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Report: Parts Availability for General Motors’ 6.2-Liter V8 Becoming Major Issue

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As we previously reported, the agency had received 39 complaints and field reports claiming engine failures. While theres still debate about what is causing the problems, initial assumptions are that defective rod bearings are failing and causing catastrophic engine damage. liter V8 was encountering similar problems.

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Stellantis Makes Some Connected Services Free for 10 Years

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Yesterday, the mothership at Stellantis announced a new two-tier system for app-connected services - and one of them has the grand price of $0. Starting this month, buyers of vehicles from the Dodge, Jeep, Ram, and Fiat brands (but, oddly, not Chrysler or Alfa quite yet) can enjoy a full ten years of some app-based connected services.

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Faster, Safer Cars Come Into Focus With New Optical Network Tech

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Unlike data centers, which are air-conditioned rooms with few if any disturbances, vehicles (and any optical transceivers installed on them) must stand up to harsh conditions including high heat and bitter cold, unrelenting vibration, and physical wear and tear.

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ZF Developing Novel EV Range Extender, Production Starts Next Year

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Despite being most famous for its long history building parts for combustion-engine vehicles, ZF has a diverse portfolio and started pivoting more of its efforts toward electronics in recent years. Among other things, ZF's electric machines were installed in a series of iconic London taxis.

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Can a New Power Link Boost the EU’s Energy Independence?

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But if they succeed, it will mark a bold feat of engineering to boost clean energy and fight climate. and Azerbaijans Ministry of Energy estimated that the country could realistically install 7 GW of offshore wind power in the Caspian Sea by 2040. Laying the Black Sea line presents a formidable engineering challenge.

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2027 Slate Truck Previewed: Both Inspired And Inane

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But it's not yet clear if the company has come up with a brilliant new automotive ethos or is just trying to sell you a bunch of stuff by not installing it during assembly. Of particular interest is the fact that this isn't strictly a "connected vehicle." And so, technically speaking, we actually don't need connectivity.

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Opinion: Software-Defined Vehicles Will Be Awful

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Based upon how our readers responded to our previous article where a former engineer explained how he believed automakers had intentionally advanced planned obsolescence , modern industry trends do not seem to be broadly appreciated. Further integrating connectivity simultaneously opens up those vehicles to fresh vulnerabilities.