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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Following the world debut of the first “i” brand production model, the BMW i3, the BMW Group’s next step will be to extend this answer to the future challenges facing personal mobility to the sports car segment. At a driving event at the BMW Group’s Miramas test track in France, the BMW “i” brand is
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In March, filtration specialist MANN+HUMMEL launched a new oil filter on the market. The MANN-FILTER “HU 1291 z” for commercial vehicles facilitates disassembly in the workshop and saves installation space due to its enhanced filter medium. The company has been granted patents in several countries for the filter element, which features a bayonet connection and
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