TECHNOLOGY

HONDA HYBRID PERFORMANCE

HYBRID TECHNOLOGY HONDA

Honda Hybrid Performance brings new levels of refinement and efficiency to all-new CR-V.  It is the first time that a Honda SUV in Europe is available with hybrid technology, the Honda Hybrid Performance system uses intelligent Multi-Mode Drive (i-MMD) technology to transition seamlessly between power sources. The system combines two…

RENAULT LAUNCHES “ADVANCED BATTERY STORAGE”

ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES TECHNOLOGY RENAULT

Renault, the European leader in electric mobility, announced today the launch of Advanced Battery Storage, a stationary storage system for energy developed exclusively from EV batteries. It will have a storage capacity of at least 60 MWh, making it the biggest system of its kind ever built in Europe. The…

VOLKSWAGEN PARTNERS WITH MICROSOFT

AUTOMOTIVE CLOUD TECHNOLOGY VOLKSWAGEN MICROSOFT

Volkswagen and Microsoft will deeply collaborate to accelerate Volkswagen’s digital transformation. Volkswagen chose Microsoft Azure platform as the foundation for Automotive Cloud and connected car services for its fleet. It is a decisive step in its transformation into a mobility provider with fully connected vehicle fleet. Volkswagen will establish a…

MERCEDES DIGITAL LIGHT

LIGHTNING TECHNOLOGY MERCEDES DIGITAL LIGHT

Digital Light – the light of the future hits the road in the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class. The future of car light should start soon, the revolutionary headlamp technology DIGITAL LIGHT with a virtually dazzle-free main beam in HD quality and a resolution of more than two million pixels should be entering…

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE

Long before the autonomous vehicles even existed as we think of them today, Leonardo da Vinci conceptualized, designed and possibly even made the first autonomous vehicle in 1478. Outlined in a single page of drawings is the design of a cart which would have been powered by large coiled clockwork springs, able…

AUTOMOTIVE ABBREVIATIONS EXPLAINED

AUTOMOTIVE BOOKS

AWD, ABS… it’s the letters that come after the name that actually describe a vehicle – automotive abbreviations. Almost every car producer has a unique set of letters that distinguish its cars from the rest. These are some of the most popular acronyms used with a short explanation, to help you cut through the…

CAR TECHNOLOGY DICTIONARY

BOOK ABOUT CARS

 Adaptive Air Suspension The adaptive air suspension – an air suspension system with controlled damping – offers a wide range between smooth cruising and sporty handling. It also enables level control. The system is designed differently for the different individual product lines. In the front suspension struts, air springs enclose…