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Under the skin: This self-driving car 'brain' is as quick as yours

ZF’s new autonomy-enabling on-board supercomputer is 66% faster than its predecessor yet uses 70% less power

Under the skin: This self-driving car 'brain' is as quick as yours
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Under the skin: How curved barriers could clean urban air

Simple low-cost barriers could reduce the threat of airborne vehicle pollution to urban pedestrians

Under the skin: How curved barriers could clean urban air
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Under the skin: Why opposed-piston engines are returning to roads

Opposed-piston engines have 60% fewer parts than their conventional counterparts

Under the skin: Why opposed-piston engines are returning to roads
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Swiss hypercar due in 2023 with choice of hybrid and EV power

Predicted top speed of 250mph for the £1.7m Morand hybrid, with electric version to follow

Swiss hypercar due in 2023 with choice of hybrid and EV power
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Under the skin: Can Hyundai's N DCT convert manual diehards?

The new Kona N's eight-speed dual-clutch control unit is calibrated specifically for faster shifting

Under the skin: Can Hyundai's N DCT convert manual diehards?
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Under the skin: Solid-state batteries could be EV game-raisers

SSBs do away with the flammable liquid electrolyte, which is the main fire hazard in traditional batteries

Under the skin: Solid-state batteries could be EV game-raisers
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Under the skin: The featherweight battery that could revolutionise EVs

Scientists believe that massless energy storage, whereby the car’s body acts as a battery, could reduce the weight of an EV by 50%

Under the skin: The featherweight battery that could revolutionise EVs
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Under the skin: why torque converters are coming back from the dead

'Slushbox' automatic transmissions are once again being found on new car models - and all in the name of efficiency

Under the skin: why torque converters are coming back from the dead
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Under the skin: How tyres can be sustainable

Michelin aims to make its tyres 100% sustainable by 2050

Under the skin: How tyres can be sustainable
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Under the skin: Synthetic fuels now make more sense than ever

Engines don’t know the difference between conventional fuel and synthetic fuel, but synthetic fuel is CO2 neutral

Under the skin: Synthetic fuels now make more sense than ever

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