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Volkswagen Completes Endurance and Durability Testing of New VW ID.7.
Volkswagen is now providing further details on the drive, running gear and convenience features of the saloon designed for long-distance...
Apr 6, 20232 min read
Renault's, Renault 5 Prototypes Begin Endurance Testing and Fine-Tuning.
Renault engineers are currently testing the first nine prototypes of the Renault 5. Their platform, powertrain and battery are...
Mar 29, 20234 min read
BMW i5, Intense and Extreme Winter Testing.
The new all electric, BMW i5 repeatedly demonstrated the stability of its electric powertrain and its dynamic performance over arduous...
Mar 28, 20233 min read
AI-SEE: Sensor Test Campaign in Extreme North European Winter Weather
The VTT and AI-SEE have released footage of their sensor testing campaign in arctic conditions. The temperature was below -20 ⁰C, and...
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Tesla Winter Testing in July. Model-Wide Track Mode
As the European Winter Season draws to an end, the Southern hemisphere Winter Season will soon begin, and the American E-mobility...
Mar 24, 20231 min read
Mercedes Benz Trucks, Winter Testing Fleet, Featuring the All-New eActros, in Finland.
Mercedes-Benz Truck recently conducted winter tests in Rovaniemi, Finland, which proved to be essential endurance tests. This included vehic
Mar 23, 20233 min read
Google and Virginia Tech's VTTI look for Ways to Increase Drivers Attention
Researchers from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), in collaboration with Google's Android Auto team, have found...
Mar 22, 20232 min read
INTERVIEW: eFuels, Synthetic Fuel from Renewable Energy Sources
In a new Interview Series, Porsche employees talk about sustainability from the perspective of their respective fields of expertise. Team...
Mar 22, 20233 min read
AI-SEE measurement campaign at JARI, Tsukuba Japan.
AI-SEE cooperated with VVM, on a measurement campaign inside the JARI (Japan Automobile Research Institute) weather chamber in Tsukuba,...
Mar 20, 20231 min read
Audi Q6 e-tron Prototype in Winter Testing
Audi has released images of engineers putting their production-oriented Q6 e-tron prototype through its paces in the far north of...
Mar 17, 20231 min read
Protection for Rear Vehicle Occupants Falls Short in Most Midsize SUVs During Crash Tests.
According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) following a series of Crash Tests, most midsize SUVs offer inadequate front c
Mar 17, 20234 min read
Behind the Scenes at Skoda's Crash Test Lab
Crash testing in the Czech Republic has been carried out for five decades, and the VW Group subsidiary ŠKODA has played a significant...
Mar 14, 20234 min read
Volta Trucks Secures European Whole Vehicle Type Approval for their All-Electric Volta Zero.
Volta Trucks has received the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) for its 16-tonne all-electric Volta Zero vehicle. The ECWVTA...
Mar 13, 20232 min read
BMW Launch iX5 Hydrogen Pilot Fleet.
BMW Group has presented the first vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. After four years of development work, the B
Mar 1, 20235 min read
Chroma’s E-Propulsion Test System Supporting Ottobike Group in the European Market.
Motorcycle manufacturer Ottobike Group recently drew the industry’s attention with its debut of the motorcycle brand “Ovaobike”. Ottobike...
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Ford Engineers Discover Ways to Improve Electric Van Range While Ensuring Drivers And Passengers Stay Warm
Ford engineers were tasked with finding the most energy-efficient way for passengers to stay warm in an electric van as part of a project to
Mar 1, 20233 min read
Applus+ IDIADA Develops a Set of Procedures to Understand Pre-Crash Occupant Behaviour Better
Applus+ IDIADA says a new methodology to understand occupant behaviour results from combining Human Body Model simulations with pre-crash...
Feb 28, 20232 min read
High-Voltage Batteries on the Test Bench
Porsche Engineering say they use state-of-the-art testing procedures for the development of electric drives, which include both real-life...
Feb 27, 20237 min read
Extreme Winter Testing of Volkswagen Touareg
Volkswagen has released images and news of the camouflaged new Touareg whilst the vehicle is still completing its final Extreme Winter Testi
Feb 17, 20232 min read
BMW and Valeo Engage in Strategic Cooperation to Co-Develop Next-Generation L4 Automated Parking.
BMW Group and Valeo are taking their long-existing relationship to the next level with a new partnership. After the major announcement of...
Feb 14, 20233 min read
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