Green Car Congress

JANUARY 3, 2017

Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). Different functions, such as selecting a favorite ambient light setting, can be performed directly within the app itself. In the Connected Car, visitors can try out their personal digital world live.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Called Reinventing Public Urban Transportation and Mobility ( RITMO ), the proposed system combines aspects of Uber-style ridesharing, fixed-route buses and light rail into the hub-and-shuttle system. It’s similar in some ways to the ride sharing that’s available now, but much more sophisticated. —Pascal Van Hentenryck.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Available now in the latest Transit and Transit Custom models, the 2.0-liter Transit front-wheel drive and Transit Custom customers who require improved comfort and convenience in urban driving can now choose a six-speed SelectShift automatic transmission in place of the standard manual gearbox, for delivery in early 2017.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2016

The transition from mechanical relays to semiconductor switching began in applications like lighting control, and the trend is expanding to other automotive systems, such as motor and heater control, driving demand for highly reliable and high-performance semiconductor switching devices. Samples of the new IPDs are available now.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 5, 2016

It also supports a mode allowing connection to CAN buses using the earlier standard. Samples of the RH850/E1M-S2 are available now. Mass production is scheduled to begin in September 2017, and is expected to reach a volume of 100,000 units per month by April 2018. Availability is subject to change without notice.).

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