Technology

Ineos: synthetic fuels too expensive to replace petrol and diesel

CEO Lynn Calder says e-fuels aren't yet a viable alternative, because "there's just not enough to go around"

8 May 2024
Ineos: synthetic fuels too expensive to replace petrol and diesel
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Hyundai owners could soon find features such as heated seats behind a paywall
Technology

Hyundai considering pay-to-use in-car features, such as heated seats

Korean company will also go a step beyond others in using the tech to improve features in older models

7 May 2024
Hyundai considering pay-to-use in-car features, such as heated seats
Breathe charge powertrain
Breathe’s software will allow Volvo EVs to charge quicker, safely
Technology

The software slashing EV charge times without harming batteries

Volvo partners with battery firm to create adaptive tech that controls range-improving battery conditions in real time

3 May 2024
The software slashing EV charge times without harming batteries
New cars

Polestar hits 370kW in new extreme fast charging tests

EV maker charged a Polestar 5 prototype from 10-80% in just 10 minutes, hitting a peak charging speed of 370kW

29 April 2024
Polestar hits 370kW in new extreme fast charging tests
Mercedes X Ray crash test
Linear accelerator scans the crashing vehicle from above
Technology

Why Mercedes is now X-raying its crash tests

Mercedes' system can generate 1000 images a second, detailing how materials deform - crucial for in-car safety

29 April 2024
Why Mercedes is now X-raying its crash tests
Technology

Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?

The household cleaning can be used for propulsion as well as making an engine more efficient

16 April 2024
Can ammonia be used as a substitute for fossil fuel?
Tyre simulation
AI is showing Falken how to reduce drag
Technology

How AI is improving EV range

Falken’s parent company is using AI to reduce aerodynamic drag on tyre surfaces for its 2027 tyre

29 March 2024
How AI is improving EV range
Yiwei EV
This from Yiwei is a Chinese EV with a difference: a Sodium ion battery
Technology

How sodium ion batteries could slash the price of EVs

The replacement for lithium ion batteries is more sustainable, provides greater energy density, and is much cheaper

22 March 2024
How sodium ion batteries could slash the price of EVs
ZF seatbelts
ZF tech lets seatbelt adapt better to the person it is protecting
Technology

The seatbelts that adapt to the size and weight of occupants

New ZF-developed seatbelt meets tougher safety requirements; more sympathetically manages effect on body

15 March 2024
The seatbelts that adapt to the size and weight of occupants
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The structure of the sound an engine produces is predictable, but not an EV
Technology

Why audio engineers prefer combustion cars to EVs

With so many changing frequencies, EV acoustics are hard to nail. But Meridian claims to have developed a solution

8 March 2024
Why audio engineers prefer combustion cars to EVs

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