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Hyundai Motor Group Reveals Solar Charging System Technology
Hyundai Motor Group will launch the first generation of this technology into its vehicles after 2019 to help meet global regulations targets and improve vehicle fuel efficiency. Continue reading
Death Of The Diesel Continues As London Mayor Delivers Online Checker To Help Car Buyers Choose Cleaner Cars
The Mayor wants to help restore public confidence following the ‘dieselgate’ scandal, in which many Londoners wrongly brought ‘cleaner’ cars in good faith but later found out they had dirty polluting engines because of defeat devices or the official testing process not reflecting emissions in ‘real world’ conditions. Continue reading
Italdesign Nissan GT-R50 Debuts at Goodwood
The vehicle commemorates the 50th anniversaries of both the GT-R, in 2019, and Italdesign, in 2018. Odds on it will be built and be very expensive. Continue reading
First Time US Resettles Fewer Refugees Than Rest of World
This represents the first time since the adoption of the 1980 U.S. Refugee Act that the U.S. resettled fewer refugees than the rest of the world. The U.S. has historically led the world in refugee resettlement. Since 1980, the U.S. has taken in 3 million of the more than 4 million refugees resettled worldwide. Continue reading
Laws Mandating DUI Interlocks Save Lives
Twenty-eight states, the District of Columbia and four California counties have some type of interlock requirement that applies to first-time offenders. If all states without such laws adopted them, more than 500 additional lives could be saved each year. Continue reading
Posted in insurance, litigation, people, safety
Tagged autoinformed.com, driver interlock devices, DUI, dwi, iihs, Ken Zino
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California Air Resources Board Fines JEGS Automotive $1.7m
The California Air Resources Board today announced that JEGS Automotive Inc. will pay $1,700,500 to resolve violations of anti-pollution laws related to the sales and marketing of illegal aftermarket performance parts in California. The penalty is the largest in CARB … Continue reading
Real News Orgs Dominate Twitter Feed
The study also finds “little clear evidence” that the real “fake news” sites were a major factor in the information stream on Twitter… Continue reading
Brinks Trucks Not Going to the Bank. ATM Machines to Empty?
Unifor has called for three-person crews to permit the driver to stay in the vehicle to function as a lookout and protect his fellow crew members. The Canadian company will not even guarantee that they will not further reduce to one-person crews. Continue reading
BMW R nineT Scrambler – Old Look, Modern Pricing
R nineT Scrambler has the legendary flat-twin boxer engine, which has characterized the design, and provided what riders called the unique sound of BMW motorcycles for more than nine decades. Continue reading
Army, GM to Show Colorado-Based Fuel Cell EV
Neither GM nor TARDEC released vehicle specifications, but the Army said it is focusing on the technology and its capabilities, irrespective of the platform. Continue reading
Posted in alternative fuels, electric vehicles
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Best June Sales Ever for BMW Group
June Sales at the BMW Group set a new record with a total of 227,849 vehicles delivered to customers around the world. This was an increase of 9.1% compared to the same month last year. This latest record month means … Continue reading
Toyota Claims Lead in Patents
Toyota is the only automaker listed among the top 20 on the IPO list. Other key innovators in the top 20 include Apple, Google, IBM and Microsoft. Continue reading
Posted in design and styling, engineering
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Mazda MX-5 RF Debuts at New York Auto Show
With strong contrast between light and shadow and a high-density finish, Machine Grey allegedly gives the impression that the vehicle’s body has been sculpted from a solid steel ingot. Continue reading
Can Audi R18 Beat Porsche at Le Mans in June?
Audi’s LMP1 sports car is a vehicle that is more powerful and “clearly more efficient than its predecessor.” While the new R18 is Audi’s strongest race car to date, it consumes less fuel than any of the generations before it. Continue reading
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Jaguar Land Rover Vehicles Will Help Cure Motion Sickness?
Future Jaguar Land Rover vehicles will be able to tell if you’re feeling unwell and adjust settings to combat motion sickness. This – despite its apparent daftness – might be a good thing for captives of autonomous vehicles. Continue reading →