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Ford introduces an eco-friendly Focus with CO2 emissions of 99 g/km, goes on sale early 2014
Ford announced that now the Focus 1.0-liters EcoBoost emits just 99 g/km CO2, freeing it from road tax. The model will be sold by the beginning of 2014 and will be sold with the badge ECOnetic. So you have low-resistance tires, active grille, improved aerodynamics, start / stop, energy recovery system during braking and different […]
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Volkswagen today unveiled the new telematics and infotainment system prepared and will be offered in some model year 2014 models in America. Called Car-Net and is similar to the respective systems of Ford, Sync and MyFord Touch. With infotainment systems Car-Net, the American Volkswagen will acquire additional features such as roadside assistance, which is available […]
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American technology magazine Wired, visited the Tesla factory in Fremont, California, to closely monitor the complete production process of the Tesla Model S, the pure electric luxury sedan which has changed the image that we knew so far about electric cars. Finally, the emphasis that the company’s Elon Musk, redefines the American automaker with the […]
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The Honda in cooperation with the authorities of the city of Saitama province of Saitama in Japan started discussions to launch the test of a prototype electric vehicle Micro Commuter. The tests will begin in autumn 2013 in the city of Saitama, under a program for promoting the use of small electric cars in cooperation […]
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Volvo shows six safety systems prepare and place them in the new Volvo XC90, which will be unveiled in late 2014 as a 2015 model. The first is the pedestrian detection system in the dark, which enables the car to identify objects even in the evening. Once you find an object in front of the […]
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The General Motors and Honda announced today a long-term agreement for the joint development of next-generation fuel cell system and hydrogen storage technologies, with timeframe of 2020. The success of the collaboration will be based on sharing expertise, economies of scale and strategic use of common resources. GM and Honda plans to work with stakeholders […]
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The Ford presents its new security system, the Electronic Brake Light which is part of the technology car-to-car. It aims to help drivers avoid accidents, since notifies them if the car in front has braked suddenly. Once the system perceive something, then visually alert the driver. The Ford during testing discovered that the system helps […]
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The Volvo introduced its new self parking system which can park the car anywhere without using the wizard. The technology is tested on a Volvo V40 with the driver, once you reach a parking, coming down from the car through an app on your smartphone to be able to “tell” the car to park itself. […]
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As expected, Renault officially unveiled today the turbo V6 engine, which will take part in the turbo era, and has been named Energy F1-2014. It has power close to 760 bhp, the fuel consumption is 35% less (defined by regulations at 100 pounds of fuel per hour) as the speed limiter will fall at 15,000 […]
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Renault-Nissan unveils their global Common Module Family (CMF) architecture, aims to reduce costs by up to 40 percent
Aiming to reduce construction costs by 30 to 40% and costs by 20% to 30%, the Renault-Nissan presented its new global common platform Common Module Family (CMF). Designed to be extremely flexible, the new platform is not a platform in the classical sense, since consists of 4 sections. In the engine, the cabin space, the […]