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Buick adding new eAssist mild hybrid to 2018 Buick LaCrosse as standard powertrain

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The Buick LaCrosse is adding eAssist light electrification for the 2018 model. It will be the standard powertrain for the 2018 LaCrosse, which goes on sale this fall. With the introduction of this new standard powertrain, the 2018 LaCrosse starting price will be lowered to $30,490. The new standard 2.5L

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Hyundai Motor accelerates hydrogen technology development through 3 strategic investments

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Hyundai Motor Company announced key investments into three hydrogen companies—Impact Coatings, H2Pro and GRZ Technologies—to strengthen its leadership position in the global hydrogen fuel cell ecosystem. —Youngcho Chi, President and Chief Innovation Officer at Hyundai Motor Group. Impact Coatings. GRZ Technologies.

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Continental presents 48V full-hybrid system; motor delivers up to 30 kW

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The new 48-volt high-power system, comprising an electric motor with integrated power electronics and a battery, reduces fuel consumption and thereby also CO 2 emissions by around 20% compared with similar vehicles fitted with combustion engines. 8-volt high-power electric motor with a peak output of 30?kW.

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Mitsubishi unveils twin-motor 4WD PHEV Engelberg Tourer crossover concept in Geneva

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) unveiled a twin-motor, four-wheel-drive plug-in hybrid (PHEV) crossover concept—the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer—at the Geneva International Motor Show. in 2018 over 2017, climbing to 42,337 units.). Global sales of the Outlander PHEV increased 64.3% The engine is a 2.4L

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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

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A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so. Lira et al.

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Hyundai Motor Company and Cummins to collaborate on hydrogen fuel cell technology

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Hyundai Motor Company and Cummins Inc. —Saehoon Kim, Vice President and Head of Fuel Cell Group at Hyundai Motor Group. have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) jointly to evaluate opportunities to develop and commercialize electric and fuel cell powertrains.

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor

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Flash Drive: 2024 Polestar 2 Single and Dual Motor A Major Update with More Power and Range Polestar recently invited the automotive media to get behind the wheel of its revised Polestar 2 single and dual motor sedan, what Polestar says is a “5-door electric performance fastback.” For brevity, we will stick with sedan.

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