Four companies from the United Kingdom joined forces to develop the concept car you see in the gallery below. It’s called the Aura and for now, it is just a prototype, albeit a fully operational and road-legal one. Designed to preview what the future of driver’s cars looks like, it is built with sustainable materials at its core and has a very minimalistic and simplistic design language. Publicly unveiled at the CENEX-LCV show at Millbrook Proving Ground, the Aura features a “pure, simple, iconic low-drag, efficient design” that’s been created using the latest Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) technologies for testing. While the drag coefficient is not known for now, it is said that the electric car can travel up to 400 miles at a single charge of the two 44-kWh batteries. Speaking of the battery pack, one battery is mounted front, while the other one sits underneath the chassis for optimal weight distribution. Gallery: Aura EV Concept 5 Photos …
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Honda reveals fast-tracked F1 power unit upgrade introduced at Spa
Honda will quit F1 at the end of the season following a seven-season stint back in the series, during which it has worked with McLaren, Red Bull and AlphaTauri. Red Bull has a chance to give Honda a farewell championship as it goes head-to-head with Mercedes for the constructors’ title, as well as seeing Verstappen in the thick of the fight for the drivers’ crown. Honda worked to fast-track a number of its power unit developments initially planned for the 2022 season onto its 2021 design, bringing forward upgrades to assist its customer teams. The latest step forward arrived last month at the Belgian Grand Prix when years of development led to the introduction of a new energy store that debuted on Verstappen’s car. Under the current regulations, each power unit component can be upgraded once per season. Honda revealed on Wednesday ahead of the Russian Grand Prix that the new energy store had been introduced two races ago at Spa. “This new energy store has been …
Ford Partners With Redwood Materials, The Battery Recycling Company By Tesla Co-Founder
JB Straubel, the former CTO and co-founder of Tesla had just recently announced a $700 million fundraise for his battery recycling startup Redwood Materials and he's wasted no time in closing a major partner in Ford. The two are partnering on battery recycling and supply. This comes after Straubel announced a 100 GWh battery material factory in the US which likely happened after the Ford deal was more or less closed. The two companies plan on creating a closed-loop for battery recycling and the development of a supply chain for battery materials in the US. "The Ford and Redwood vision begins with incorporating battery recycling into Ford's American battery production strategy, integrating recycled battery materials, both scrap from battery production and batteries at the end of their useful life, into the battery supply chain to drive down costs, environmental footprint and secure a critical battery material supply that Ford will need to continue to ramp their electric vehicle …
Lucid Motors To Make More Units Of Dream Edition Air To Celebrate Record-Breaking EPA Range
Lucid Motors which recently was benchmarked by the EPA in the US for making the car with the highest range in the market has announced that it will be making more units of the Dream Edition of the Air than it had originally stated. The EPA had rated that the Lucid Air Dream Edition managed a record-breaking range of 837 km which is 185 km more than the Tesla Model S long-range edition. Even the performance edition of the Lucid Air managed 758 km of range in the EPA tests while the Grand touring edition of the vehicle managed 830 km of range. Also Read: Lucid Air Dream Editon gets stellar range rating from the US EPA Lucid Motors has announced that it will be making 20 more cars than it originally planned. Its Dream Edition was already sold out on its reservation page but now it has opened the configurator again. "To celebrate our record-breaking, EPA official 520-mile range achievement - we're increasing total production of the fully-reserved Dream Edition to 520 vehicles. This …
Volkswagen Taigun Launched In India At Rs 10.49 Lakh: All You Need To Know
Home Four wheelers oi-Stephen Gershom By Stephen Gershom Updated: Thursday, September 23, 2021, 13:00 [IST] Volkswagen launches the Taigun in India at Rs 10.49 lakh, ex-showroom (starting price). The Volkswagen Taigun is sold in two variants: Standard & GT. The SUV is offered with two engines and three transmission options. Pre-bookings for the VW Taigun were opened up in August and the SUV has now been launched in the Indian market. Variants & Pricing Volkswagen Taigun Price Comfortline MT ₹10,49,900 Highline MT ₹12,79,900 Highline AT ₹14,09,900 Topline MT ₹14,56,900 Topline AT ₹15,90,900 GT MT ₹14,99,900 GT Plus DSG ₹17,49,900 Colour Options - Curcuma Yellow Design The Volkswagen Taigun follows the typical VW design & style. It is based on the MQB-AO-IN platform and brings Volkswagen's mature design language to the mid-size SUV …
BMW X7 Nishijin Edition For Japan Is Limited To Only Three Cars
Japan never runs out of special BMW vehicles. We've seen several special editions being released in the Land of the Rising Sun, but this latest release is probably the most exclusive and rarest of them all. Introducing, the BMW X7 Nishijin Edition. Exclusive for the Japanese market and limited to only three units, the special BMW X7 can only be purchased online and as of this writing, only two units remain in stock. But before you jump in and make your reservation, here's what you need to know about this rare special edition Sports Activity Vehicle . Gallery: Limited BMW X7 Nishijin Edition 24 Photos The BMW X7 Nishijin Edition can only be had in one color and that's in Ametrine from BMW Individual. BMW skillfully uses multiple pigments, such as aluminum flakes and mica, to achieve deep colors through multi-layer coating. With other processes that …
BMW Offers Remote Start Purchase To Older Models With Tech Update
Subscription services and pay-walled features could define the automotive ownership experience in the not-too-distant future. The rapid adoption of connected software technologies is giving automakers new ideas on how to package and sell the cars they build. There’s a dower downside to such a model, raising questions and concerns about who owns what, though such services could allow old vehicles, such as those from BMW , to download new tricks. That’s what the company’s recent summer tech update does, allowing customers the chance to purchase its Remote Engine Start feature if their vehicle lacks it. Anyone who owns a compatible vehicle not equipped with the function can purchase it through BMW’s ConnectedDrive Store. Gallery: 2022 BMW iX3 51 Photos The system, which has been available since the 2019 model year, allows owners to precondition their vehicle …
Mercedes Charging $575 Per Year In Germany For 10-Degree Rear Steering On EQS
Rear-wheel steering isn't a new technology as it has been around for decades, with the Nissan R31 Skyline pioneering the system back in 1985. That said, Mercedes has managed to take it to a whole new level with its flagship combustion and electric cars, as the latest S-Class and EQS boast the most advanced version ever fitted to a production vehicle. On the EQS, the rear wheels have a standard steering angle of up to 4.5 degrees, but in other markets, it comes with an optional feature increasing the angle to 10 degrees – this advanced tech is actually standard on the US-market car, however. In the case of the EV, the turning circle drops to 10.9 meters (35.7 feet), which is mighty impressive for such a large car. It turns the rear wheels in the opposite direction to the front wheels at speeds of up to 60 km/h (37 mph) to reduce the turning circle. Above that velocity, all four wheels turn in the same direction to improve stability and sharpen up handling. How does it work? …
Watch The World’s First Electric Jet Car Hit The Skies
The sad reality of it is, we don’t live in the futuristic utopia the Jetson’s lead us to believe would be true. But it feels like we’re getting closer to it everyday. This new video shows a Lilium " flying car " taking its inaugural flight – and it leaves us pretty excited about the possibilities of personal flight. The Munich, Germany-based Lilium Aviation released the video showing its new, electric two-seater in action. The craft is powered by 36 jet engines mounted on its wings, and uses a set of special "flaps" that allow vertical take-off and landing capabilities. Once in the air, the flaps are then used to provide forward thrust. The company says that its electric batteries "consume around 90 percent less energy than drone-style aircraft," and that allows it to achieve a range of 186 miles (300 kilometers) per charge with a maximum crusing speed of 183 miles per hour (300 kilometers per hour). The jet was remotely piloted in the video, but the company …