Toyota’s Project Portal hydrogen fuel cell-powered big rig will be plying the streets of Southern California now that it’s finished its current stint as a drayage hauler for the Port of Los Angeles in testing and development. Read about it at EVmeme.com.
Electric Vehicles are gaining more and more attention in automotive as they become more prevalent in both popular culture and the automotive market itself. An electric vehicle (EV) is made up of three basic components and are mechanically very simple when compared to most combustion-powered vehicles (gasoline, diesel). Read about …
Cars can now virtually park themselves. Having spent time in several of today’s semi-automated self-parking cars, it’s become clear that the idea is becoming mainstream, but the technology behind it is not commonly understood. Here’s a rundown on how it works. Read about it at NewAtlas.com.
Mini has released specifications and information on the new John Cooper Works Clubman model, which combines the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine available in the Mini Cooper and Clubman with JCW goodies plus a unique all-wheel drive system. Read more at NewAtlas.com.
A study published by a team of researchers in Europe, Australia and New Zealand has found that low-speed autonomous emergency braking (AEB) technology leads to a thirty-eight percent reduction in real-world rear-end crashes. The study was published in the journal Accident Analysis & Prevention. The study further found that the …
More and more vehicles are featuring a continuously variable transmission (CVT) as a means of maximizing fuel economy and minimizing vehicle drivetrain weight and complexity. Many automakers, such as Nissan, Subaru, and Toyota, have embraced the CVT and put considerable research and engineering into furthering its development. Most of Nissan’s …
