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ArticleDaimler's car2go reaches 1 million rentals
Hamburg was one of the first car2go cities (Photo: Daimler)Daimler said its car2go car-sharing scheme has achieved a first milestone: 1 million car rentals.The program has been running for two-and-a-half years, gradually expanding globally from its first location in Ulm.In that southern Germany city car2go now has 21,000 registered users ...
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ArticleHonda's electric Fit to charge faster with Toshiba battery module
Honda’s electric Fit was unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show this week (Photo: Honda)The new electric version of the Honda Fit, which will be for sale from the summer of 2012,will be powered by Toshiba battery modules that the company says will charge quicker and provide less heat than ...
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ArticleEV Battery Tech, London
The annual EV Battery Tech conference will take place in London Feb 28 and 29, 2012.The two-day gathering will focus onprogress made in reducing the costs of electric-vehicle battery systems. A series of industry speakers will look at the latest developments.Key automaker speakers include Kazuo Yajima, head of Nissan’s global ...
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ArticleFord's 2012 Escape offers range of new IT features
[nggallery id=6]Ford's new Escape SUV, which is unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show this week, offers a range of IT features designed to show that the US carmaker is committed to spreading electronic innovation throughout its new models.The Escape is an important car for Ford for two reasons. The ...
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ArticleUS Mazda CX-5 to feature TomTom embedded navigation
The Mazda CX-5 will be shown in Los Angeles this month (Photo: Mazda)When Mazda shows its new CX-5 at the Los Angeles auto show later this month, the compact crossover SUV will feature a line-fitted navigation system from TomTom, the Dutch navigation systems group said.TomTom said the integration marks the ...
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ArticleSeat to roll out 2 electric cars for testing
The Seat Leon hybrid will be an "all-purpose car" (Photo: Seat)Seat is getting ready to test two electric prototypes in advance of a full market introduction in 2015.The Spanish carmaker, a member of Germany's Volkswagen Group, said it will make available for evaluation to government institutions in Catalonia and Madrid ...
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ArticleGerman testers find cold weather shortens EV range
The Citroen C-Zero has a shortened electric range in winter, Dekra says (Photo: Citroen)Electric vehicles have a much shorter driving range when the weather turns cold, according to tests conducted by Dekra, a German testing and certification company.Dekra conducted simulated summer and winter tests on a Citroen C-Zero EV. It ...
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ArticleAlliance formed to advance ethernet for in-car connectivity
The OPEN alliance says ethernet is a cost-effective automotive networking technology (Photo: NXP)Carmakers BMW and Hyundai have teamed up with Broadcom, NXP Semiconductors, Freescale and Harman to make ethernet the computer networking technology of choice inside the car.The move comes as the auto industry is preparing for new and more ...
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ArticleHarman, Sierra Wireless start LTE infotainment road tests
Sierra Wireless will use its AirPrime wireless modules to get faster connectivity into the car (Photo: Sierra Wireless)HARMAN and Sierra Wireless are cooperating to make in-car infotainment systems connect faster with the world outside the vehicle.Harman, a large audio and infotainment group, is teaming up with wireless module maker Sierra ...
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ArticleToyota, Intel join forces on next-generation infotainment
Intel’s dashboard monitors driver behavior (Photo: Intel)Toyota and Intel are teaming up to develop the next generation of in-vehicle infotainment systems.Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, said the two companies hope to devise new usage models for connecting mobile devices in the car.The cooperation took shape amid expectations that connected cars ...
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ArticleTELEMATICS UPDATE: No role for smartphones in Europe's eCall
eCall emergency calls need to reach call centers without delay (Photo: EU, ADAC)MUNICH --Smartphone integration may be one of the hottest issues in automotive infotainment, but the ubiquitous end-user device will not play a role in Europe's eCall initiative.The EU Commission wants the Europe-wide emergency calling system to be mandatory ...
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ArticleTelenor Connexion will connect Renault EVs in Europe
The Renault Fluence ZE EV will be connected by Telenor Connexion (Photo: Renault)Renault will use Telenor Connexion to provide connectivity for a range of electric and traditional models in Europe.The French carmaker plans to roll out several electric vehicles, including the Kangoo ZE and Fluence ZE, which will be connected ...
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ArticleZF has 1st customer for Openmatics
Openmatics-equipped Pullman buses in Milan will have two apps (Photo: ZF)ZF's Openmatics system will be installed on 35 Air Pullman shuttlebuses that transport people between Milan's Malpensa airport and the city center.Air Pullman is deploying the ZF telematics platform with two apps, the "All vehicles overview," which shows the Openmatics-equipped ...
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ArticleFrischkorn to head ESG automotive operations
Frischkorn will take over as head of ESG Automotive Jan. 1 (Photo: VDA)Hans-Georg Frischkorn will take charge of the automotive business of Germany's ESG January 1, 2012.The systems and software provider said Frischkorn, currently a managing director at Germany's auto industry association, the VDA, will succeed Wolfgang Sczygiol, who is ...
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ArticleAUTOSAR agrees to extend reach beyond auto industry
The Autosar partnership has decided to extend its reach beyond automotive applications.The group, whose aim is to develop an open, standardized software architecture for the auto industry, includes major carmakers as well as automotive suppliers. Autosar stands for Automotive Open System Architecture).The partnership said in a press release that the ...
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ArticleHarman extends infotainment contract with VW
Harman builds infotainment systems for a range of cars, including the Audi 6 Avant (Photo: Harman)Harman said it will provide a new infotainment system to Volkswagen group in a contract valued at 400 million dlrs.The US-based maker of premium audio and infotainment systems said the contract is an extension of ...
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ArticleSAE World Congress
"Get Connected" is the theme of the 2012 SAE World Congress, which will take place in Detroit April 24-26.SAE International, a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and technical experts, organizes an annual conference and exhibition that tends to focus on the major new trends in automotive technology.In 2012, ...
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ArticleToyota adopts new car-connectivity protocol for in-car smartphone use
Toyota says it is the first carmaker to adopt a new connectivity protocol for in-car smartphone use (Photo: Toyota)Toyota is adopting a new protocol developed by the Car Connectivity Consortium to connect smartphones to its vehicles.The Japanese carmaker said the so-called "MirrorLink" protocol will be available to owners of ...
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ArticleBMW, PSA officially launch electrification JV
BMW and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen Tuesday officially launched their joint venture to develop new electric powertrains and components for use in future models.The German and French car companies said in a statement that the cooperation, BMW Peugeot Electrification, aims to star building hybrid components from 2015. These will be used in models ...
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ArticleNissan to develop new hybrids under 2016 plan
Nissan and Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn sees competitive advantages from his new green plan (Photo: Nissan)Nissan will develop an all-new front-wheel hybrid as well as a new plug-in hybrid model as part of a six-year environmental plan unveiled Monday.The Nissan Green Program 2016 (NGP 2016) calls for 70 pc of ...
