Car Tech
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The Chinese startup Aiways hasn't found much market traction from its EVs yet, but its robotic charging concierge is refreshingly different.
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Electric flying car racing series heads toward launch by the end of 2020
The airborne Airspeeder series could be a great proving ground for battery technology advances—that could trickle down in more affordable forms in electric cars.
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Put the EV in the garage: Solar driveways could power entire households
A company aims to make the driveway a very productive part of your home—enough to power your whole house, potentially.
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Prototype drive: Magna e4 EV is a 300-mile Jaguar I-Pace with reworked dynamics
A technology demonstrator from supplier Magna aims to show how it could boost the range of EVs and make them more fun to drive.
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World-first in-road charging test for trucks successful, highway speeds next
A project in Sweden aims to show that a large-scale wireless inductive project for trucks might be possible.
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Samsung solid-state battery tech under development doubles energy density
A major battery supplier claims to be at the development-prototype stage with a new chemistry that's 50% smaller by volume versus current EV batteries.
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A first look at official specs for the Tesla Model Y raises plenty of questions in the weight-and-hauling area—and answers a puzzle about efficiency.
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Fast-charging method claims to help electric-car batteries last longer
University of California Riverside researchers say that a cell-resistance-based algorithm for fast charging will help EV batteries last longer.
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UK company claims most power-dense electric motor for EVs
The new unit arrives at a very competitive time for electric motors, with a range of suppliers claiming efficiency and packaging advantages.
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Goodyear ReCharge regenerating-tire concept aims to cut waste
A concept suggests that tires could reduce their carbon footprint by smartly adding new treads on an ongoing basis.
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Audi plans to increase recycled materials in its mainstream vehicles
The German automaker says that the percentage of recycled materials will "rise considerably" in the coming years.
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Hyundai connects its transmissions to all the data, boosts vehicle efficiency
Some traditional internal-combustion components, like transmissions, could use a rethink yet—with more smarts, not more gears.
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Researchers from Russia suggest a potential breakthrough in solar-cell composition—although commercial viability may be many years off.
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Gasoline direct injection tech might not be worth it, study suggests
A new model from the University of Georgia finds that emissions from GDI could offset any reductions in carbon-dioxide emissions.
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Ad for Presidential candidate Yang features Tesla, talks automation
Andrew Yang drives a Tesla Model X while speaking about manufacturing automation, jobs, and the changing economy.
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Nissan cleans up cabin design, just says no to more touchscreens
Nissan is aiming to keep it simple—without adding more screens—for its upcoming electric vehicles as well as some mainstream models.
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Talking Teslas might warn pedestrians—and perhaps express a bit more
The speakers for pedestrian alert sounds could be repurposed to allow cars to "talk" to pedestrians or other drivers, or play audio snippets.
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Nissan e-4orce demo: Why electric-car AWD benefits more than performance and traction
With an e-4orce test car, Nissan teased what could be a big part of its EV future, in a production version of its Ariya concept and beyond.
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Including responses from 20 countries and a focus on six global markets, the study shows that electric cars are gaining momentum.
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Harman audio system for EVs could help boost range, allow OTA upgrades
At CES, Harman is among the supplier companies seeing a growing business in electric-vehicle-specific features and hardware.
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Sony Vision-S concept electric car unveiled at CES looks at a connected near-future
The technologies rounded up in a concept car displayed by Sony at CES aren't all that unexpected; it's that Sony designed its own electric car for them.
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BMW cranks up the swank for CES riders with i3 Urban Suite concept
A concept version of the BMW i3 urban electric car rehabs the interior into something that a chauffeur might approve of.
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Byton announces content partners for its very connected electric cars
The Byton M-Byte electric SUV will offer natural-language voice commands across apps, audio and video streaming, and a host of travel-related services.
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Lasers or magnets? Tesla patents suggest windshield-wiper innovation
Patents from this year point to both a solution involving electromagnets and one using laser blasts, all to keep the windshield clean.
Bengt Halvorson