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How head-up display screens can make cars safer

In-car tech maker says new system puts simple, crisp graphics on windscreen's 'frit'

25 October 2024
How head-up display screens can make cars safer
Technology

New CATL battery can give PHEVs 249 miles of electric range

Advanced pack will be launched next year and give hybrid owners a “BEV-like” experience

24 October 2024
New CATL battery can give PHEVs 249 miles of electric range
Mercedes battery recycling Kuppenheim plant
Plant will run on a carbon-neutral basis, using energy from a solar panel array on its roof
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New Mercedes plant can recycle 96% of a battery's raw materials

Facility will recover enough raw materials to create 5000 EV batteries a year

21 October 2024
New Mercedes plant can recycle 96% of a battery's raw materials
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Why in-wheel motors are the next big thing for electric cars

New technology could bring greater efficiency and range to electric cars

18 October 2024
Why in-wheel motors are the next big thing for electric cars
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Next Nissan Leaf to be launched with vehicle-to-grid charging in UK

Leaf, Qashqai and Juke successors will arrive from 2026 with a system that could help cut costs

10 October 2024
Next Nissan Leaf to be launched with vehicle-to-grid charging in UK
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How Magna developed cameras to allow cars to see in the dark

Wildlife can see in the dark better than us, but cars are catching up

7 October 2024
How Magna developed cameras to allow cars to see in the dark
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How car makers can fake the weather to test prototypes

Extreme weather testing? Just do it at the office

24 September 2024
How car makers can fake the weather to test prototypes
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The tech secrets behind Audi's most aerodynamic car ever

German marque's aero team helped sculpt A6 E-tron's exterior for a drag coefficient of 0.21Cd

22 September 2024
The tech secrets behind Audi's most aerodynamic car ever
lecar 459 hero image
The new Lecar 459 Híbrido will be launched in Brazil in 2026
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Brazilian EREV first to use engine from Renault-Geely firm Horse

Joint venture aims to builds five million units per year for a variety of car makers, also including Nissan and Volvo

16 September 2024
Brazilian EREV first to use engine from Renault-Geely firm Horse
Nissan Leaf paint temperature
Reducing air-con use can save fuel
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Nissan's 'cool paint' that can improve your car's MPG

New technology can reduce the temperature of a car's surfaces by 12deg

11 September 2024
Nissan's 'cool paint' that can improve your car's MPG

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