‘,e.appendChild(e.resizeSensor),e.resizeSensor.offsetParent!==e&&(e.style.position=”relative”);var r,s,d,a,l=e.resizeSensor.childNodes[0],c=l.childNodes[0],u=e.resizeSensor.childNodes[1],h=e.offsetWidth,f=e.offsetHeight,m=function(){c.style.width=”100000px”,c.style.height=”100000px”,l.scrollLeft=1e5,l.scrollTop=1e5,u.scrollLeft=1e5,u.scrollTop=1e5};m();var p=function(){s=0,r&&(h=d,f=a,e.resizedAttached&&e.resizedAttached.call())},v=function(){d=e.offsetWidth,a=e.offsetHeight,(r=d!=h||a!=f)&&!s&&(s=t(p)),m()},y=function(e,t,n){e.attachEvent?e.attachEvent(“on”+t,n):e.addEventListener(t,n)};y(l,”scroll”,v),y(u,”scroll”,v)}}(e,o)}),this.detach=function(e){n.detach(i,e)}};return n.detach=function(t,n){e(t,function(e){e&&(e.resizedAttached&&”function”==typeof n&&(e.resizedAttached.remove(n),e.resizedAttached.length())||e.resizeSensor&&(e.contains(e.resizeSensor)&&e.removeChild(e.resizeSensor),delete e.resizeSensor,delete e.resizedAttached))})},n}),function(e,t){“function”==typeof define&&define.amd?define([“./ResizeSensor.js”],t):”object”==typeof exports?module.exports=t(require(“./ResizeSensor.js”)):(e.ElementQueries=t(e.ResizeSensor),e.ElementQueries.listen())}(“undefined”!=typeof window?window:this,function(e){var t=function(){function n(e){e||(e=document.documentElement);var t=window.getComputedStyle(e,null).fontSize;return parseFloat(t)||16}function i(e,t){var i=t.split(/d/),o=i[i.length-1];switch(t=parseFloat(t),o){case”px”:return t;case”em”:return t*n(e);case”rem”:return t*n();case”vw”:return t*document.documentElement.clientWidth/100;case”vh”:return t*document.documentElement.clientHeight/100;case”vmin”:case”vmax”:var r=document.documentElement.clientWidth/100,s=document.documentElement.clientHeight/100;return t*(0,Math[“vmin”===o?”min”:”max”])(r,s);default:return t}}function o(t,n){t.elementQueriesSetupInformation?t.elementQueriesSetupInformation.addOption(n):(t.elementQueriesSetupInformation=new function(e){this.element=e,this.options={};var t,n,o,r,s,d,a,l=0,c=0;this.addOption=function(e){var t=[e.mode,e.property,e.value].join(“,”);this.options[t]=e};var u=[“min-width”,”min-height”,”max-width”,”max-height”];this.call=function(){for(t in l=this.element.offsetWidth,c=this.element.offsetHeight,s={},this.options)this.options.hasOwnProperty(t)&&(n=this.options[t],o=i(this.element,n.value),r=”width”==n.property?l:c,a=n.mode+”-“+n.property,d=””,”min”!=n.mode||o>r||(d+=n.value),”max”!=n.mode||r>o||(d+=n.value),s[a]||(s[a]=””),d&&-1===(” “+s[a]+” “).indexOf(” “+d+” “)&&(s[a]+=” “+d));for(var e in u)u.hasOwnProperty(e)&&(s[u[e]]?this.element.setAttribute(u[e],s[u[e]].substr(1)):this.element.removeAttribute(u[e]))}}(t),t.elementQueriesSetupInformation.addOption(n),t.elementQueriesSensor=new e(t,function(){t.elementQueriesSetupInformation.call()})),t.elementQueriesSetupInformation.call(),l&&c.indexOf(t)o[e].minWidth&&(n=e);if(n||(n=s),d!=n)if(a[n])i[d].style.display=”none”,i[n].style.display=”block”,d=n;else{var l=new Image;l.onload=function(){i[n].src=r[n],i[d].style.display=”none”,i[n].style.display=”block”,a[n]=!0,d=n},l.src=r[n]}else i[n].src=r[n]}var i=[],o=[],r=[],s=0,d=-1,a=[];for(var u in t.children)if(t.children.hasOwnProperty(u)&&t.children[u].tagName&&”img”===t.children[u].tagName.toLowerCase()){i.push(t.children[u]);var h=t.children[u].getAttribute(“min-width”)||t.children[u].getAttribute(“data-min-width”),f=t.children[u].getAttribute(“data-src”)||t.children[u].getAttribute(“url”);r.push(f);var m={minWidth:h};o.push(m),h?t.children[u].style.display=”none”:(s=i.length-1,t.children[u].style.display=”block”)}d=s,t.resizeSensor=new e(t,n),n(),l&&c.push(t)}function d(e){var t,n,i,o,r,s;for(e=e.replace(/’/g,’”‘);null!==(t=h.exec(e));)for(n=t[1]+t[3],attrs=t[2];null!==(attrMatch=f.exec(attrs));)i=n,o=attrMatch[1],r=attrMatch[2],s=attrMatch[3],void 0===u[o]&&(u[o]={}),void 0===u[o][r]&&(u[o][r]={}),void 0===u[o][r][s]?u[o][r][s]=i:u[o][r][s]+=”,”+i}function… Continue reading Fiat and GM shop at Tesla
Tag: FCA
Activist hedge fund CIAM will ‘strongly oppose’ FCA-Renault deal
FILE PHOTO: A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at the U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Activist hedge fund CIAM has written to the board of French automaker Renault to say it “strongly opposed” a planned $35 billion merger with Fiat Chrysler. Calling… Continue reading Activist hedge fund CIAM will ‘strongly oppose’ FCA-Renault deal
Car sales in Italy fall 1.19% in May and reach 197,307 units
Posted 04/06/2019 11:02:14 PM ROME, Jun 4 (EUROPA PRESS) – Sales of cars and SUVs in the Italian market stood at 197,307 units during the month of May, down 1.19% compared to the 199,692 units delivered in that month of 2018. According to data from the National Archive of Vehicles of Italy collected by Europa… Continue reading Car sales in Italy fall 1.19% in May and reach 197,307 units
Carmakers wrestle with diesel’s decline
Five years ago, Toyota took an unusual decision — not to fit its newly developed C-HR model with a diesel engine. At the time, diesel-fuelled cars accounted for half of all new vehicles sold across Europe and a higher percentage in the sport utility vehicle market. Half a decade later, that move looks prescient. Diesel… Continue reading Carmakers wrestle with diesel’s decline
Yasa supplies electric motor for new Ferrari SF90 Stradale hybrid supercar
Yasa supplies electric motor for new Ferrari SF90 Stradale hybrid supercar
Ferrari goes electric with its most powerful street-legal car ever: the SF90 Stradale
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: FerrariFerrari just launched Its most powerful street-legal car ever — a 986 horsepower road bullet with three electric motors.
The SF90 Stradale marks Ferrari's first plug-in hybrid that's not built for the racetrack. It's powered by a 4.0-liter turbocharged V8 that generates 769 horsepower, but gets another 217 horsepower from three electric motors — one powering the rear wheels and two for the front.
VIDEO1:5201:52Ferrari reveals its most powerful road car everSquawk Box EuropeAll that extra juice helps the car do zero-to 62 mph in a mere 2.5 seconds and reach a top speed of 211 mph.
It's not exactly the first plug-in Ferrari, famed for its thunderous V12 internal-combustion engines. The $1.5 million La Ferrari supercar, only 500 of which were produced, used electric motors to give a little boost to its V12 and push it to 950 horsepower. Ferrari's Formula One racers also use a hybrid motor-generator system.
The “SF90 Stradale” name comes from the automaker's 2019 Formula One race car, the SF90 in honor of Ferrari's 90 years in racing. The word “stradale” means “road” in Italian.
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: FerrariIt's fast but don't count on driving too far in battery-only mode since the all-electric range is only 16 miles.
But Ferrari's engineers had to solve some complex problems by adding a hybrid system, which added an additional 595 pounds. Ferrari shaved off some of those pounds with carbon fiber but also came up with some clever innovations.
By using the hybrid system for reverse, Ferrari was able to take out the reverse gear from the eight-speed gearbox, which saves weight. It's also all-wheel drive, to better utilize the hybrid system. And the two front electric motors also control the torque, making driving at high speeds “much simpler and easier,” according to Ferrari.
Ferrari also had to work on new aerodynamics to create more downforce and efficiencies. So it lowered the engine cover and created new diffuser and front-end systems.
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: FerrariThe big question Ferrari has yet to answer is price. Ferrari dealers say it will be less than the La Ferrari but likely more than Ferrari's previous V8 mid-engine, the $350,000 488 GTB, which was recently replaced by the F8 Tributo.
Either way one thing is certain: the waiting list for the SF90 Stradale will be long. Deliveries are expected to start in the beginning of 2020.
Ferrari SF90 StradaleSource: Ferrari
Ferrari SF90 Stradale To Be Equipped With YASA Electric Motors
The custom YASA motor in the SF90 Stradale is highly compact and light thanks to power density of 14 kW/kg YASA, the British manufacturer of axial-flux electric motors, boasted that it will be supplying electric motors for the world’s first plug-in hybrid Ferrari SF90 Stradale. According to the press release, YASA has been working on… Continue reading Ferrari SF90 Stradale To Be Equipped With YASA Electric Motors
Nissan would review Renault ties after FCA merger: CEO
PARIS/MILAN (Reuters) – Nissan would carry out a “fundamental review” of its relationship with alliance partner Renault if it accepted a merger proposal from Fiat Chrysler, the Japanese carmaker said on Monday. FILE PHOTO: Nissan President and Chief Executive Officer Hiroto Saikawa attends a news conference at its global headquarters building in Yokohama, Japan, December… Continue reading Nissan would review Renault ties after FCA merger: CEO
Hyundai Motor America Reports Positive May 2019 Sales
– Hyundai Total Sales Up 2%; Retail Sales Up 4% – Best Total SUV Sales Month of All-Time – May Sales Records for Santa Fe, Tucson and Kona – SUV Sales Represent 55% of Total Volume FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., June 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Hyundai Motor America reported May sales of 66,121 units, a 2%… Continue reading Hyundai Motor America Reports Positive May 2019 Sales
Renault-FCA merger: Fiat factories more fragile than Renault
Promised sworn. Proponents of a Renault-Fiat Chrysler merging ensure: the operation will not destroy jobs, on the contrary, it will allow both groups to strengthen, by constituting a European champion in the face of Chinese or American competition. In its proposal, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) undertakes not to close the factory: the leaders of both… Continue reading Renault-FCA merger: Fiat factories more fragile than Renault