In the movies and the old-school comics, Autobot Transformers take the shape of the popular cars, like Corvettes, Porches and Lamborghinis. But if a Transformer was real, would we really care what car it looked like? Artist Hetain Patel went in a different direction by turning a little Ford Fiesta hatchback into a Transformers …
Have you ever been on a busy city street and come across a parking spot that you knew your car would fit in but you are terrible at parallel parking? Ford may have introduced something that you would be interested in. At the Ford Futures event in Belgium, the Blue Oval unveiled a pair …
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Most of us are familiar with the automated cars at Google’s campus, but there are some other major manufacturers that are developing their own such vehicle. With any luck, in most of our lifetimes we will have the opportunity to ride in one of these on our own streets without having to pass the extensive …
It is unfortunate that so many drivers find that the navigation apps on their phones work better and are more up-to-date than those built into their dashboards. No wonder there are so many accidents related to cell phone use – they are not all focused on actually talking to someone. Honda balances this preference with …
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Who really made the first car? The answer could come from many directions, but after some discussion, automotive historians would agree on Dr. Karl Benz and his 1886 Patent-Motorwagen. It only had three wheels, but it was considered the first vehicle designed from the ground up to be powered by a non-equine engine. These days, …
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Auto shows make great places to see cars entering showrooms in the next year or two, but CES shows how we will be driving by 2020. Automakers and suppliers are participating in CES 2014 so they can show off their latest concepts. At CES 2013, both Lexus and Audi made important announcements about their …
A new market is being introduced around the exchange of energy between the electrical grid and plug-in electric vehicles that is becoming quite lucrative; especially since more low-carbon power generation sources emerge. These “vehicle-to-grid” (V2G) technologies are enabling electric vehicle (EV) batteries to provide ancillary services to the grid that can complement intermittent renewable energy …
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At the L.A. Auto Show this year, both Honda and Hyundai unveiled fuel-cell electric vehicles as they pledged to produce and sell a green car, a goal that has not yet been fruitfully realized in the auto market. The debuts accompanied Toyota’s introduction of their concept fuel-cell eletric vehicle (FCEV) at the Tokyo Auto Show. …
The Mercedes Sprinter not only has the name, but it has only the finest and most exclusive materials ever put into the interior of a car: sumptuous leather, beautiful wood, the softest hides, superb trim, fancy chrome details and luxurious carpeting. But selecting the finest materials is not good enough to satisfy the most demanding …
Renault will soon reopen trade communication with Iran in regards to exporting vehicles. A preliminary agreement last month between Iran and six world powers in Geneva allows for the lifting of some sanctions on the auto industry. Renault and French rival PSA/Peugeot Citroen until recently shipped semi-built cars to Iran as component kits for assembly …
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