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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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As the first fully connected integral system solution, the third generation of the Sprinter demonstrates the development of the division from purely a vehicle manufacturer into a provider of complete transport and mobility solutions, the company said. An LTE-capable module creates the necessary internet connection.

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Audi testing second-life EV batteries in factory vehicles

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Like all automobile manufacturers, Audi is obliged by law to take back energy carriers after they have been used in cars. When the batteries are empty, employees remove the battery packs weighing up to two tons from the vehicles and connect them to a charging station for several hours.

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Audi and KIT working on recycling for automotive plastics via pyrolysis oil

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In the medium run, components made from pyrolysis oil can be used again in automobiles. So far, chemical recycling has been the only method that can be used to convert such mixed plastic waste into products equaling the quality of new ones. The challenge is the lower fabric, which is connected to the upper material with an adhesive.

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Intersil introduces new 12-cell Li-ion pack monitor for HEV, PHEV and EV applications

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This combination enables automobile manufacturers to achieve the higher ISO 26262 automotive safety integrity level (ASIL) D rating. The ISL78610 includes a voltage reference, 14-bit analog-to-digital converter and registers for control and data, while connecting directly to a microcontroller through its 2.5Mbps SPI interface.

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Ford Investing $550M to Retool SUV Plant to Produce Focus Small Car and EV

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To produce the vehicles, Ford is converting three truck and SUV plants to car plants—Michigan Assembly, Cuautitlan Assembly in Mexico, which begins building the new Fiesta subcompact early next year; and Louisville (Ky.) Assembly, which will be converted to produce small vehicles from Ford’s global Focus platform beginning in 2011.

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Audi unveils redesigned R18 diesel hybrid Le Mans racer for 2016 season

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The FIA WEC regulations have been providing automobile manufacturers with incentives to build increasingly efficient race cars since 2014. The production-based cells of the new hybrid storage system are serially connected. The current V6 TDI consumes 32.4% less fuel than the first generation did in 2011.

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Visitor remark: 5 elements in remodeling the automobile provide chain

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The automobile trade has passed through important disruption in recent times. Developments in electrical mobility, self reliant answers, automobile retail and automobile connectivity have propelled the field ahead and left enterprises and customers homogeneous excited for what comes then.