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MotoCzysz and Remy Planning Electric D1g1tal Dr1ve
MotoCzysz and Remy Planning Electric D1g1tal Dr1ve

25 Aug 2010, 07:50 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Remy Electric Motors and MotoCzysz have just signed a partnership to bring a new generation electric drive system to the market. The system will use Remy's patented High Voltage Hairpin (HVH) e...

 
Cyclone Gets New Patent for Innovative Engine
Cyclone Gets New Patent for Innovative Engine

24 Aug 2010, 18:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American startup engine manufacturer Cyclone announced today it has been awarded yet another patent by the US Patent and Trademark Office, this time regarding the pre-heater coil fitted into the uni...

 
Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept Car Clock by Bremont
Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept Car Clock by Bremont

24 Aug 2010, 14:46 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / British watch brand Bremont has recently released a bespoke mechanical clock and stopwatch for the Jaguar XJ75 Platinum Concept Car, which was displayed at Pebble Beach on August 14. This marks the ...

 
DUDE Wins VW App My Ride Competition
DUDE Wins VW App My Ride Competition

24 Aug 2010, 10:39 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The winner application for the contest titled App My Ride, launched by German manufacturer Volkswagen back in April, has been found. The app is called DUDE and is, according to Volkswagen, an app wh...

 
Clarion and Nokia Working on Terminal Mode
Clarion and Nokia Working on Terminal Mode

24 Aug 2010, 06:42 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Aiming to further boost the development of next-generation smart car infotainment systems, Clarion and Nokia are currently working on Terminal Mode, a new connected car technology that integrates a ...

 
Contagiri 8C Competizione Watch Celebrates Alfa Romeo
Contagiri 8C Competizione Watch Celebrates Alfa Romeo

23 Aug 2010, 10:52 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Giuliano Mazzuoli has recently unveiled a special version of Contagiri dedicated to the 8C Competizione, which will come in a limited edition series of 500 pieces reserved for the fortunate owners o...

 
Ford Tests EV Batteries Using Wireless Tech
Ford Tests EV Batteries Using Wireless Tech

21 Aug 2010, 06:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As one of the manufacturers who will release in the years to come a whole range of electric vehicles, Ford is currently hard at work testing the batteries which will go into those vehicles. In an at...

 
MINI Countryman Luggage Collection Launched
MINI Countryman Luggage Collection Launched

19 Aug 2010, 11:01 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Celebrating the launch of the new MINI Countryman crossover model, the German brand announced the introduction of a range of luggage solutions that complement the fourth model in its product lineup....

 
TRW Debuts New Head Protection System for Convertibles
TRW Debuts New Head Protection System for Convertibles

18 Aug 2010, 14:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Active and passive safety system developer TRW Automotive announced today the launch of its second generation Head Protection System for Convertibles (HPSC II), which comes as a commitment to consta...

 
Cars Could Run on Whisky Based Biofuel
Cars Could Run on Whisky Based Biofuel

18 Aug 2010, 14:00 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Scottish scientists at Edinburgh Napier University have developed a new whisky biofuel that can power cars, based on a formula that makes use of waste by-products left over from whisky production. T...

 
GM and SAIC to Build New Engine, Transmission
GM and SAIC to Build New Engine, Transmission

18 Aug 2010, 07:20 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Chinese appetite for American car manufacturers and the glory the same American manufacturers are enjoying in China takes the most diverse shapes these days. GM for instance, already a partner o...

 
Bugatti Super Sport Watch by Parmigiani
Bugatti Super Sport Watch by Parmigiani

17 Aug 2010, 12:26 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The recently unveiled supercar has just broken the world speed record at 267 mph (430 km/h), all while Bugatti's test driver Pierre-Henri Raphanel wore Parmigiani's latest creation, the Bu...

 
Water-Powered Car Improves Efficiency by 30%
Water-Powered Car Improves Efficiency by 30%

17 Aug 2010, 10:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / In the last couple of years, the economic recession, together with the nature's need for less-polluting technologies, convinced carmakers that it's time to pay more attention to alternativ...

 
Tire Pressure Sensors Used to Hack Cars
Tire Pressure Sensors Used to Hack Cars

15 Aug 2010, 08:13 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the most acclaimed innovations in recent years, the tire pressure monitoring sensors, have been found by a group of researchers to be like an open door for hackers to get into your car's...

 
Ford to Use Solar Power
Ford to Use Solar Power

14 Aug 2010, 11:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer Ford announced last week it will build, together with Detroit Edison and Xtreme Power, one of the largest solar power generation systems Michigan. To serve the Michigan Assembl...

 
2011 Infiniti M35h to Debut New Steering and Braking Tech
2011 Infiniti M35h to Debut New Steering and Braking Tech

13 Aug 2010, 10:55 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Designed to deliver both environmental benefits and enhanced driving feel, the new steering and braking technologies featured on the Infiniti M35h will come as a world’s first when the car goe...

 
2010 MotoGP iPhone 3D Game Now Available
2010 MotoGP iPhone 3D Game Now Available

13 Aug 2010, 10:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / MotoGP fans, users of the iPhone and iPod Touch, can now virtually race Valentino Rossi, Jorge Lorenzo, Casey Stoner or any other rider of the 2010 season, as the MotoGP 2010 Game is now available. ...

 
MINI Launches New Cool Britannia Collection
MINI Launches New Cool Britannia Collection

13 Aug 2010, 08:14 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Accompanied by the motto "Go your own way", MINI has just launched a new Lifestyle Collection that combines rebellion with tradition and pays an homage to Cool Britannia, as the manufactur...

 
NeilPryde and BMW DesignworksUSA Launch High Performance Bikes
NeilPryde and BMW DesignworksUSA Launch High Performance Bikes

12 Aug 2010, 10:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Scheduled for public unveiling at the 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics, which will take place in Hamburg, Germany, from 13 to 15 August, the Alize and Diablo high performance bicycles are the result of a ...

 
Zeroshift Previews Clutchless Multi-Speed Transmission for EVs
Zeroshift Previews Clutchless Multi-Speed Transmission for EVs

11 Aug 2010, 13:32 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The development of a multi-speed gearbox for electric vehicles (EVs) that needs no clutch is underway, British company Zeroshift announced today, while also revealing details of the concept that cou...