A better name for the technology is air springs, as air suspension is essentially an alternative to the more familiar steel springs found on most cars and leaf springs found on older trucks. A lot of new cars and trucks are available with air suspension. As the name suggests the technology uses air to cushion […]
The solution to this admittedly minor problem is wireless inductive charging, where to start the charging process one need only position the car over a special base plate on the garage floor. Anyone that’s owned a plug-in car of some sort will know the pain of coming home late, fiddling around with a cable and […]
The automaker has committed to spending almost $8 billion in just the next two years on green technology, including everything from clean diesels to fuel cells to next-generation batteries for electric cars. Mercedes-Benz is spending up big on technology to reduce the average emissions of its fleet. We’ve previously looked at Mercedes’ next-generation diesel, electric […]
Zee.Aero is entirely unrelated to Google, which Page is no longer running (he’s still in charge of Google parent company Alphabet, though). Some details have finally made their way online regarding Google founder Larry Page’s ultra-secret startup, Zee.Aero, and they might surprise you: He’s working on a flying car. Patent filings have revealed that Zee.Aero’s […]
Couple the growing popularity of ride-sharing services such as Uber with the impending arrival of fully autonomous cars, and it’s clear the rate of car ownership in major cities will be trending down. The automotive industry is in the early stage of a major transition, brought about by disruptive forces such as autonomous technology and […]
Featuring the automaker’s correct logotype and button design, the navigation system is a single DIN unit that will slot directly into the dashboard of any model from the early 911 of the 1960s to the final air-cooled 993s that rolled off the line in 1998. Porsche’s Classic division has released a period-correct, but thoroughly […]
At least, that’s as far as you know at this moment. You understand the inner workings of your engine, but your AC system is a different monster. You know that when you push the button marked “AC” you should feel a nice cooling breeze upon your body in short order. Those two letters stand for […]
Among its contemporaries, Porsche was the first to expand into SUVs and offer a hybrid, and with the launch of the production version of the Mission E concept will likely be the first with an electric car. Porsche has a long record of innovation and is once again breaking new ground with the establishment of […]
Among other things, the study reveals that consumer complaints regarding in-vehicle complexity and reliability isn’t relegated just to inexpensive or high-end cars. Smart sells one of the least expensive new cars on the market, the $15,000 Fortwo, while a Tesla Model X can run up to ten times that amount when fully equipped. In […]
Following the likes of Apple, BMW, Daimler, General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] and Google, which have all made major investments in ride-sharing in recent years, Toyota and Volkswagen on Tuesday came out with their own announcements regarding a segment that could potentially end the car ownership model for millions of people worldwide. Two more industry giants […]
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