine concept that it will be unveiling at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show. The Omnivore runs on a two-stroke operating cycle that Lotus says is more […]

   

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  BMW Routes: load scenic routes onto your iDrive

  19 February 2009 / 2 comments

  The next time you plan a holiday in Europe, you may want to rent a BMW and make it a road trip holiday. BMW’s new BMW Routes feature (currently still in testing and might be […]

   

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  2009 S-Class facelift to feature Mercedes-Benz SPLITVIEW Screen Technology

  12 December 2008 / 28 comments

  Click to enlarge image The 2009 Mercedes-Benz S-Class will debut an enhancement to the vehicle’s COMAND navigation and entertainment system called SPLITVIEW. Yes, you got it right, it’s going to appear in a production car. […]

   

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  Silicon replacing graphite: the key to long range electric cars using lithium ion batteries?

  16 November 2008 / 13 comments

  Hanyang University of Korea’s Professor Cho Jae-Phil claims his research team have discovered a way to produce lithium ion batteries that have 8 times more battery life than existing lithium ion batteries! Now if this […]

   

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  New Nissan Cube to debut new catalyst with low precious metal content

  16 November 2008 / 8 comments

  Between 30% to 50% of the world’s platinum output is used in automobile catalytic converters, and automobile-based usage are set to become even higher of fuel cell cars become more popular in the future, as […]

   

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  New Michelin Lunar Wheel based on the Tweel

  16 November 2008 / 10 comments

  According to Michelin, the new Tweel-based lunar wheel maintains flexibility and constant ground contact pressure even at very low temperatures to enable moon rovers to navigate loose soil and lunar craters with ease.

   

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