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Segway’s Loomo Follows You Around Like a Mini Butler
Segway’s Loomo Follows You Around Like a Mini Butler

9 Jan 2018, 14:10 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Segway Robotics brought an improved Advanced Personal Robot at CES 2018. It’s called Loomo and can follow you around, carry things, and tell jokes

 
New Year's Resolutions for Carmakers
New Year's Resolutions for Carmakers

3 Jan 2018, 16:52 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / We are at the dawn of a new year, so it's only natural for most people to try and become better by creating resolutions and sticking to the plan

 
New MINI Dual-Clutch Transmission Promises “Enhanced Driving Fun”
New MINI Dual-Clutch Transmission Promises “Enhanced Driving Fun”

20 Dec 2017, 12:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Forget the six-speed transmission MINI offered up to this point, for the British automaker leveled up to a seven-speed dual-clutch box for 2018

 
2018 Morgan EV3 Update: Frazer-Nash Supplies The Electric Powertrain
2018 Morgan EV3 Update: Frazer-Nash Supplies The Electric Powertrain

19 Dec 2017, 17:21 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the third quarter of 2018, Morgan will start production of the EV3 all-electric 3 Wheeler with the help of Frazer-Nash Energy System

 
Good News: Most Drivers Would Still Want To Drive Their Self-Driving Cars
Good News: Most Drivers Would Still Want To Drive Their Self-Driving Cars

18 Dec 2017, 20:42 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Autonomous vehicles aren't a question of "if" but "when," but for all that, most people in Europe would still drive their self-driving cars

 
Tesla Model 3 Finally Updated With Odometer Display And FM Radio, Among Others
Tesla Model 3 Finally Updated With Odometer Display And FM Radio, Among Others

5 Dec 2017, 12:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Four and a half months after the first units were delivered, the Model 3 receives a software update that bundles many features that were previously unavailable

 
Mazda i-Activ AWD Considered For U.S.-spec Mazda3 And Mazda6
Mazda i-Activ AWD Considered For U.S.-spec Mazda3 And Mazda6

4 Dec 2017, 11:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Adding i-Activ AWD to the U.S. lineup of passenger cars is something Mazda took into consideration for the next generation of the compact-sized 3 and mid-size 6

 
Subaru Electric Vehicles Coming In 2021, PHEV In 2018
Subaru Electric Vehicles Coming In 2021, PHEV In 2018

26 Nov 2017, 15:53 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If all goes according to plan, Subaru will launch its next-generation PHEV in 2018, with electric vehicles to follow in 2021

 
2021 BMW Electric Drivetrain Promises 700-Kilometer (435-Mile) EV Range
2021 BMW Electric Drivetrain Promises 700-Kilometer (435-Mile) EV Range

25 Nov 2017, 12:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / BMW kicked battery and electric drivetrain development into overdrive, with 2021 shaping up to be an interesting year for electrified BMWs

 
BMW B37 And B47 Diesel Engines Get TU1 Twin-Turbo Upgrade
BMW B37 And B47 Diesel Engines Get TU1 Twin-Turbo Upgrade

20 Nov 2017, 18:26 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / BMW's 3- and 4-cylinder diesels are going twin-turbo in order to meet upcoming emission regulations, thus turning adding the "TU1" suffix to the B37 and B47

 
Infiniti VC-Turbo Variable Compression Engine To Launch With 2019 Infiniti QX50
Infiniti VC-Turbo Variable Compression Engine To Launch With 2019 Infiniti QX50

17 Nov 2017, 12:24 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / With 268 horsepower at its disposal and the fuel economy expected from a turbo diesel, the Infiniti VC-Turbo engine is a step forward for internal combustion

 
Honda Sports EV Concept Is a Futuristic S600
Honda Sports EV Concept Is a Futuristic S600

25 Oct 2017, 11:02 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As expected from the sportified counterpart of the Urban EV Concept, the Sports EV Concept brings a little bit of style to Honda's electric ambitions

 
2018 Nissan Rogue Comes Into Focus With ProPILOT Assist Technology
2018 Nissan Rogue Comes Into Focus With ProPILOT Assist Technology

19 Oct 2017, 09:55 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The first Nissan to offer ProPILOT Assist in the United States isn't the second-generation Leaf electric vehicle, but the 2018 Rogue

 
Mazda SkyActiv-R Rotary Engine Confirmed, Coming In At Least Two Displacements
Mazda SkyActiv-R Rotary Engine Confirmed, Coming In At Least Two Displacements

16 Oct 2017, 17:35 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Mazda's newest rotary engine is coming along nicely, with the automaker's engineers all but confirming at least two versions of the SkyActiv-R

 
EV Wireless Charging Goes OEM With BMW 530e iPerformance
EV Wireless Charging Goes OEM With BMW 530e iPerformance

26 Sep 2017, 13:11 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It takes 3.5 hours for the BMW Wireless Charging system to juice up the 530e iPerformance's 9.4 kWh battery. Without any cables, of course

 
2019 Range Rover Evoque PHEV to Have Fewest Cylinders of All Land Rovers
2019 Range Rover Evoque PHEV to Have Fewest Cylinders of All Land Rovers

20 Sep 2017, 08:59 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not going the all-electric route, the next-generation Range Rover Evoque will instead adopt a plug-in hybrid powertrain that combines a 1.5-liter with an ISG

 
Renault Sport Considering RS-ified SUV, Next Megane RS Could Go Mild-Hybrid
Renault Sport Considering RS-ified SUV, Next Megane RS Could Go Mild-Hybrid

18 Sep 2017, 16:30 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not long now, Renault Sport will apply the RS badge to one of Renault's existing sport utility vehicles. The most likely culprit is the Kadjar compact crossover

 
GKN eTwinsterX is an Electrified Axle With Torque Vectoring Technology
GKN eTwinsterX is an Electrified Axle With Torque Vectoring Technology

4 Sep 2017, 12:58 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The future is electric, and even OEM suppliers such as GKN Driveline know that they have to keep up with technological advances in order to be relevant

 
Future Aston Martin: Hybrids by Mid-2020s, Turbo V6 Mid-Engine Supercar Soon
Future Aston Martin: Hybrids by Mid-2020s, Turbo V6 Mid-Engine Supercar Soon

29 Aug 2017, 12:00 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Not only is Aston Martin serious about finding the balance between performance and efficiency, but the Valkyrie-inspired supercar will reportedly pack a manual

 
Mazda Files Patent for Bi-Turbo Electric Supercharged Engine
Mazda Files Patent for Bi-Turbo Electric Supercharged Engine

21 Aug 2017, 15:48 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Apparently nobody at Mazda's research and development department was on holiday lately as the Japanese manufacturer comes up with another innovation