News: Electric Corvette?
While it may or may not use the E-Ray name, an electrified Corvette will happen. What type of powertrain and when will it arrive are the unanswered questions for now.
Tech: 10 Diagnostic Apps That Will Make You a Better Driver
While you may not be as good of a driver as you think – don’t be disheartened, an app might be all you need to become a better driver.
On the Way to the Self-Driving Car–Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) Technology
Availing yourself of the ADAS offered in the market is becoming a no-brainer. When car shopping, do not scrimp on the monthly payment by failing to take advantage of a safety device that might save your life, that of passengers in your car or even other drivers on the road.
First Drive: 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle
Clean Fleet Report recently had the chance to drive a pre-production prototype of the first generation Toyota Mirai at the Western Automotive Journalists’ Media Day program in Monterey, California.
10 Best Engines of 2015 the Most Diverse Ever
The bigger import of this year’s Wards Auto World 10 Best Engines is its reflection of the diversity of choices the American consumer now faces in the showroom.
New Autonomous Cars and Connected Mobility
We’re entering a whole new world of connected, autonomous vehicles.
Overview: 2014 Ram 1500 HFE With Start-Stop System
Start-stop is only a small part of the 2014 Ram 1500 HFE’s fuel economy story. Another Ram fuel-economy enabler is weight reduction, including an aluminum hood, which weighs 26 pounds less than the previous model.
Toyota is “all in” on fuel cell electric vehicles
The race to provide the car of the future is heating up and it should surprise no one that one of the world’s largest car companies, Toyota, is right in the middle of chase to provide it. For Toyota, that future car is powered by a fuel cell that produces electricity on-board from hydrogen.
What Is Start-Stop in a Car?
One of the simplest ways to reduce vehicle fuel consumption is to shut off the engine when it is not being actively used. That’s where stop-start technology comes in, so get ready for its invasion.
Microhybrids Are Big MPG Boosters, Report Says
Clean Edge, Inc., in its Clean Energy Trends 2013 report, cites the trend to microhybrids as one of the more positive and lasting movements in the transportation sector. While much attention is focused on electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids, the group sees microhybrids, also known as start-stop, idle-stop-go, idle elimination, mild hybrid or other names, as contributing more to increased fuel efficiency than any other technology.
The technology has been on the market for more than a decade and at least 40 percent of the new cars in Europe and Japan already use it, but it’s on its way to the U.S. as well. The attraction for the auto industry is that this is a relatively cheap technology that delivers tangible fuel economy improvements and helps them along the way to the goal of 54.5 mpg by 2025.