OCTOBER 21, 2019

Volvo’s First EV Debuts Loads of New Tech

The ’21 Volvo XC40 Recharge P8 delivers 200 miles of range. Volvo is offering free electricity for the first year of ownership, all in an effort to make one out of every five Volvos sold during 2020 a Recharge T8 model.

Nissan: ICE Development Continues to Progress, VC-Turbo to Expand

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Nissan powertrain executives tell Wards new and improved combustion engines are in the works, some without turbos, and the automaker’s groundbreaking variable-compression technology will find new applications.

New 2020 Mid-Engine Corvette Most User-Friendly Ever

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Corvette’s new design has dominated coverage, but soon everyone will be talking about how easy it is to drive.

SEG Focuses on Electrified Future

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SEG Automotive is charging ahead in the vehicle-electrification space, adding a range of 48V products including a new belt-starter/generator and an updated e-motor capable of producing 20 hp and 63 lb.-ft. (85 Nm) of torque to the drive wheels.

MAHLE is a leading international development partner and supplier to the automotive industry. We are a pioneer for the mobility of the future. MAHLE’s product portfolio addresses crucial issues related to the powertrain and air conditioning technology—both for drives with combustion engines and for e-mobility. The group is represented in more than 30 countries with over 170 production locations.

Production in Sight for AEye’s Solid-State Lidar

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The start-up says it is bidding on production programs from Tier 1 suppliers aimed at next-generation advanced driver-assistance system applications and soon will begin pilot builds of its solid-state lidar for testing.

2020 Lincoln Corsair (Quietly) Enters the Market

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New compact CUV comes with a cabin that keeps the noise down.

Toyota Hints Prius Hybrid Could Be Dropped; Talks BEVs, Solid State

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A top U.S. executive says the challenge is for Toyota to live up to the advanced-technology impression the Prius name conjures up in consumers’ minds.

VW Launches Atlas Cross Sport as Midsize CUV

The Atlas has done well competing among 3-row CUVs, and now the 2-row Atlas Cross Sport, launching at VW’s plant in Chattanooga, has a chance to make inroads among popular midsize utes.

Elektrobit Technology Tackles AV Data Dilemma

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Called EB Assist Test Lab, the cloud-based tool provides end-to-end validation of advanced driver-assistance and autonomous-drive systems on a single platform to more easily manage driving scene data.

Schaeffler to Display Fuel-Cell Technology in Tokyo

The automotive supplier is using its traditional core expertise in materials, forming and surface technologies in developing both fuel cells and fuel-cell stacks, or metallic bipolar plates.

Velodyne Proposes ‘Diamond Rating' for Autonomous Features

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Lidar provider says rating system would supplement SAE’s AV standards and better inform confused consumers.

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