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Toyota and Subaru jointly to develop BEV-dedicated platform and BEV SUV

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Toyota Motor Corporation and Subaru Corporation disclosed today that they have agreed jointly to develop a platform dedicated to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for midsize and large passenger vehicles and jointly to develop a C-segment-class BEV SUV model for sale under each company’s own brand. A BEV-dedicated platform Toyota and Subaru will jointly develop.

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Hydrogen supply pinch affects San Francisco fuel-cell drivers

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Hydrogen fuel-cell drivers in California’s San Francisco Bay Area may soon have to find a backup plan—like a gasoline or electric vehicle. As of Wednesday night, 9 out of the 11 passenger-vehicle hydrogen stations in the Bay Area were down due to a hydrogen shortage—a status that remained the same going back to Monday. An.

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IHS Markit: Cypress acquisition makes Infineon world’s top automotive chip supplier

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Infineon’s planned $10-billion acquisition of Cypress Semiconductor will produce the world’s largest automotive chip supplier, surpassing current market leader NXP and giving the German firm a stronger position in the critical markets for infotainment and advanced driver assist systems (ADAS), according to IHS Markit. In 2018, Infineon ranked second in the global automotive chip business, with $4.2 billion in revenue and a 9.9 percent share of the global market.

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No SurpriseThat Clueless @LATimes Is As “Shocked” As Everyone Else In Charge Of Responding To Homeless Crisis. Their Reporters Sure As S**t Don’t See The Certain Flood Of Climate Refugees Headed Here Over The Next Decade #JoeTakesOnTheNews

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How serious is Norway about climate change? So much that its streetlights self-dim

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Cadillac to add 70,000 miles to Super Cruise compatible highway network; hands-free driving by Q4 2019

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Cadillac is expanding the availability of Super Cruise to an additional 70,000 miles of compatible, divided highways in the United States and Canada. This expansion will make the true hands-free driver assistance feature available on more than 200,000 total miles of compatible highways by the fourth quarter of 2019. Super Cruise availability map of compatible, divided highways.

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Karma to expand dealerships to 13 US cities, 19 countries by year-end

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Karma, the company, is starting its effort in earnest to revive sales of its Revero—the car that started life as the ill-fated Fisker Karma. According to the federal government, Karma sold 231 of the cars in 2018, well down from the 2,667 that Fisker sold in the car's first year on the market. That's partly the result of a paucity of.

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BMW teams with Jaguar Land Rover for EV parts

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Jaguar Land Rover and BMW announced on Wednesday that they will form an alliance to build the unique parts, beyond the battery, that make up an electric vehicle. The effort will focus on electric drive units (EDUs), including motors, transmissions and power electronics, such as motor controllers. BMW has said it plans to build 25 new plug-in.

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IHS Markit: Canadian oil sands production to be ~1M barrels higher by 2030 but with lower annual growth; boosted by deterioration in Venezuela

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Canadian oil sands production is set to enter a period of slower annual production growth compared to previous years. Nevertheless, total production is expected to reach nearly four million barrels per day (mbd) by 2030—nearly one million more than today, according to a new 10-year production forecast by business information provider IHS Markit.

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Fiat Chrysler withdraws merger offer to Renault after Nissan balks

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A potential merger between Fiat Chrysler and Renault, which would have involved Japanese partners Nissan and Mitsubishi, is off the table. Fiat Chrysler withdrew the offer after Nissan, Renault's larger but junior partner withheld its support. A report in trade journal Automotive News (subscription required), noted that Nissan representatives.

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Top five things we learned driving the Audi e-tron

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We recently got to step into the Audi e-tron for a tantalising spin around the high-speed bowl and hill route at the famous Millbrook Proving Ground.

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Faurecia and Accenture partner on products and services for connected and autonomous vehicles

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Renault-FCA deal off; BMW and Jaguar plug in together; help for old Volvos: Today's Car News

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BMW teams up with Jaguar Land Rover on electric cars. Fiat Chrysler rescinds its offer to Renault. Karma spreads its dealer network. And a hydrogen shortage is gripping Northern California fuel-cell drivers. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Fiat Chrysler pulled its offer for a merger with Renault after the French automaker's Japanese.

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Ian Callum: The greatest car designer for a generation?

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How many car designers can you name?

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Renault-FCA deal off; BMW and Jaguar plug in together; help for old Volvos: Today's Car News

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BMW teams up with Jaguar Land Rover on electric cars. Fiat Chrysler rescinds its offer to be bought by Renault. Karma spreads its dealer network. And a hydrogen shortage is gripping Northern California fuel-cell drivers. All this and more on Green Car Reports. Fiat Chrysler pulled its offer for a merger with Renault after the French automaker's.

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Renault Koleos gets a refresh for 2019

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The Renault Koleos SUV has been given a mid-life refresh and now features new engines, an enhanced interior and improved safety tech

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ExxonMobil announces 6th oil discovery offshore Guyana with Ranger-1; Guyana may move from non-producer to regional powerhouse

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HELLA develops battery solutions for 48V mild hybrid vehicles

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HELLA, the lighting and electronics expert, develops and manufactures products that support all stages of automotive electrification. With its new Dual Voltage Battery Management System and PowerPack 48 Volt products, the company is now one of the first on the market to offer innovative battery module solutions for mild-hybrid vehicles. The new solutions enable savings of 5 to 6 grams of CO 2 per kilometer.

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2019 Audi A6 allroad revealed

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Following the launch of the Saloon and Avant, Audi has revealed the all-new A6 allroad – a rugged four-wheel-drive estate.

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Study links breathing in black carbon from polluted air to alterations in lung blood vessels

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Evidence that breathing in is linked to an increased volume of peripheral, smaller blood vessels in the lungs has been observed for the first time in new research published in the European Respiratory Journal. The study adds to the evidence that exposure to diesel pollutants at what are considered relatively low levels may contribute to subtle changes in the lungs that may make people more prone to developing chronic lung disease, the third leading cause of death globally.

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Nissan Navara 2019: increased payload and car-like handling on offer

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Nissan aims to set a new benchmark in the pick-up segment with the upcoming launch of the 2019 Nissan Navara.

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