Technology

Cyrus Dhabhar

Sep 24, 2017, 3:58 AM

Germany Will Soon Get An Electrified Highway For Trucks

With Tesla about to enter the semi-truck market with an all-electric truck, the future of long distance hauling is moving towards electrification. To promote the use of electric trucks that will soon come equipped with a pantograph, Germany will soon have electrified highways. The German state of Hesse along with tech giant Siemens is building an eHighway that will have an overhead electric line (like those seen in local trains). The project is a trial project to see the feasibility of such a project and will only installed on a 10-kilometre stretch on a section of the autobahn.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Sep 23, 2017

  Mercedes-Benz EQ SUV To Be Built In United States

  At the recent Frankfurt Auto show, Mercedes-Benz officially took the wraps off the EQ brand with their first ever EQ A concept. The Mercedes EQ brand will be a new sub-brand by the German automaker that will only make all-electric vehicles. While the EQ A concept was showcased at the motor show, Mercedes-Benz also confirmed that a new EQ SUV was in the making and due to be launched in 2019 and now we have more confirmation on the electric SUV that will take on the likes of the Tesla Model X. The Mercedes-Benz EQ SUV will be built in the German automaker's American production facility in Alabama where is currently makes the likes of the C-Class and range of SUVs including GLE and GLS.

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  car&bike Team | Sep 21, 2017

  Tesla Working With AMD To Develop Chip For Self-Driving Car

  Electric carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) is working with Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) to develop its own artificial intelligence chip for self-driving cars, CNBC reported on Wednesday, citing a source familiar with the matter.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Sep 22, 2017

  Exclusive: Mahindra Group Working on New Car Brand To Rival Tesla

  Pininfarina will become an OEM or manufacturer in the near future when it launches its first product in a few months time. The Italian car design house and coachbuilder - known most famously for its decades-long association with Ferrari. The company was founded in 1930 and is well known for designing some of the iconic Ferrari road models in particular. And now it is making a play for turning from a designer or body specialist to being the builder of cars. The company will launch its range of cars - likely to be exclusively all-electric only models. These will be in the premium segments only, and will essentially be a Tesla rival. And the first car is already under development. India's Mahindra Group acquired Pininfarina in 2015, and its Chairman and Managing Director shared this with me - "We are hoping to build a really high-end, crowd-pleasing Pininfarina electric - that's in the works."

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  Reuters | Sep 20, 2017

  Bosch Partners With Startup Nikola On Electric Long-Haul Truck

  The vehicle uses a hydrogen fuel cell to power the electric motor. Hydrogen fuel cells are easier and quicker to charge than batteries and have a longer range.

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  Cyrus Dhabhar | Sep 20, 2017

  Hyundai Patents Plastic Structure For Future Cars

  Hyundai has filed a patent to develop its next generation cars with a front chassis structure that is made from plastic. When we say plastic though, we do not mean the kind of plastic that is used to make your bathroom bucket or a Tupperware container but plastic that is reinforced by carbon fibre. The material, CFRP or Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastic will replace steel or aluminium that is usually used to make these structural components, as it is considerably lighter than metal while still giving the same or more structural rigidity. The components could be bonded together using industrial strength glues and plastic welding.

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  Sameer Contractor | Sep 20, 2017

  Bharat Benz Launches India's First Euro V Trucks

  Completing five years in the Indian market, Bharat Benz has launched the country's first ever Euro V compliant trucks in the medium-duty segment targeted at urban transport with the model intended to offer cleaner emissions over the current BS-IV range.

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  Pratik Rakshit | Sep 19, 2017

  New Nissan Leaf Electric Vehicle Gets Autonomous Driving Features

  The company boasts of groundbreaking technology and innovations that makes the new Leaf even better than its predecessor. We take a look at the autonomous features that makes the new Nissan Leaf a force to reckon with in the electric vehicle segment.

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  Siddharth Vinayak Patankar | Sep 19, 2017

  Mahindra Open To Sourcing Batteries From Maruti Suzuki For Electric Cars

  With Suzuki setting up its own battery manufacturing joint venture in Gujarat, Mahindra says it will be open to the Japanese company being its supplier for batteries in the future.

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