The Truth About Cars

JUNE 2, 2023

V8 engine has been the F-150’s volume seller, but that hasn’t stopped some gearheads deep within the skunkworks of Ford Performance from coming up with a relatively affordable supercharger kit for the mill – one which cranks the wick to 700 horsepower. It’s been ages since the venerable 5.0L to 700 horsepower and 590 lb. ft of torque.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

The Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR will tackle this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race featuring a complete body kit made of natural-fiber composite materials for the first time. Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 Clubsport MR with new natural-fiber composite body kit: Racing cars with body parts made of renewable raw materials.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 16, 2022

The sporty electric SUVs sold in Europe gain red and black accents inside and out, plus the Design and Comfort packs as standard.

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Standards Kits SUV Europe 98

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Renesas Electronics Corporation has introduced a new all-in-one Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) view solution kit. The up to eight automotive cameras of the solution kit allow developers to collect data from the environment for sensor fusion, being a necessary step towards autonomous drive.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 27, 2014

A team headed by Maximilian Fichtner and Zhirong Zhao-Karger from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in Germany reports developing an electrolyte that may be used for the construction of magnesium-sulfur battery cells. Their paper is published in the journal Advanced Energy Materials.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 27, 2023

Researchers of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and their partners have now launched the REF4FU (“Refineries for Future”) project to determine the refuel quantities needed and what future green refineries will have to look like to supply these quantities. Scheme of the planned process network.

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Future Fuel Kits Production 221

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

The financing allows Universal Hydrogen to accelerate the development of its hydrogen logistics network and regional aircraft conversion kits, and bolsters the company’s burgeoning commercial activities. The company is also developing conversion kits to retrofit existing 40-60 passenger regional airplanes with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain.

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Hydrogen Universal Commercial Building 397

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 13, 2023

Complete with raised suspension and flared wheel arches to accommodate large tires and additional body kit, the Ariya is being prepared for protection against some of the world’s most extreme conditions. The expedition will also demonstrate the capabilities of e-4ORCE, Nissan’s most advanced all-wheel control technology.

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Nissan Kits SUV EPA 273

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 12, 2021

The phase two project was preceded by an 18-month collaborative project— AgiloDrive —with the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), which was funded by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Economics, Labor, and Tourism. Stator with hairpin winding from the pilot phase of the AgiloDrive research project at KIT.

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Motor Motors Motoring Production 243

Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2010

Landi Renzo SpA is developing a dual-fuel CNG/diesel conversion kit for light-duty vehicles. The new kit is a result of multi-variable optimization, addressing identified performance issues including injection timing and boost control using tools like combustion fluid dynamics (CFD). NGV Global News.

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Kits Light Diesel Fuel 186

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

UK-based Ashwoods Automotive , a provider of hybrid-electric vans and hybrid drive systems, is offering a hybrid drive retrofit kit for panel vans. Communication with the vehicle is via the standard OBD socket. The Ashwoods Hybrid Drive System Layout. Click to enlarge.

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Kits Light Hybrid Citroen 230

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The higher-tier kit is a step above the standard Starlink system, with its larger dish that features double the antenna capability to its faster internet speeds. SpaceX notes that the high-performance Starlink kit would be best for users who reside in harsh environments, such as those who are in hot or cold climates.

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Kits Standards Climate Water 144

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners at the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) and the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) are developing an agile production system for batteries. —KIT President, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Production Batteries Battery Kits 269

Green Car Congress

JUNE 10, 2009

kWh NiMH plug-in hybrid (PHEV) conversion kit that enables all-electric mode driving at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour (until the battery pack is depleted) in a converted Prius. Some previous Prius plug-in conversion kits allowed motorists to go as fast as 52 miles per hour using a “forced stealth” mode. Andrew Ewert.

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NiMH Kits Conversion Prius 207

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2018

Low impact on the loading weight and volume due in particular to the compactness of the kit, which makes the vehicle similar to a classic combustion powered model. The hydrogen fuel cell meets the highest standards of an automobile (durability, shock resistance, vibration, hot or cold weather etc.) Integration. Related services.

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Hydrogen Fuel Range Electric Vehicles 308

Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2021

So far, however, lithium-ion battery cells have been produced in standardized formats and rigid systems. Within the AgiloBat2 research project, KIT researchers and our partners from science work on enabling agile production in Germany. —President of KIT, Professor Holger Hanselka.

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Production Batteries Battery Kits 259

Teslarati

APRIL 4, 2023

Tesla Yoke Steering wheels are being replaced by round ones thanks to the automaker’s new retrofit kit that rolled out last month, and it is a pretty easy process to get the traditional wheel back.

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 12, 2019

French startup Transition One plans to make it easy to convert a wide variety of average old cars in the country to electric power by building a standard conversion kit. The company says the kit will fit several top-selling models in Europe, including the.

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Conversion Companies Kits Convert 160

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 7, 2016

By combining these new SoCs, system developers can now easily develop systems that support the corresponding V2X standard for the Japanese, US, and European markets. To ease these burdens, Renesas delivers V2X kit solutions that combine either the R-Car W1R or R-Car W2R with the R-Car W2H. markets, with the R-Car W2H. GHz band).

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Kits Standards Lexus Market 199

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2016

By bringing together Renesas’ V2X R-Car system-on-chips (SoCs) and Cohda Wireless’ V2X and CAV software solutions, the companies deliver a V2X reference solution that supports European and North American communications standards for V2X system development.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 15, 2023

To accomplish this target, Lucid would need a workforce in Saudi that could build its cars according to the company’s standards. In a comment to Reuters , Sultan noted that the nearly 800 Lucid Air sedans that have been built in the Saudi plant were actually already fully assembled in the company’s Arizona plant.

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Saudi Arabia Kits Arizona IDEA 97

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 13, 2022

Mercedes-Benz relies on a modular, highly standardized battery kit that allows the integration of battery cells and modules from different development partners through uniformly designed components and interfaces. The green-field project in Hungary will be a giant leap in CATL’s global expansion.

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Hungary Mercedes Supplies Batteries 195

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding enabling them to offer a scalable retrofit kit for hybridizing mining trucks in a wide range of mining applications. mtu diesel engines have been setting the standards for performance and fuel-efficiency in mining applications around the globe for decades.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 27, 2023

The exception is the camera system, which is also available as a retrofit kit. Standardized interfaces allow for quick and easy integration into the vehicle electronics, and preinstalled drivers make it easy to integrate the sensors.

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Engine Kits Connect Connected 195

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This solution is certified to the highest standards of functional safety for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Cert is certified according to the automotive functional safety standard ISO 26262 as a Safety Element out of Context (SEooC) up to ASIL D. ZF’s investment was part of a $56.5

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Teslarati

MARCH 23, 2023

Tesla still appears to be offering the Yoke as a standard option on the upcoming Cybertruck, although it underwent a bit of a redesign for the company’s Cyberpunk-inspired pickup. Tesla Cybertruck pre-production beta shows new interior features Tesla did not release how many retrofit kits were available for the Model S and Model X.

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Tesla Kits Purchase Price 141

Green Car Congress

MARCH 10, 2022

Buzz, which is built by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, is also based in engineering terms on the Group’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB). Included as standard in the ID. Also included as standard: the ‘Front Assist’ emergency braking function and, in the MPV, the ‘Lane Assist’ lane-keeping assistant. family, the ID.

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DC Charging All-Electric Lithium Ion 458

Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2020

Ford has also started providing manufacturing expertise to help scientific instrument provider Thermo Fisher Scientific quickly expand production of COVID-19 collection kits to test for the virus. million gowns, which are self-tested to federal standards and are washable up to 50 times. Collection kits for COVID-19 tests.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Available in grey and black colour options, these accessories include exterior styling kits such as headlamp garnish, front grille garnish, door visors, ORVM cover, body side moulding, wheel arch garnish, etc. litre naturally aspirated engine is available with a factory-fitted CNG kit as well, in select variants though.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 2, 2019

1) and direct fuel injection give the engine ultra-quick responsiveness that’s matched to the standard 6-speed automatic transmission. The Yaris Hatchback will come equipped as standard with a Low-speed Pre-collision Safety System in both model grades (standard on the Yaris Sedan, too). There’s even a first aid kit.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 12, 2014

The AMAS common appliqué kit consists of the bi-wire active safety kit and the autonomy kit. The AMAS JCTD goal is to standardize these kits across both the Army and Marine Corps and give the warfighter the ability to transform ordinary vehicles into optionally-manned vehicles.

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South Carolina Kits Mariner Vehicles 246

The Truth About Cars

APRIL 2, 2024

However, it should be noted that all Envision crossovers are now equipped with all-wheel drive as standard kit, so the price gulf is virtually non-existent compared to last year’s vehicle. Today’s trims start at a lower price point, with the entry-level model stickering at $34,795.

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Buick Price Cadillac Kits 98

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2017

The three said they would create a standards-based open platform—from door locks to the datacenter—for the next generation of cars. The Intel GO automotive software development kit (SDK) helps developers and system designers maximize hardware capabilities while speeding the pace of development. Earlier post.)

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BMW 2017 Standards Fusion 150

Teslarati

APRIL 7, 2023

.” Interestingly, this comes just weeks after Tesla started offering a retrofit round steering wheel kit for the Yoke for $700 on its website. The Yoke has been the subject of some complaints, especially as it is void of stalks that are used for turn signals and other standard vehicle functions. I’d love to hear from you!

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Tesla Kits Standards Design 145

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In exchange for long-term, discounted fuel contracts with fleets, Hydra installs hydrogen-diesel co-combustion conversion kits into existing semi-trucks and provides the fueling infrastructure for green hydrogen sourced from chemical producers such as Chemtrade. Hydra pays for the truck conversion and the on-site fueling infrastructure.

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Hydrogen Fleet Commercial Green 301

The Truth About Cars

OCTOBER 3, 2023

inch touchscreen as standard equipment. Improvements across the range include the notable addition of a heat pump for the 2024 model year, which is a piece of kit that should improve driving range in cold conditions. We all know this is a big deal and that the photo above, provided by Ford, would have been unobtanium not too long ago.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 1, 2023

liter gas V8 as standard, but buyers can add the 6.6-liter A ten-speed automatic transmission and four-wheel drive are standard. inch lift kit, Multimatic DSSV dampers, an electronic locking rear differential, and 35-inch Goodyear tires. Ash wood trim and a Bose 12-speaker premium stereo come standard, along with a 13.4-inch

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