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Stellantis Patents Fake Engine Vibrations for EVs

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When Dodge previewed its Fratzonic Chambered Exhaust for the all-electric Charger Daytona SRT concept (pictured), enthusiasts were divided. Stellantis knows this and has been developing devices that effectively help EVs mimic the experience of riding within a raucous combustion-engined automobile.

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Toyota to turn next-gen EV at Japan mobility display in fall

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Riding issues for the EVs can be “greater efficiency” and designs that “set hearts racing.” The idea that automobiles can be displayed on the Japan Mobility Display, the untouched title for what old to be known as the Tokyo auto display. million full-electric automobiles yearly international. The development runs Oct. 5 in Tokyo.

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Editorial: Why Are People Worried About Automotive 'Kill Switch' Mandates?

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Usually referenced as a “kill switch,” the device is supposed to be required on every new automobile manufactured after 2025. Modern automobiles are already loaded up with microphones and are capable of transmitting control inputs, positional data, and plenty more back to the manufacturer. The latter seems the more likely option.

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Audi’s €36M e performance research project closes; electric F12 e Sport with split voltage battery packs and 3 motors

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e performance was broken down into a dozen work packages from the energy storage system to the control concept to dynamic stability control. Computations and initial tests on the component level indicate that this innovative safety concept can even withstand a side impact with pole. e performance battery system. Click to enlarge.

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Moore’s Not Enough: ?4 New Laws of Computing

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Certainly, the phenomenon of scalability was well known in the automobile industry before it made a significant impact on the computing industry. At the core of Henry Ford’s achievement was the design of an automobile that was made for mass production. Henry Ford was a notable example of the the application of this scalability law.

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Elon Musk unveils Hyperloop preliminary design study

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Linear accelerator concept for capsule acceleration and deceleration between 300 and 760 mph (480 and 1,220 km/h). Hyperloop concept sketch. The capsules may be passenger-only, or, for more flexibility (and at a higher system cost), passenger and automobile combinations. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

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Concepts like ultra-low emission zones (ULEZ) and levering connected vehicle technologies to police driving from an environmental and social standpoint are rooted in the key principles of Vision Zero. Many of the promoted solutions exist to inconvenience motorists in a bid to discourage them from driving entirely.