The importance of Efficient Dynamics at the BMW Group
The importance of Efficient Dynamics at the BMW Group
Mercedes-Benz Vans consistently electrifies all model series and continues to focus on reliability, quality and total cost of ownership (TCO) optimization. In order to create even greater added value for customers in the future, Mercedes-Benz Vans has developed the Electric Versatility Platform. It will be the basis for the next generation of the eSprinter. The core building blocks of the new concept are three modules that allow the greatest possible freedom in the development and design of various body types, as previously only known from the conventionally powered Sprinter
The importance of Efficient Dynamics at the BMW Group
Whether hauling snowmobiles to the cabin in the dead of winter or the pontoon to the lake in the dogdays of summer, the 2022 F-150® Lightning™ is tested to have customers covered. To help prove it, Ford engineers took the first all-electric F-Series to two of America’s toughest real-world towing routes during development – Davis Dam in the summer and TFLTruck’s Ike Gauntlet™ in the winter. Last month, Ford engineers took preproduction F-150 lightnings to what some call the world’s toughest towing test — TFLtruck’s Ike Gauntlet™ towing test — with windchills registering below zero degrees Fahrenheit. The Ike Gauntlet is an 8-mile stretch of I-70 in Colorado that ascends at a 7% incline to a maximum elevation of 11,158-ft. above sea level around the Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel. Towing in wintery conditions, however, is only one part of the equation. To prove the truck’s muster towing in extreme heat, Ford took the F-150 Lightning to the extreme grades of Davis Dam. With ground temperatures reaching a high of 118-degrees Fahrenheit during testing, F-150 Lightning preproduction units towed the same 10,000-pound trailers for multiple loops across the dam. Davis Dam, located on State Route 68 between Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam, ascends from 550 feet elevation to 3,500 feet in 11.4-grueling miles.
The seventh season of Formula E, the first as an official FIA World Championship, sees Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler taking part with the Audi e-tron FE07. The latest fully-electric race car from the brand with the four rings boasts a new in-house-developed motor-generator unit, called the Audi MGU05.
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