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Peugeot Shows Two HYbrid4 Concepts, New BB1 EV Concept at Frankfurt

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Everything is managed electronically—there is no mechanical connection between the front and the rear. Dual lithium-ion battery packs provide a range of 120 km (75 miles). The body is made up of a very light carbon structure, designed to wrap around the passenger compartment. It accelerates from 0 to 30 km/h (19 mph) in 2.8

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Freescale introduces new automotive microcontrollers; streamlining body electronics networks and reducing vehicle weight

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As the number of electronic control units in a vehicle grows (up to 100 ECUs, requiring some 10 million lines of code, said Brad Loane, Freescale product manager) the amount of connectivity needed also increases. Integrating more functionality within the vehicle’s main ECUs and increasing the intelligence of its satellite nodes (i.e.

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