No, the C in International CES does not stand for car, but with all the automotive technology on the schedule you’d be forgiven for thinking so. The Consumer Electronics Show officially kicks off in Las Vegas tomorrow, with Ford’s Mark Fields and Mercedes-Benz’ Dieter Zetsche among the keynote speakers. Tonight (4am GMT), Dr Zetsche...
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Electric cars could be charged to 70 per cent in just two minutes, if new ultra-fast battery technology developed by scientists in Singapore can be upscaled. Researchers at Nanyang Technology University (NTU) have developed the new battery by replacing the traditional graphite used for the anode with a new gel material made from titanium...
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Ford’s famed self opening boot will be available in the new Ford Kuga, which will reach Irish shores later this month. The new Kuga is full to the brim of new technology, and is also greener than the outgoing model. The innovative hands free tailgate, which leads to a larger luggage compartment, opens or...
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Volvo has successfully completed the first-ever test drive of a road train among other road users. Road trains, or platoons, are made up of a number of vehicles that automatically monitor the distance, speed and direction of the car immediately in front and mimic its actions. Volvo’s test, carried out on 200km of motorway...
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