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31st August 2023

Volkswagen Passat Hybrids Claim Urban EV Credentials

Hybrid powertrains steal the limelight with the global debut of the ninth generation Volkswagen Passat boasting a 62-mile electric only range that earn it EV status in several city...

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31st August 2023

McLaren Promising More BEV Performance with Latest Inverter

British automotive engineering specialist, McLaren Applied, has unveiled a new high voltage inverter targeting manufacturers of performance BEVs. The company has launched IPG5-x, it claims to be a highly...

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30th August 2023

Tesla Quizzed Over Autopilot Update Stopping Driver Monitoring

US road automotive safety regulators are demanding to know why Tesla changed its Autopilot cruise control software suite to allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel....

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28th August 2023

Polestar 4 First to Feature Mobileye’s Chauffeur Driverless Tech

The new Polestar 4 BEV will be the automaker’s first production car to employ Mobileye’s Chauffeur autonomous driving technology hoping to provide next level ADAS capabilities. The automaker says...

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25th August 2023

Ford Joins Toyota’s Lead into More Hybrid Powertrain Production

In a bid to plug the gap between automaker’s over-blown sales ambitions for BEVs and consumer demand for practical ‘green’ transport here-and-now, Ford has joined the race towards self-charging...

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24th August 2023

Hyundai to Set Out its Electrification and Collaboration Stall at IAA

Hyundai has announced its intention to present more than 20 production-ready advances in electrification and automotive components at the IAA Mobility 2023 show in Munich next month. While promoting...

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24th August 2023

Volvo to Market its First Ever MPV

For the first time in its 96-year history, Volvo will be entering the ‘people carrier’ market with a new all-electric MPV. True, some would argue the old spacious Amazon...

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23rd August 2023

Smartphone Maker Xiaomi on Road to BEV Manufacturing

Despite a perceived glut of BEVs out-supplying consumer demand, China has given its approval for smartphone maker, Xiaomi, to make these cars. The company has won the approval of...

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23rd August 2023

Tech Company Claims Carbon Neutral Auto Fuel from Tires

An US company claims to solve two ecological challenges in one go by converting micro-plastic from old vehicle tires into carbon neutral fuel for ICE powertrains. The issues are...

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22nd August 2023

Latest Chinese BEV Entrant Claims 5-Star NCAP Rating

China’s latest BEV maker, Omoda, has earned a five-star safety rating by the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), for its first model to market, the Omoda 5....

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22nd August 2023

California Forces GM’s Cruise to Halve its ‘Frisco Robo-Taxi Fleet

Just a week after California’s regulators gave the green light to General Motors’ Cruise to run commercial robo-taxi services in San Francisco, another state body has told the company...

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21st August 2023

Old-School ‘One Man One Engine’ Meets Digital in AMG GT Coupé

Mercedes-AMG’s new range-topping performance car is the GT Coupé promising supercar performance in a luxury road-going package thanks to a blend of traditional engine building and software upgrades. High-tech...

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