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SHIFT! Smart homes beget smarter cars:July 30, 2018 E-commerce company Amazon has incorporated key functions of its Alexa smart-home/infotainment system into a voice-activated command program for automobiles. Called…
SHIFT! Audi raises the bar in downhill-energy capture:July 30, 2018 The automaker claims its upcoming E-tron electric utility vehicle will deliver “enormous” power and high efficiency. It will also offer…
SHIFT! Audi electric SUV deliveries begin in early 2019:July 23, 2018 Audi said it would begin taking orders online for the all-electric E-tron utility vehicle on Sept. 17, the same day…
SHIFT! Harley-Davidson eyes new market with two-wheel EVs:July 23, 2018 The American motorcycle maker has announced a growth plan describing “the first in a broad, no-clutch ‘twist and go’ portfolio”…
SHIFT! Michelin works on wood-based, 3D-printed lifetime tires:July 16, 2018 As the world’s tire business looks for ways to shed its use of oil, Michelin says it will have a…
SHIFT! Street-light grid could solve urban EV-charging issues:July 16, 2018 A program testing the installation of public charging points in streetlamp posts is under way in the London, England. It…
SHIFT! Electric VW obliterates Pikes Peak record:July 9, 2018 Volkswagen’s battery-powered entry driven by veteran racer Romain Dumas didn’t just break the Pikes Peak “Race to the Clouds” record…
SHIFT! Audi tests overspray-free, multi-colored body-paint process:July 9, 2018 Audi is testing an application system that allows it to paint vehicles more than one color at a time in…
SHIFT! Jaguar Land Rover boosts EV spending:July 2, 2018 The England-based builder of luxury, speed and beauty, said it will increase spending on electrification for future vehicles by 25…
SHIFT! California utility to make EV charging convenient everywhere:July 2, 2018 A pilot program by utility Southern California Edison (SCE), which recently installed its 1,000th charging point in the Golden State,…