Autocar
FEBRUARY 20, 2025
Pack developed by Mercedes-Benz and US-based Factorial Energy, with prototype work carried out in the UK Mercedes-Benz is testing a solid-state battery that could unlock a range of more than 620 miles on a single charge, with the first production car to use it scheduled to hit roads before the end of the decade.
Autocar
APRIL 17, 2025
It containsthe internal combustion engine, electric motor, gearbox and related electronics in a single unit that can be squeezedinto the same space as an EVs main drive motor. This means manufacturers could retrofit an electric car with the unitwithout needing to comprehensively re-engineer the car orhaving to set up a new production line.
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Drive.com
OCTOBER 22, 2024
The company responsible for manufacturing the Apple iPhone has teamed up with electronic maker Sharp, but poor financials and a reduction in patent applications hint at troubled times for Sharp. Sharp isn’t the first electronics specialist to move into the car business.
Carscoops
MAY 2, 2025
However, since companies like Ford use hundreds of electronic parts from different suppliers, they often have components that cannot communicate with each other. In addition, it still has a small skunkworks team that is developing an advanced new-age electrical system. And that makes it more difficult to roll out OTA updates.
Carscoops
NOVEMBER 14, 2024
The order spans a minimum of three years and requires the automaker to build a “multi-modal imaging test lab that focuses on low-voltage electronics.” .” While the order itself spans approximately 20 pages, the provisions are multifaceted and designed to improve Ford’s compliance with the law.
Carscoops
APRIL 18, 2024
Development of the new BMW X3 is drawing to a close and the carmaker has shown a prototype being put through its paces ahead of the SUV’s launch in a few weeks. The new X3 is based on the same CLAR platform as the outgoing model. BMW is yet to announce full powertrain specifications for the updated SUV.
Autocar
MAY 2, 2025
The chassis is restored and then strengthened in a process developed with Red Bull Technologies, the engineering consultancy spun off from the UK-based Formula 1 team. The suspension set-up is upgraded with four-way dampers, which can be adjusted electronically from inside the cockpit.
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