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Qualcomm launches Snapdragon digital chassis for ICE and electric two-wheelers

In its continuing effort to support the rapidly growing use of motorcycles, scooters, e-bikes and a range of new vehicle classes across the globe, Qualcomm Technologies has introduced new product additions to its Snapdragon Digital Chassis portfolio. Known as the QWM2290 and QWS2290 platforms, the new products are engineered to deliver enhanced safety, infotainment, cloud-connected… Continue reading Qualcomm launches Snapdragon digital chassis for ICE and electric two-wheelers

Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

Volvo Cars is opening a new Tech Hub in Singapore, a vibrant global hotspot for advanced technology and manufacturing excellence.The new Tech Hub will be a key centre for data and analytics, software and advanced manufacturing development in line with Volvo’s ambition to be a leader in new technology and a fully electric car maker… Continue reading Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

Volvo Cars opens new tech hub and global innovation centre in Singapore

From the archive: on this day in 1986

France had once been home to many sports car makers, but by the 1980s there was only Renault-Alpine. Engineer Claude Poiraud and designer Gérard Godfroy of coachbuilder Heuliez spied a gap for a French answer to Porsche, and their prototype so impressed financier Hervé Boulan that he founded MVS to productionise it, building a team… Continue reading From the archive: on this day in 1986

WAE reveals high-performance hydrogen fuel cell car platform

WAE – the engineering offshoot of the Williams Formula 1 team – has revealed an architecture for “ultra-high performance” hydrogen-fuelled vehicles. Named the EVRh, it follows the EVR architecture of last year, which was designed by the British firm to help low-volume sports car makers go battery-electric. The EVRh combines a “cutting-edge” H2 fuel-cell system and a liquid-cooled battery pack. It’s… Continue reading WAE reveals high-performance hydrogen fuel cell car platform

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 52)

News 1 min read 6 September 2023 Episode 52 of the Autocar motoring podcast My Week In Cars finds our resident gearheads Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking great adverts, Ford’s position as American, brand equity, Ford Fiesta values, EV chargers off the beaten track and much more besides, including your correspondence. Make sure you… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 52)

EV sales in India hit record 965,868 units in first 8 months of CY2023

India’s electric vehicle growth story keeps getting better, month on month. Latest retail sales numbers (as of September 4), from the government’s Vahan website, reveal that total sales are just 58,913 units shy of entire CY2022’s record sales of 10,24,781 EVs. Total EV retails between January and August 2023 at 965,868 units constitute robust 65%… Continue reading EV sales in India hit record 965,868 units in first 8 months of CY2023