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Volkswagen, Mobileye to bring new automated driving functions to series production – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Israeli automotive tech company Mobileye will provide driving assistance software based on its SuperVision and Chauffeur platforms to VW’s luxury brands such as Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche. “New automated driving functions will significantly boost convenience and safety,” VW Chief Executive Oliver Blume said.

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

Baua Electric

From Porsche to Mercedes-Benz in the luxury segment and from Maruti to Mahindra and numerous startups, all want a share of this growing market. For instance, with a complete ‘consumer first’ approach, German sports luxury car manufacturer Porsche forayed into the pre-owned car segment in India in 2022.

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Road Test: 2022 Polestar 2 Single Motor EV

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kW onboard charger with LED indicator status lights. The LED Active Bending head and fog lights turn up to 15 degrees at speeds of up to 25 mph, illuminating curves. What you can control is the excellent sound system that has Spotify downloaded and doesn’t require an account to use. Battery and Charging. Speak to me.

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Road Test: 2024 Range Rover Velar Dynamic SE Mild Hybrid

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The rear has slim U-shaped LED tail lights that sit high above the twin rectangular exhaust ports. Premium Interior The high-end interior has premium materials and soft touch surfaces, with elements of dark or light anodized aluminum trim, piano black, and Shadow Grey Ash wood veneer. The results are aerodynamics with a slippery 0.32

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Flash Drive: 2023 Lucid Air Touring AWD

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The rear has an LED light strip running fender-to-fender and a demure, stylized Air Touring badge on the truck lid. The dash is dominated by a 34-inch, floating curved glass display that on the left side has touch controls for seats, lights, wipers and the door locks.

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9:12am July 27, 2007 - It's Alive!

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I had to do a reset on the controller after downloading the value to the controller's EEPROM. The car is up on jack-stands, so I put it in reverse (backup lights come on, good) and press the accelerator again. One vaguely unsetting noise is that when the motor turns, I hear periodic light scraping sounds. Yay, the motor spins!

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Measuring State-of-Charge on Lead Acid Batteries

Porsche 914 EV Conversion

I feel very fortunate in that the company I work for (HP) has a subscription to IEEE Xplore, so I downloaded literally a hundred scientific papers today on battery management and state-of-charge measurement of lead-acid cells. This week is packed, so I might get to hooking up the back-up light wiring on the EV if there's time on Friday.

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