Nio battery swapping station
Nio stations have already notched up 30m battery swaps
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How do Nio's battery swapping stations work?

Nio's automated battery swapping stations can recharge an EV in under 3 minutes - we explain exactly how

How do Nio's battery swapping stations work?
Autocar cheap electric car render
Autocar's rendition of a cheap electric car has bigger battery cells and back-to-basics design
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How to make electric cars affordable

We talk to two industry experts to find out how changing the way we use EVs can make them cheaper

How to make electric cars affordable
Swindon Powertrain porsche head upgrade
Four-valve M64 upgrade is for 993 and 964 Porsche 911s
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How to make a 12,000rpm Porsche engine

Swindon Powertrain's £35k upgrade can double a 911's redline with aerospace tech and lightweight construction

How to make a 12,000rpm Porsche engine
AI talking to cars
Google’s data and AI technology will be introduced directly into car computers
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How AI will allow us to talk to our cars

Google and Continental's system allows us to ask cars questions without taking our eyes off the road

How AI will allow us to talk to our cars
Titan steering rack
Titan’s steer-by-wire system can provide meaningful driver feedback
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Under the skin: How steer-by-wire can still give engaging handling

Systems are now becoming so advanced they have driving involvement engineered in - here’s how

Under the skin: How steer-by-wire can still give engaging handling
Porsche 911 GT3 Cup rear
Porsche and partners will produce e-fuel at the Haru Oni demonstration plant in Chile
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Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air

Innovative direct air capture technology combines CO2 with green hydrogen to make methanol for e-fuels

Under the skin: How to make fuel out of fresh air
Continental MK C2 brake system architecture
Continental's MK C2 brake system architecture
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What is brake-by-wire and how does it work?

Saving weight and space are just two of the ways this new method of braking is improving cars

What is brake-by-wire and how does it work?
IBIS batteries
New Ibis inverter tech means fewer parts on an EV
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The tech making electric car batteries smaller and cheaper

Ibis project uses package-friendly microinverters to reverse current and remove need for on-board charger

The tech making electric car batteries smaller and cheaper
Toyota BX4X wheel
EVs have quickly outpaced earlier tech predicitions
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Under the skin: How Toyota will make 'like-for-like' ICEs and EVs

Toyota's new 620-mile battery gives the same range as a comparable ICE car, thanks to huge tech advances

Under the skin: How Toyota will make 'like-for-like' ICEs and EVs
Opposed piston engine
The engine is intended for commercial vehicles such as American full-sized pick-up trucks
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Under the skin: Could opposed pistons save the combustion engine?

Ricardo has developed an opposed-piston petrol engine that's lighter, cheaper and has a diesel's torque

Under the skin: Could opposed pistons save the combustion engine?
Continental Care tyre
Continental says fuel economy boosted (or rather energy efficiency increased) by up to 3%
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Under the skin: the tyres that maintain pressure automatically

Embedded sensors could remove need for regular maintenance and improve lifespan by 4600 miles

Under the skin: the tyres that maintain pressure automatically

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