Mazda is already working on the successor to its efficient Skyactiv-X motors, and thinks it could make cars as clean as EVs, if you take into account CO2 from electricity production. The automaker believes it can increase the efficiency of the Skyactiv-3 to 56 percent, close to the maximum theoretical thermal efficiency of an “Otto”… Continue reading Mazda says next-gen gasoline engine as clean as an EV, well-to-wheels
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Continental Dortmund Celebrates the Production of the 100 millionth MAPPS
The technically unique magnetic passive position sensor is a central element in high-quality systems for gaging the fill level in the fuel tank
Renault: the post-Ghosn puzzles
ANALYSIS. In fifteen days, the builder will name a number two operational. An exercise for the least acrobatic, because it will reconcile the wishes of the State shareholder and the staff of the group.
VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Move follows report carmaker used animals to demonstrate diesel emissions technology The carmaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability after admitting that he had known about experiments in which monkeys were locked in small chambers and exposed to diesel exhaust. Thomas Steg, a former government spokesman who worked for German chancellor… Continue reading VW suspends media chief amid scandal over fume tests on monkeys
Lambán encourages Opel workers to support the pre-agreement and ensure the survival of the plant
The president of Aragón, Javier Lambán, has reiterated his satisfaction with the pre-agreement on the collective agreement reached between management and the company committee of Opel Spain and has asked the workers “strongly” to support it since although it “entails efforts”, he expects that they will be “amply compensated”.
Car sales will grow 14% in January and will exceed 96,000 units
Sales of passenger cars and SUVs in Spain will reach a volume of 96,300 units at the end of this month of January, which will mean a rise of 14% compared to the same month last year, according to industry sources told Europa Press.
Volkswagen suspends executive over monkey trials
VW has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability over experiments using monkeys
Tests on humans: Volkswagen suspends a senior official
An organization funded by Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler has inhaled nitrogen dioxide to humans.
Electric car: Mercedes announces details about the electrical strategy
2019 is set to begin: Next year, Mercedes will begin mass production of the first models of the EQ electric series on three continents. The group provides eleven billion euros for the production of electric cars and batteries ready for it. (IAA 2017. technology)
Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles
Somewhere between a delivery truck and a sidewalk robot, Nuro’s robotic vehicles want to deliver your groceries Photo: Nuro It seems like we’ve gotten to the point with self-driving vehicles where it’s no longer enough to “just” be developing a car that could at some point be used as an autonomous rideshare vehicle. That space… Continue reading Nuro Raises $92 Million for Adorable Autonomous Delivery Vehicles