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Brakes India eyes demand from EV industry, launches brake pads

TVS Group company Brakes India has launched new brake pads with advanced friction technology for electric vehicles (EVs). The company, which is a Tier-1 supplier to Indian and global OEMs for over six decades, Brakes India is now targeting the growing electric car market in the country. Sold under Brakes India’s ‘TVS Apache’ brand, the ZAP brake pads have been designed and… Continue reading Brakes India eyes demand from EV industry, launches brake pads

Brakes India eyes demand from EV industry, launches brake pads

Cummins launches Accelera brand to advance transition to zero-emissions future

Global power and technology leader Cummins Inc has launched Accelera by Cummins, a new brand for its New Power business unit. Accelera provides a diverse portfolio of zero-emissions solutions for many of the world’s most vital industries empowering customers to accelerate their transition to a sustainable future. The launch of Accelera is a significant step… Continue reading Cummins launches Accelera brand to advance transition to zero-emissions future

Next-generation BMW X2 to arrive with electric iX2 sibling

BMW has confirmed the BMW X2 will be launched at the end of 2023, arriving with an electric iX2 variant as the German firm continues to ramp up its EV product range. As with today’s car, the new X2 will be based on the highly popular X1 – itself recently launched in third-generation form –… Continue reading Next-generation BMW X2 to arrive with electric iX2 sibling

BMW i5 Touring confirmed for 2024 with M Performance model

The much-touted BMW i5 Touring will arrive in spring next year, the German firm has confirmed this morning, as the first all-electric estate on the market. Marking the fifth generation since the full-size estate was launched in 1991, the EV will also get a hotter M Performance variant, BMW chairman Oliver Zipse said during the car maker’s annual conference this… Continue reading BMW i5 Touring confirmed for 2024 with M Performance model

EV start-ups: Can anyone replicate Tesla’s runaway success?

Production of the FF91 was originally planned for 2018. Cost-cutting delayed the introduction of the final production version many times, which, in turn, pushed back the job one date by years. After years of promises, the production version of the FF91 was demonstrated in early 2022. With a production capacity of 10,000 units per year,… Continue reading EV start-ups: Can anyone replicate Tesla’s runaway success?

My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 27)

Episode 27 of the My Week In Cars podcast finds our resident gearheads Steve Cropley and Matt Prior talking about industry calls for low- or no-carbon fuels to be allowed into the 2030s, asking if there’s a realistic alternative to road pricing, and wondering whether one should buy a Jeep Wrangler or Ford Ranger Raptor.… Continue reading My Week In Cars: New Steve Cropley/Matt Prior podcast (ep. 27)

BAC ‘backs off’ from hydrogen E-Mono project

British sports car manufacturer BAC has “backed off” from development of its hydrogen fuel-cell E-Mono, company co-founder Neill Briggs has told Autocar. In 2021, BAC announced it had partnered with MIRA-based Viritech to create a zero-emission version of the Mono sports car. Their efforts yielded the E-Mono, a virtual study using a hydrogen fuel cell… Continue reading BAC ‘backs off’ from hydrogen E-Mono project

ZF displays brake-by-wire solution for off-highway vehicles at CONEXPO 2023

ZF’s Industrial Division has introduced its new brake-by-wire solutions at CONEXPO/CONAGG 2023 which is being held in Las Vegas from March 14-18. The ZF display is at South Hall 4, Booth #584214 A global leader in hydraulic and electrohydraulic braking systems, ZF caters to the heavy duty, off-highway, construction, mining, and agriculture sectors with safe… Continue reading ZF displays brake-by-wire solution for off-highway vehicles at CONEXPO 2023