WardsAuto Engine & Technology UPDATE
The WardsAuto Engine & Technology Update

JULY 3, 2017

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Researchers Developing Liquid-Powered Batteries

The Ifbattery energy storage system could enable drivers to fill up battery-electric or hybrid-electric vehicles with fluid electrolytes to re-energize spent battery fluids much like refueling gas tanks.

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Chevy Equinox: All Turbo All the Time

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Consumers associate turbochargers with high output, and Chevy is counting on the new Equinox engine lineup to be a competitive advantage: It’s the only midsize CUV offered with nothing but forced induction.

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BMW Looks Upmarket With Third-Generation X3 CUV

The new range-topping X3 model runs the same engine and gearbox combination as the recently introduced X4 M40i M Performance in a move that will see it take on performance-based rivals including the Audi SQ5, Mercedes-AMG GLC43 and Porsche Macan Turbo.

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Toyota Hits Mark With More Driver-Oriented Camry

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Despite segment sales being off nearly 18% so far this year, Toyota is putting full firepower behind the new Camry’s launch, with plans for a record marketing spend that will be twice that for the previous model.

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Study Defends Green Credentials of EVs, PHEVs

The report by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute indicates EVs are much cleaner than conventionally powered vehicles.

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More Room, More Tech in Sixth-Gen Volkswagen Polo

Set for European deliveries in November following a planned public debut at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show, the ʼ17-model-year Polo will be produced in 5-door hatchback form, with buyers offered a choice of up to six engines.

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Survey Finds Regional Flavor to Consumer Tech Tastes

Creature comforts such as sunroofs were at the top of the list of technologies survey respondents said they would be willing to pay for.

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ZF Technology on Display

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ZF recently hosted journalists from around the world in Bratislava, Slovakia, to learn about newest technologies designed to save fuel, meet emissions regulations, reduce weight, boost prospects for electric vehicles and display feasibility of self-driving cars. Here's a look at what the supplier has to offer.

Aston Martin to Launch Electric Vehicle in 2019

Set for a limited production run of 155 cars, the RapidE spearheads development of the brand’s low- and zero-emissions-vehicle strategy laid out by Aston Martin President and CEO Andy Palmer.

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Consultancy Sees Flying Cars Taking Off Next Decade

Flying cars are poised to provide new business services by 2035 including aerial sightseeing, air surveillance, aerial critical aid delivery, air taxi pay-per-ride and flying-car corporate leasing, Frost & Sullivan says.

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