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Major carmakers agree on fast charging system

Seven automakers, including General Motors, Ford, BMW, VW Porsche and Daimler Ag have agreed to adopt a fast-charging system that can charge electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in as little as 20 minutes. The system integrates one phase AC charging and three-phase fast AC charging along with DC charging at home. It will take about 20 minutes to get an 80% charge ...

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New world record: 236 km/h inside a Volvo Hybrid Truck

The Volvo hybrid truck, a.k.a. Mean Green, recently set new world speed records at Utah’s Wendover Airfield. Utilizing its 1,900hp D16 engine and 200hp electric motor (combined for almost 5,000 lb-ft ...

Hyundai and BMW in engine-development talks

German carmaker BMW and South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor are in talks on a tie-up on engines and other areas, a source who has direct knowledge of the matter told ...

Tomtom introduces Speak&Go voice control tech

TomTom, the Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems has unveiled the Via 130 and Via 135 GPS navigation units with Speak & Go. Drivers can control the device with just the ...

OnStar FMV package discounted to $99

General Motors Co.'s OnStar subsidiary will offer its aftermarket FMV (For My Vehicle) package for $99.99, discounted from $299 between Sunday and June 16. The promotional price will be available through ...

GM to cut 100 R&D jobs

General Motors plans to cut 100 Research and Development jobs from its global research and development headquarters in Warren, Michigan. GM officials began giving notices to affected Warren Tech Center salaried ...

Toyota to unveil RAV4 EV next week

After almost two years since Toyota Motor Corp announced its collaboration with Tesla Motors, the Japanese automaker plans to unveil its RAV 4 EV at the 26th World Electric Vehicle ...

China launches two new navigation satellites

China on Monday said it had successfully launched two satellites into space for its Beidou global navigation and positioning network. The two satellites were launched at 4.50 am on Monday from ...

Tech Center Blast: GM’s Injured Employee still in hospital

The General Motors worker injured in a battery lab explosion last week remained hospitalized today, General Motors confirmed. The US based automaker declined to disclose the worker’s name or details ...

Mazda plans new rotary engine, no new V6

Car and Driver website reports that the rotary engine will continue to play a role in the company's new products. In fact, as Mazda’s Robert Davis, senior vice president of U.S. ...

UK: BMW 3 Series hybrid price unveiled, starts at £40,255

BMW has revealed full details for the new ActiveHybrid 3 Series, with prices starting from £40,255. The ActiveHybrid 3 Series will ...

Thailand: New car sales up 30.5 pct in April

New car sales in Thailand rose 30.5 percent in April to 87,788 units data published by Toyota Motor Corp's Thai unit ...

Subaru expands US Lafayette plant, creates 100 new jobs

Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc.’s Lafayette plant will add an estimated 100 full-time jobs by 2014, the company said Wednesday. The ...

Official: GM to build next-gen Astra in UK at Ellesmere Port

General Motors today confirmed that production of its next-generation Astra compact vehicle will be built at the company’s manufacturing ...

UK Car production up 9.3 pct in April

Car manufacturing rose by 9.3 percent in April, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said, and was up ...

Ford begins taking Orders for C-MAX Hybrid. Toyota Watch out

Ford Motor Co. announced that dealers are now taking orders for C-MAX Hybrid. The new hybrid minivan will have a ...

Factory Installed Automotive Navigation Solutions to surpass portable GPS devices by 2015

According to a report from ABI Research, the total in-car navigation market is set to grow with a CAGR of ...

Opel’s U.K. Ellesmere Port plant saved. But Germany?

Vauxhall and its UK factory have been saved by a ground-breaking ‘round the clock’ flexibility deal that secures thousands of ...

Holden Commodore to be sold in US under the Chevrolet SS badge?

Since the demise of Pontiac killed the G8, reports and rumors have been flying around about the return of the ...

PSA Peugeot Citroen weakness can hit electric JV – BMW

BMW chief executive Norbert Reithofer, said that PSA Peugeot Citroen's current weakness can have an impact on its joint venture ...

GM ad withdrawal puts Facebook in dilemma

General Motors pulled its paid advertising from Facebook yesterday - after concluding they were ineffective. The direct financial impact of GM's ...

2013 F1 budget cap possible - report

May 17 (GMM/Inautonews.com) It is possible formula one teams will be limited to a budget cap in 2013, according ...

Germans tip Schumacher to retire in 2012

May 17 (GMM/Inautonews.com) More than half of Michael Schumacher's German compatriots think the seven time world champion will return ...

Maldonado a future champ, not ‘pay driver’ - Williams

May 17 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Last Sunday proved that Pastor Maldonado is no mere 'pay driver'. "If he was a fool, he ...

Ferrari say Massa contender for 2013 race seat

May 17 (GMM/Inautonews.com) Ferrari has played down rumours it is close to immediately ousting Felipe Massa, insisting it is ...

F1’s sixth winner shapes up for Monaco

May 17 (GMM/Inautonews.com) F1's next winner could be at the wheel of a black and gold car. "I think Kimi ...

Delta Receives Grant to Develop EV Charging Equipment

Delta Products received a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to improve the design and development of ...

U.S. Factory Production Up in April

The gain in auto production helped the U.S. factory output increase in April. In April output at factories, utilities and mines ...

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