Flexibility, which means it can be integrated in a wide range of different vehicle concepts, makes rapid deployment of this plug-in hybrid drive technology in the BMW model range a feasible and realistic proposition. The BMW 3 Series plug-in hybrid prototype provides a first taste of the efficient driving which the world’s most successful premium […]
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Lexus is 25 this year. So we have looked for 25 Lexus world firsts. Here they are: The Lexus LS 600h was the world’s first full hybrid V8 at launch in 2010. A ‘Climate Concierge’ system is fitted to the current-generation LS 600h. It is a world-first climate control system which uses infra-red sensors to monitor
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Honda Motor today unveiled the Honda FCV CONCEPT, a concept car for an all-new fuel-cell vehicle (FCV), and the Honda Power Exporter CONCEPT, a concept model for an external power feeding device that enables AC power output from the FCV with maximum output of 9 kW. The all-new FCV that will be based on this
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At EUROCITIES 2014 in Munich (5 to 8 November), where more than 500 delegates from European cities have come together to discuss innovative infrastructure projects, the BMW Group showcases a street lighting system that doubles as a charging station for electric vehicles. This system is the outcome of a pilot project dubbed Light and Charge.
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With nearly 800 patents filed and R&D spending of more than €1.1 billion in 2013, Valeo has invented a number of accessible high-technology systems, including: The InBlue smartphone-compatible smart key, which will be presented in a world first at the Paris Motor Show. This innovation turns users’ smartphones into a connected key with which they
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