The S 400 HYBRID was the first in the world to feature a standard-specification hybrid drive system with lithium-ion battery in 2009. With the new S-Class Mercedes-Benz expands the hybrid line-up in this model series to three models: the S 400 HYBRID, S 300 BlueTEC HYBRID and S 500 PLUG-IN HYBRID. The combustion engine can […]
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The cluster display in the 2014 Corvette Stingray can provide 69 unique sources of information, ranging from an interactive performance timer to a tire tread temperature display. The crisp and bright display features make this information accessible via three configurable modes that prioritize information for daily commuting, weekend canyon carving and track events. Flanked by three analog
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Traffic congestion is bad enough at the best of times, but doubly irksome without automatic transmission. The reason is the constant switching between clutch, gas pedal, and brake. In stop-and-go traffic, the Bosch eClutch allows drivers using manual transmission to use first gear without using the clutch. They can simply use the brake and gas
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With the E 200 Natural Gas Drive, Mercedes-Benz is adding a new variant to the E‑Class family featuring bivalent drive. It can run on both petrol and natural gas. The benefits of running the car on natural gas include a 20 percent reduction in CO2 emissions compared with comparable operation using petrol, and half the
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Johnson Controls is providing its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) battery technology to power Chevrolet’s 2014 Malibu featuring Start Stop technology. [image_frame style=”framed_shadow” align=”right” alt=”AGM battery technology” title=”AGM battery technology”]https://www.car-engineer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/AGM-battery-technology.jpg[/image_frame] The technology will increase the 2014 Malibu’s fuel economy by an estimated 5 percent. In a Stop&Start system, the car’s engine will shut off when the driver
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