Microsoft and Ford have teamed to produce Ford Sync, a new in-car system that offers a new level of communications and entertainment convenience, integrating with Bluetooth-enabled phones and a variety of digital music players.
Incorporating Bluetooth wireless connection technology as its foundation, Sync can connect cellular phones to the vehicle. The user’s personal features (such as […]

Microsoft and Ford unveiled its Sync in-vehicle voice-activated technology and entertainment system at both the North American International Auto Show in Detroit and the 2007 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This is Bill Gates keynote in Las Vegas. He is joined by Mark Fields, Ford’s president of the Americas.
Sync will debut on the 2008 […]

With the launch of the 2008 BMW 5-Series, the automaker has introduced a regenerative braking system, the first time the system has been used on a non-hybrid car. Called Brake Energy Regeneration, the system works by harnessing the energy currently lost through engine over-run during braking. The system uses an intelligent alternator, which during braking […]

Earlier this week, General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Volt Concept, its newest electric car concept, at the Detroit Auto Show. The Volt concept features GM’s latest plug-in technology and runs solely on electricity to power the wheels.
The Chevrolet Volt concept could nearly eliminate going to the gas station with little or no sacrifice in performance. […]

Honda announced at the Detroit Auto Show that it is considering development of a plug-in electric hybrid vehicle.
Plug-in hybrids allow owners to recharge vehicles at home and will run entirely on electricity for longer periods of time than current hybrids. General Motors unveiled a plug-in hybrid — the Chevrolet Volt — at the Detroit Auto […]

Ford unveiled its new TwinForce V6 at this year’s Detroit Auto Show. In one of Ford’s biggest announcements, the TwinForce is delivers V8-like horsepower with V6 fuel economy. Ford started with the Duratec 35, one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines, and added direct injection technology and turbocharging to deliver 415-hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, […]

General Motors today unveiled its newest electric vehicle concept, the Chevrolet Volt, at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Chevrolet Volt Concept is powered by the E-flex System — GM’s next-generation electric propulsion system.
The Volt is powered by 161-hp electric motor connected to the front wheels, with a 16 kWh capacity lithium-ion […]

Toyota Motor Co. is developing a system for cars that detects drunken drivers, which would automatically shuts the vehicle down if sensors pick up signs of excessive alcohol consumption, according Japan’s Asahi Shimbun.
Cars outfitted with the alcohol detection system will not start if sensors in the steering wheel detect high levels of alcohol in the […]

Ford and Microsoft have teamed up to put the software company’s technology into some of the automaker’s cars. The system will be called Sync, and includes hands-free Bluetooth connectivity and an in-vehicle operating system.
Sync will be an available option on the refreshed 2008 Ford Focus and Five Hundred sedans. The system eventually will be an […]

For years, hydrogen fuel-cell technology has been viewed as the ideal replacement for the gasoline combustion engine in automobiles. While most industry observers agree some form of hydrogen power (fuel-cell or combustion) will eventually replace gasoline, that timetable has been less than clear. Several hurdles remain, including making the technology affordable, and more importantly having […]