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At CES, legacy automakers scramble to keep up in AI arms race – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Not so long ago, automakers boasted about horsepower and towing capabilities in their cars and pickups, but in the fast-changing world of technology that now dominates the auto industry, software-driven enhancements are prominent in consumers’ minds. “We don’t have any know-how, even in Honda.”

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New milestone in 2023: What drove India to record over 41 lakh car sales

Baua Electric

REUTERS) The just concluded year 2023 was a cheerful one for the Indian auto industry, as the car manufacturers in the country breached the four million mark for the first time. This created quite a ruckus in the global auto industry. per cent growth over 39 lakh units registered in 2022.

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Heard At The Show: Snippets from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

For every kJ of chemical energy in the fuel for a spark ignition internal combustion engine, 73 % is sacrificed to chemical and thermal losses. the 4 cylinder engine may go from a 20% take rate to a 25% take rate). Honda demonstrated their “ Walking Assist Device ” at the Congress. Braking losses add another 6%.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

Green Car Congress

The role of emotion in buying cars. Quietness is tied to larger engine size. The larger the engine, the quieter the vehicle. A larger engine gives you ‘active safety’, enabling you to accelerate out of problems much easier. Would you buy this vehicle? How do you make a vehicle more quiet?

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Convincing Consumers To Buy EVs

Cars That Think

With the combination of requiring all new light-duty vehicles sold in New York State be zero-emission by 2035, investments in electric vehicles charging stations , and state and federal EV rebates, “ you’re going to see that you have no more excuses ” for not buying an EV, according to New York Governor Kathy Hochul.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

Green Car Congress

Organized by Shane Chang at Honda Research Institute USA Inc., the session counted among its panelists: Professor John Heywood, Sun Jae Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Director of the Sloan Auto Laboratory at MIT. Examples of advanced powertrains are turbo charged gas engines, diesel and hybrid. 8.6 / 10.6.

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Best EVs of 2022: Our verdict on the new electric cars of the year

EV Central

Tesla will comfortably outsell Lexus, Honda, Jeep and others with its Model Y a chance to be the top seller among electric vehicles (December sales figures will confirm whether it overtakes the Model 3 for overall the overall 2022 sales leader ). If it wasn’t so stupidly expensive (around $100K, at least), I’d buy one.