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Kia launching new diesel 48V mild-hybrid powertrain in 2018 on Sportage; more models to come

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Kia Motors will introduce its first 48V diesel mild-hybrid powertrain in the second half of 2018. The new “EcoDynamics+” powertrain supplements acceleration with electric power from an additional 48-volt battery and extends combustion engine ‘off time’ using a new Mild-Hybrid Starter-Generator unit.

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April Fool’s! 6 times Tesla and others were a little too convincing

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April Fool’s Day has come another year, and with it, a handful of fake headlines and statements ready to make fools of us all. As electric vehicles (EVs) from Tesla and others have become more popular , so too have the cultures of trolling, memes, and general online silliness continued to grow. Eight years and 22.2

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Toshiba launches new opto-isolated IGBT pre-driver IC for inverters for HEVs and EVs

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Toshiba Corporation’s Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company launched the TB9150FNG, an opto-isolated IGBT (Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor) gate pre-driver IC with various enhanced protective functions for the in-vehicle inverters of electric and hybrid vehicles. Main features include: Optical isolation function.

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Bosch world map of automotive powertrains

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China leads the field: there, nearly 100% of all new car purchasers choose a gasoline engine; in the US and Japan, the figure is roughly 75%. Downsizing, turbocharging and direct injection are becoming more popular. Bosch estimates that diesel’s market share there will rise from 3% today to as much as 10% in 2018.

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Hyundai Motor America to release 8 new crossovers by 2020; gasoline, diesel, hydrogen and electricity

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Beginning with the US launch of the Kona—Hyundai’s first global B-segment CUV)—in March, this new lineup will encompass models from the A-segment (entry level) size class all the way up to the eight-passenger midsize class. The 2018 Kona for the US will initially feature a 1.6L The Gamma 1.6T-GDI In addition to the 1.6T-GDI

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China’s largest carmaker to cut thousands of jobs at its joint ventures with GM and Volkswagen

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3 electric car (Source: SAIC-VW) Amid an intense price war and lost market share to BYD and Tesla, China’s state-owned automaker SAIC Motor is reportedly making drastic job cuts this year at its joint ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen and at its EV unit – with mass layoffs a rare move for a China-owned company. SAIC-VW ID.3

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Navigant Research forecasts stop-start vehicles to account for 53.4% of global vehicle sales by 2022

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of new vehicles sold in North America by 2018 having the feature. Restarting can be accomplished by beefing up a conventional starter motor, adding an electric motor in line with the engine, or replacing the alternator with a starter-generator. Some level of electric drive assist is also possible. By then, 82.8%